At a glance
UTA hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, Apr 2, 2023
L at BKN 110 - 1116 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast Fri, Mar 31, 2023
L at BOS 114 - 12220 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast Wed, Mar 29, 2023
W at SAS 128 - 1179 pts · 10 reb · 4 ast Mon, Mar 27, 2023
L vs PHX 117 - 10318 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast Sat, Mar 25, 2023
L at SAC 113 - 12131 pts · 11 reb · 2 ast Fri, Mar 24, 2023
L vs MIL 144 - 1167 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast Position rank2024-25
#20PPG rank
#20PER rank
#20Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 32 Center players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
4Seasons
201Games
1,915Career points
21.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 201 games · 2022-23 to 2025-26
Career highsSingle season
11.1PPG · 2024-25 · UTA
12.2RPG · 2024-25 · UTA
1.7APG · 2024-25 · UTA
21.5PER · 2022-23 · UTA
7.1Win shares · 2022-23 · UTA
Draft2022
1Round
22Overall pick
From Auburn
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | UTA | 74 | 40 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 72.0 | 33.3 | 51.6 | 21.5 | 7.1 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 64 | 22 | 23.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 65.4 | 21.1 | 60.2 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 58 | 58 | 30.0 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 66.3 | 17.6 | 52.0 | - | - |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 5 | 5 | 30.8 | 14.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 70.0 | - | - |
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About Walker Kessler
Walker Ross Kessler is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Auburn Tigers.