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Forward · New York Knicks

Kenny Walker

Age 61 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 95 kg · Born Aug 18, 1964 · Kentucky

7.0 PPG 4.0 RPG 0.7 APG 448 games 7 seasons
Kenny Walker

Career snapshot

7seasons
448games
3,131career pts
12.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 351 games · 1986-87–1990-91

Position rank · 1993-94

#82PPG rank
#100PER rank
#99WS rank
Among 102 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 10.4 1986-87 · NYK
RPG 5.0 1986-87 · NYK
APG 1.1 1986-87 · NYK
PER 13.3 1986-87 · NYK
WS 4.7 1987-88 · NYK

Draft

1986
Round 1 · Pick 5
from Kentucky

Career by team

Washington Wizards
1993-94 – 1994-95 · 2 seasons
4.2 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.5 APG
97 games
New York Knicks
1986-87 – 1990-91 · 5 seasons
7.8 PPG 4.1 RPG 0.7 APG
351 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1986-87 NYK 68 64 25.3 10.4 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 49.1 0.0 75.7 13.3 3.1
1987-88 NYK 82 61 26.1 10.1 4.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 47.3 0.0 77.5 12.3 4.7
1988-89 NYK 79 2 14.7 5.3 2.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 48.9 25.0 77.6 11.8 2.7
1989-90 NYK 68 21 23.5 7.9 5.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 53.1 40.0 72.3 12.7 4.0
1990-91 NYK 54 8 14.3 4.3 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.6 43.5 0.0 78.0 10.3 1.3
1993-94 WAS 73 4 19.1 4.8 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 48.2 0.0 69.6 — —
1994-95 WAS 24 0 11.1 2.4 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 42.9 0.0 75.0 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1993 New York Knicks Washington Wizards From 1990-91 to 1993-94

All entries are offseason.

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Born on August 18

John Barr 1918 Rickey Green 1954 · Utah Jazz Bob Elliott 1955 · Brooklyn Nets Lafayette Lever 1960 Brian Martin 1962 · Portland Trail Blazers Jim Les 1963 · Sacramento Kings Henry Turner 1966 · Sacramento Kings Ike Austin 1969

About Kenny Walker

Kenneth Walker is an American former professional basketball player. He played primarily for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Sky" Walker, he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1989. He is currently a radio host for WVLK in Lexington, Kentucky.