CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Finished No. 8 on UAA career scoring list with 1,242 points in three seasons … other ranks include 7th in 3FGs made (152) and games started (81), 8th in blocked shots (52), 9th in FGs made (442), 11th in rebounds (463), 12th in 3FG% (.402), 13th in FT made (206), and t-17th in games played (90) … became fifth Seawolf (and only non 4-year player) to accumulate at least 1,200 points and 450 rebounds in his career (Peter Bullock, Hansi Gnad, Carl Arts, Jim Hajdukovich) … helped Seawolves to three straight winning seasons (56-34) … finished as No. 4 all-time scorer in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout history with 151 points … averaged 16.8 ppg (13th all-time) in nine career Shootout games, including victories over Ball State, Louisiana Tech, Nicholls State and Houston Baptist.
2010-11: Earned Second Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors for squad that finished 24-10 and advanced to NCAA Tournament 2nd Round … led team with 74 three-pointers and 31.8 minutes per game, and was No. 2 in scoring (14.6 ppg), steals (0.8 spg) and blocks (0.6 bpg) … held GNAC ranks of 11th in scoring, 5th in 3FGs per game (2.2), 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4), and 15th in blocks, helping UAA to runner-up finishes in both regular season and postseason tournament … named GNAC co-Player of the Week after tallying 40 points (14-22 FG, 10-15 3FG, 2-5 FT), 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 88-83 road victory over Western Oregon on Feb. 19; posted sixth 40-point game in program history and became just fourth Seawolf to accomplish feat … 10 three-pointers at WOU tied GNAC record and broke previous UAA mark of nine … scored double figures in 27 of 34 games, including final eight … averaged 16.0 points (12-21 FG, 6-11 3FG) and 3.5 assists in GNAC Tournament victories over Saint Martin’s and Seattle Pacific, sinking game-winning trey with 24 seconds remaining vs. SPU … tallied 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in NCAA Tournament 1st Round victory over 6th-ranked Humboldt State … named Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game after notching 25 points (8-11 FG, 5-6 3FG, 4-4 FT), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and career-high 3 blocks in victory over Div. I Houston Baptist … notched double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists in road victory over Simon Fraser … scored 22 points (8-19 FG, 5-11 3FG) in final collegiate game, a 100-91 NCAA 2nd Rd. loss to eventual national runner-up BYU-Hawaii … other top performances included 20 points (8-11 FG, 3-5 3FG) and 5 assists in home win over Alaska Fairbanks; 27 points (9-13 FG, 3-6 3FG) in home loss to Western Washington; 20 points (7-8 FG, 3-4 3FG) and 7 rebounds in regular-season home win over Saint Martin’s; 23 points (8-15 FG, 5-7 3FG) in 2OT road win over 11th-ranked and eventual GNAC champ Central Washington; and 12 points (6-7 FT), 3 assists and 2 steals in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout win over D-I Ball State … received Bob Zundel Rebounders Trophy (sportsmanship, leadership) for second straight season … UAA Athlete of the Year nominee.
2009-10: Garnered First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference and Team MVP honors … led Seawolves with 15.4 points and 0.5 blocks per game, and ranked second in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and field-goal pct. (.509, 96th nationally) … posted GNAC ranks of 6th in scoring, 12th in FG%, 14th in rebounding, 15th in assists (2.4 apg) and 3rd in minutes (34.5 mpg) … one of two Seawolves to start all 27 games … scored in double digits in 22 of last 25 outings, including nine games of 20 or more … earned All-Tournament honors at Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout after ranking No. 2 in scoring (23.0 ppg) in all-Division I tourney … named Most Outstanding Player of AT&T Jamboree after leading UAA to wins over Western New Mexico and Chaminade … scored season-high 27 points (8-13 FG, 5-8 3FG, 6-7 FT) in Shootout loss to Pac-10 foe Washington State … earned Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game honors with 21points (8-10 FG, 3-4 3FG), 6 rebounds and 4 assists in victory over Nicholls State … other top outings included 23 points (8-12 FG, 2-2 3FG), 9 rebounds and 2 steals in season-finale victory over 9th-ranked and GNAC champ Seattle Pacific; 23 points (8-16 FG, 7-8 FT) and 9 rebounds in home win over nationally ranked Western Washington; 19 points (8-13 FG), 6 rebounds and 3 assists in home win over Saint Martin’s; and 20 points (5-10 FG, 4-7 3FG, 6-6 FT) in victory over Chaminade … honored at season-ending team banquet with Bob Zundel Rebounders Trophy, awarded to Seawolf who best displays qualities of sportsmanship and leadership toward teammates, coaches, referees, opponents, media and fans … honored by league with GNAC Sportsmanship award ... UAA Athlete of the Year nominee.
