Ayana Walker

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Ayana Walker
Personal information
Born (1979-09-10) September 10, 1979 (age 45)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight143 lb (65 kg)
Career information
High school Westbury (Houston, Texas)
College Louisiana Tech (1998–2002)
WNBA draft 2002: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Drafted by Detroit Shock
Playing career2002–2007
Position Forward
Number12
Career history
2002–2005 Detroit Shock
2005–2006 Charlotte Sting
2007Detroit Shock
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team Competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Beijing Team Competition

Ayana D'Nay Walker (born September 10, 1979) is an American former women's basketball player. She played for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team from 1998 to 2002. Walker was a member of gold medal-winning USA Basketball Women's National Team in 2001 and set a USA single-game record with 19 rebounds in gold-medal game. She was also a member of gold medal-winning USA Basketball World University Games Team in 2001. Walker was drafted as the 20th overall pick by the Detroit Shock in the 2002 WNBA draft. As a member of the Shock, she won the 2003 WNBA Championship. On July 3, 2005, Walker signed with the Charlotte Sting. After the Sting franchise folded, Walker was drafted by Los Angeles Sparks as the 12th pick in the dispersal draft on January 8, 2007. [1] She returned to Detroit for her final season in 2007.

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International career

Walker played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. Walker averaged 4.3 points per game and led the team in blocks, with nine. [2]

Walker was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 2001 World University Games held in Beijing, China. After winning the opening game easily, the USA team faced Canada and lost a close game 68–67. The USA team defeated Japan to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. The USA team fell behind by 12 points against undefeated Russia, but came back to win the game by eleven points. The next game was against the unbeaten host team China, and the USA team won 89–78. The USA team won their next two games to set up the gold medal game; a rematch against the host team. China would stay close early, but the USA team prevailed and won the gold medal with a score of 87–67. Walker set a USA World University Games record for most rebounds in a game with 19. She was the leading scorer and rebounding for the team, averaging 15.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. [3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
†Denotes season(s) in which Walker won a WNBA championship

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2002 Detroit 32017.137.722.269.43.70.50.41.10.95.1
2003 † Detroit 3418.034.3—38.12.10.30.30.30.61.6
2004 Detroit 1818.228.6—33.31.40.30.10.20.31.0
2005 Detroit 121120.148.1—75.03.91.10.50.81.34.9
Charlotte 9010.225.0—50.02.00.70.20.20.31.3
2006 Charlotte 2507.345.9—57.11.20.10.40.40.21.8
2007 Detroit 2121.542.9—33.33.00.50.51.03.03.5
Career6 years, 2 teams1321411.638.222.258.32.40.40.30.60.62.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2003 † Detroit 406.020.0—100.01.50.01.00.30.31.3
2004 Detroit 202.0———0.00.50.00.00.50.0
2007 Detroit 501.866.7—66.71.00.20.00.00.01.2
Career3 years, 1 team1103.437.5—83.31.00.20.40.10.21.0

College

NCAA statistics [4]
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999–00Louisiana Tech3333252.9%0.0%72.0%7.10.81.21.710.1
2000–013657747.5%25.0%69.6%8.51.71.42.416.0
2001–022939144.5%0.0%68.4%9.21.61.11.713.5
Career98130047.8%16.7%69.8%8.21.41.22.013.3

References

  1. ↑ "2007 Charlotte Sting Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nineteenth World University Games -- 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Twentieth World University Games -- 2001". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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