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CJ Walker

Walker with Ohio State in 2020
No. 11 – Phoenix Hagen
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 27) Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality	American
High school	Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Florida State (2016–2018) Ohio State (2018–2021)
NBA Draft	2021 / Undrafted
Pro career	2021–present
League	ProA
Career history
2021–present	Phoenix Hagen

CJ Walker (born March 24, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Phoenix Hagen of the German ProA. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles and the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and high school career

Walker was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. During his senior season, he won the Indianapolis Coaches Association Player of the Year. His senior season averages were 24.3 points, 5.6 assists and three steals per game.

Recruiting

Walker committed to Florida State on June 20, 2015 over offers from Walker's future head coach at Ohio State Chris Holtmann at Butler, Illinois, and Cincinnati.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
CJ Walker PG	Indianapolis, IN	Arsenal Tech (IN)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 20, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 124  247Sports: 185  ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

College career

Florida State

Walker played in 33 games off the bench during his freshman year, averaging 4.9 points, 1.3 assists, and 0.6 steals per game. His season-high in points during the season was 13, against Illinois and Wake Forest. He started every game except for one during his sophomore season at Florida State, averaging 8 points, 2.4 assists, and 1 steal per game. He started every game of Florida State's Elite Eight run during the 2018 NCAA tournament, averaging 17.5 minutes per game. Following the season, on March 27, 2018, he transferred from Florida State.

Ohio State

Walker committed to Ohio State on April 8, 2018. Walker sat out the 2018–19 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He had a solid season during his junior season, averaging 8.7 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He scored a season-high 18 points in a game against Nebraska on January 14, 2020.

Walker missed four games during mid-January due to a nagging hand injury. In Ohio State's Big Ten tournament championship loss, Walker scored 16 points and made a buzzer-beating three-pointer, although the three-pointer did not affect the result of the game as Illinois won the game by three points. He averaged 9.5 points, 4.4 assists, and 0.9 steals per game. His free throw percentage of 94.0% ranked second in the country.

Walker declared for the 2021 NBA draft on April 12, 2021, forgoing his option to return to college by hiring an agent.

Professional career

On August 13, 2021, Walker signed his first professional contract with ETHA Engomis of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. However he parted ways with the team before playing a game. On September 27, Walker signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German ProA.

Career statistics

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Florida State	33	0	12.5	.397	.304	.655	1.4	1.3	.6	.1	4.9
2017–18	Florida State	35	34	23.2	.412	.355	.732	2.5	2.4	1.0	.1	8.0
2018–19	Ohio State	Redshirt
2019–20	Ohio State	31	29	29.0	.427	.321	.812	3.1	3.5	1.3	.1	8.7
2020–21	Ohio State	27	12	30.0	.410	.265	.940	3.2	4.4	.9	.1	9.5
Career		126	75	23.3	.413	.321	.799	2.5	2.8	.9	.1	7.7

Personal life

Walker has a daughter, Summer, in 2019. From a previous Relationship. Has a Wife Taylor Ramey (2022). Had a son in 2023, Skylar.