2008-09: Third-leading scorer for Seawolves as a sophomore with 11.4 points per game ... ranked second on squad in rebounding (5.7 rpg) and blocks (0.7 bpg) ... finished with Great Northwest Athletic Conference ranks of 7th in 3FG% (.423), 13th in rebounding, 18th in FT% (.768) and 23rd in scoring ... posted team-high three double-doubles, including 23-point, 17-rebound performance Jan. 3 against Lincoln Christian ... scored double digits in 17 games and had 7 or more rebounds on 11 occasions ... had 13 points (2-3 3FG), 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 turnover in 40 minutes in home victory over playoff qualifier Central Washington ... also played entire game against Saint Leo in first career start, tallying 18 pts (7-14 FG), 11 rebounds and 3 assists ... tallied season-high 28 points (9-12 FG, 3-3 3FG, 7-8 FT), along with 9 rebounds and 3 assists, in Glacier Classic victory over Virginia State ... other top games included 18 points (7-11 FG, 4-6 3FG), 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in win at Western Oregon; 23 points (7-12 FG, 4-7 3FG, 5-7 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout loss to Div. I Hampton; and 17 points (6-12 FG, 3-7 3FG, 2-3 FT) in home win over Montana State Billings.
BEFORE UAA: Played freshman season at Division I program Loyola Marymount in 2007-08, averaging 2.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 11.4 minutes per game ... played in all 28 games for the Lions.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Bishop O’Dowd High to consecutive playoff appearances, including a 26-7 record and a spot in the Division III championship game as a senior ... named Bay Area Co-Player of the Year, First-Team All-Bay Area, and San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro third team ... averaged 14 points per game as a senior ... ... scored 24 points in Div. III title-game loss to nationally 10th-ranked Artesia, despite suffering from allergy infection that had his eyes nearly swollen shut ... as a junior, helped BOHS to 19-9 record while earning all-conference and All-CIF honors ... averaged 19 points per game, including 25 in a playoff quarterfinal victory over Miramonte ... 4-year varsity letterwinner.
PERSONAL: Born Brandon Jamal Walker on April 25, 1989 ... son of Beverly and Randy Walker ... interests include music and video games ... sociology major.
Career Highs
Points: 40 at Western Oregon, 2/19/11
Rebounds: 17 vs Lincoln Christian, 1/3/09
Assists: 6, twice (last: at Western Oregon, 1/23/10)
Blocks: 6, twice (last: vs Houston Baptist)
Steals: 4 vs Northern Illinois, 11/28/08
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2008-09 29-20 893/30.8 117-247 .474 44-104 .423 53- 69 .768 51-115-166/5.7 69-2 37 37 19 27 331/11.4
2009-10 27-27 932/34.5 147-289 .509 34– 99 .343 88-122 .721 53– 91-144/5.3 60-1 64 46 14 23 416/15.4
2010-11 34-34 1082/31.8 178-377 .472 74-175 .423 65– 90 .722 38-115-153/4.5 65-1 75 52 19 28 495/14.6
TOTALS 90-81 2907/32.3 442-913 .484 152-378 .402 206-281 .733 142-321-463/5.1 194-4 176 135 52 78 1242/13.8
