Jontrell Walker

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Photo by: Kyle Crawford

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
182
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aurora, Ill.
Prev School:
Incarnate Word
High School:
West Aurora

Transferred to Ball State after two years at Incarnate Word.

2017-18 (Junior)
Appeared in 14 games and made nine starts … averaged 7.9 points and 2.1 assists per game … shot 38 percent from 3-point range (19 for 50) … made 80.8 percent from the free throw line (21 for 26) … led the team with 23 points at Oklahoma (Nov. 15), making 5 of 8 from 3-point range ... had a perfect shooting day at Indiana State (Nov. 25), going 4 for 4 from the floor, 2 for 2 from 3-point range and 3 for 3 from the foul line on the way to 13 points ... matched his career high with six rebounds against North Florida (Dec. 19) … registered three steals at Oregon (Nov. 19).

2016-17 (Redshirt)
Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules … served as a member of the BSU scout team.

Pre-Ball State
Averaged 13.1 points and 1.9 assists per game over two seasons at Incarnate Word ... named the 2015 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year by College Hoops Daily ... shot 35 percent from 3-point range and nearly 90 percent from the free throw line over his two seasons ... led the nation in foul shooting as a sophomore at 93.3 percent (98 for 105).

High School
A first-team all-state selection as a senior in 2014 at West Aurora High School ... averaged 23.3 points per game in his senior season ... graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,772 career points ... set the school record with 189 career 3-pointers ... also broke Dupage Valley Conference records in those categories ... helped his team to two regional championships and two sectional titles.

Personal
Full name is Jontrell Dejonte Lee Walker ... born Nov. 6, 1995 in Aurora, Illinois ... son of Johnny and Shamica Walker ... has one sister, Jonica, and one brother, Johnny ... a general studies major.