Ashley Walker (born February 24, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She currently plays the forward position for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA.^[1]

[edit] Personal life

She was born Ashley Jeneen Walker on February 24, 1987 in Stockton, California. Walker is the daughter of Tiran and Jackie Walker. She has an older brother, Tiran Jr., who plays basketball in England. Her relative James Hardy played basketball for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Walker enjoys hanging out with friends and talking on the phone. She was an American Studies major at the University of California.

[edit] High School Career

Ashley attended Grace Davis High School she was named to the Cal-Hi Sports all-state team and league MVP as a senior after averaging 21 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and six blocks per game at Grace Davis. Walker also competed on the varsity volleyball team for four years and the track and field team for one year. She claimed the 2004 conference high jump title and was picked to the all-conference volleyball team three times.^[2]

[edit] College career

Walker attended the University of California. She played 4 seasons with the bears of Cal. She played the forward position and the center position. Walker was the only player in Cal history to score at least 1,000 points, 800 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 blocks. She recorded 47 career double-doubles. She is ranked first in Cal history for rebounds, free-throws mage, and free-throws attempted. As a freshman she was one of three Cal players picked to the Pac-10 All-Freshman squad, marking the first time a conference team had more than two selections. As a sophomore Walker was selected to the All-Pac-10 team along with Devanei Hampton, marking only the second time in school history that the Bears placed two players on the All-Pac-10 squad. When she became a junior she became one of only four Cal players to garner first-team All-Pac-10 honors at least twice. She was named to the Pac-10 All-Defensive team and Sports Illustrated second-team All-American. As a junior she became the 17th Cal player to reach the 1,000-point milestone. As a senior at Cal she was the 2008-09 Pac-10 scoring leader averaging 19.8 points per game. She was named to the First team All-Pac-10 and First team Pac-10 All-Defensive team.^[3]

[edit] WNBA career

Walker declared for the WNBA draft after 4 seasons at the University of California. She was selected 12th overall in the 2009 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.^[4] She joins WNBA veterans Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamecka Dixon, and Lauren Jackson. She was drafted to play the forward position. Walker will come off of the bench.

[edit] References

1. ^ Walker WNBA Player Profile
2. ^ Cal player profile High School Section
3. ^ Cal player profile
4. ^ Seattle Storm take Walker with the 12th pick

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