Rosie Walker

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Rosie Walker
Personal information
Born1957 (age 6768)
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Emerson (Emerson, Arkansas)
College
Position Center
Career history
1980–1981 Nebraska Wranglers
Career highlights
  • WBL champion (1981)
  • WBL MVP (1981)
  • Kodak All-American (1979, 1980)
  • NJCAA champion (1977, 1978)
  • NJCAA Tournament MVP (1978)
  • 2× NJCAA All-American (1977, 1978)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women's basketball
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World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 South Korea
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Puerto Rico

Rosie Walker (born 1957) is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball for Stephen F. Austin State University. [1] [2] After college, she was drafted by the Nebraska Wranglers in the 1980 Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) draft and led the team to the 1981 championship and was named the league's MVP after averaging 26.0 points and 14.4 rebounds per game.

Walker was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001. [3]

References

  1. John Inman (March 17, 1980). "Walker shines for Ladyjacks". Longview News-Journal . p. 3B. Retrieved October 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Ladyjack named All-American". Longview News-Journal . March 27, 1979. p. 10A. Retrieved October 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Hall of Fame inductees". The Knoxville News-Sentinel . June 9, 2001. p. C7. Retrieved October 15, 2023.