Rondel Walker

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Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Midwest City, OK
High School:
Putnam City West HS
Prev School:
TCU

Last Updated on Nov. 29, 2024

Single Game Highs
Points – 20, at Iowa State, 1/25/21
Rebounds – 11, vs. UAB, 1/31/24
Assists – 5, vs. Memphis, 2/15/24
Steals – 6, at Texas, 1/22/24
Blocks – 2, three times
FG Made – 7, twice
FG Attempts – 16, at Kansas State, 2/2/22
3 FG Made – 4, twice
3 FG attempts – 11, at Kansas State, 2/2/22
FT Made – 8, at Marquette, 12/1/20
FT Attempts – 9, at Marquette, 12/1/20

Top Career Scoring Games
1. 20, at Iowa State, 1/25/21
2. 19, vs. Texas Southern, 11/28/20
3. 18, at Kansas State, 2/2/22
4. 16, vs. NC State, 11/17/21
4. 16, at TCU, 2/3/21
4. 16, at Marquette, 12/1/20
7. 15, at Kansas State, 1/9/21
8. 14, at Minnesota , 11/13/24
9. 13, at Wichita State, 12/12/20
10. 12, vs. Texas Tech, 3/5/22
10. 12, vs. TCU, 1/19/22
10. 12, vs. West Virginia, 1/4/21
10. 12, vs. TCU, 12/16/20

2024-25
Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week Honorable Mention on Nov. 18 after leading UNT to a road win over Minnesota with 14 points and 3 steals.

2023-24
Played in 21 games and made seven starts...Missed the first 10 games of the year waiting to be cleared by the NCAA and missed three games between March 3-9 for medical reason...One of the best on-ball defenders in the league and made an immediate impact once made eligible...Averaged 3.8 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game...Averaged 1.4 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game...Shot 42 percent from the floor and averaged over 25 minutes per game...Scored a season-high 10 points, had nine rebounds and have five assists in a win over Memphis on Feb. 15... Had a career-high 11 rebounds and eight points on Jan. 31 versus UAB...Had 10 rebounds on Feb. 3 versus South Florida...Made a season-high two 3-pointers twice...Had four assists on Jan. 6 in a win over Tulane...Started seven straight games between Jan. 28 and Feb. 18...Had a season-high three steals in the AAC Tournament second round win over Tulane...Played a season-high 40 minutes on Jan. 31 versus UAB...Had seven or more rebounds five times

2022-23 (TCU)
Played in 30 games and made five starts for the Horned Frogs...Averaged 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per game…Had a season-high nine points, five rebounds and three assists against ULM on Nov. 17… Also had nine points against Iowa on Nov. 26 in a season-high 33 minutes of play...Helped lead the Horned Frogs to a Big 12 Tournament semifinal round and a NCAA Round of 32 appearances...TCU defeated six AP Top 25 opponents, including at No. 2 Kansas on Jan. 21 where Walker played 16 minutes off the bench in the win

2021-22 (Oklahoma State)
Played in all 30 games and made eight starts...Averaged 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.1 assists per game...Averaged 22.3 minutes per game...Started the season opener versus UT-Arlington...Was a key factor in OSU’s win over NC State on Nov. 17 in Connecticut as he came off the bench to score 16 points with five rebounds and two steals in 20 minutes of action...Came off the bench and had six steals versus No. 23 Texas on Jan. 22... Recorded three or more steals in eight of his 30 games...Caught fire behind the arc at Kansas State on Feb. 2, as he hit four three-point shots on his way to an 18-point night, his highest scoring outing of the season...Shined in OSU’s win over No.12 Texas Tech to close the season as he once again came off the bench to score 12 points with two steals and six rebounds in 27 minutes of work...Reached double-figuring scoring in six of his contests

2020-21 (Oklahoma State)
Played in 27 games and made seven starts...Averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 assists per game...Scored in double figures 12 times...Shot 33.0 percent from 3-point on the season, which ranked second among all Cowboys with at least 10 makes, and his 32 3-pointers were third on the team...Recorded 1.21 steals per game, which ranked 11th among all Big 12 players. His 35 total steals on the year just missed the all-time top-5 list for OSU freshmen and ranked third on the squad...In league play, Walker ranked 7th in the Big 12 with 1.5 steals per game...Walker recorded the game-winning “And-1” layup with 38 seconds to play against No. 6 Kansas...Among the team leaders in plus/minus with a season total of +45 (+1.7 per game, +2.6 per 40)...Exploded for a season-high 20 points in the win at Iowa State. Walker was 7-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-8 from 3-point on the night...Had eight points and 10 rebounds in a win versus No. 6 Kansas...Posted 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the win over Texas Southern and followed it up with 16 points in the victory at Marquette...Crucial in OSU's nine wins over AP Top-25 squads, the program’s first Big 12 Championship title game appearance since 2005 and its first NCAA Tournament victory since 2009...The Cowboys were 6-1 with Walker in the starting lineup...Connected on multiple 3-pointers in eight games, including a season-high four 3-pointers in Hilton Coliseum

High School
Graduated from Putnam City West High School in 2020...Played for Texas Titans AAU with 2021 NBA Draft First Overall pick Cade Cunningham...Held offers from Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas State, Virginia Tech among others...Unanimous four-star prospect...ESPN ranked Walker as the No. 55 prospect in the nation...Earned the 2020 Jim Thorpe High School Player of the Year award from the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame...Named The Oklahoman's 2020 Big All-City Player of the Year...Graduated from his high school as its all-time leader in career points (23.1 ppg) and steals (4.1 spg)...Led Putnam to the 2020 Oklahoma 6A State Tournament, however, the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic