#Kenny wager professional#

#Kenny wager professional#

He played a season (c.1998) for the Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats in Japan before retiring from professional basketball.įrom 2000-2021, Walker was the co-host of 'Cat Talk,' a syndicated radio call-in show with Wes Strader. Walker returned to the NBA in 1993 to play two seasons with the Washington Bullets as a role player. However, his success on the court was dwindling, and knee injuries forced him to leave the NBA and join the ACB league in Spain. He also secured third place in the 1990 contest. On February 11, 1989, Walker won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, competing three days after the death of his father. Walker played for five coaches in five years with the Knicks. Walker was selected with the 5th pick of the 1986 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. In 1986, Walker set a record by scoring 11 times on 11 field goal attempts in the NCAA tournament. Walker's 1984 Kentucky team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the Georgetown Hoyas.

Walker had a very successful college career, being named to an All- SEC team four times and the All-American team twice. Basketball in his home state of Georgia in 1982, Walker chose to play collegiately at the University of Kentucky. Kenny Walker's jersey was retired by the University of Kentucky. Consensus second-team All-American ( 1985).Consensus first-team All-American ( 1986).Isuzu Motors Lynx Gigacats / Isuzu Gigacats