Kenneth "Kenny" "Sky" Walker (born August 18, 1964 in Roberta, Georgia

Roberta, Georgia

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) is a former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, primarily for the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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 of the NBA. Walker played college basketball

College basketball

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 at the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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. He is currently a radio host for WVLK

WVLK (AM)

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 in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

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College career

After being named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia

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 in 1982, Walker chose to play collegiately at the University of Kentucky. Walker had a very successful college career, being named to an All-SEC

Southeastern Conference

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 team four times and the All-American team twice. Walker's 1984 Kentucky team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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 before losing to the Georgetown Hoyas

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In 1986, Walker set a record by scoring 11 times on 11 field goal attempts in the NCAA playoffs.

Professional career

Walker was selected with the 5th pick of the 1986 NBA Draft

1986 NBA Draft

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 by the New York Knicks. Walker played for five coaches in five years with the Knicks. On February 11, 1989, Walker won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, competing three days after the death of his father. He also secured 3rd place in the 1990 contest. However, his success on the court was dwindling, and knee injuries forced him to leave the NBA and join the ACB

Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto

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 league in Spain

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Walker returned to the NBA in 1993 to play two seasons with the Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards

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 as a role player. He played a season (c.1998) in Japan before retiring from professional basketball.

Life after the NBA

• As a publicity stunt, Walker once raced against a horse, and won. On August 14, 1986, at New York's Monticello Raceway
  Monticello Raceway
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  , Walker and harness racehorse "Pugwash" ran against each other over one-sixteenth of a mile in 10.4 seconds. The New York Times wrote, "It is a well-established fact that a fast human can outrace a slow horse, at least if the human is unfettered and the horse is forced to pull a sulky and driver, and the distance isn't much more than a 100-yard dash."

External links

• Kenny Walker - NBA statistics @ basketball-reference.com
• Kenny Walker - UK statistics