Indiana Lands Miami Transfer Anthony Walker
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Anthony Walker is a Hoosier.
After four seasons at Miami, Walker, a 6-foot-9 forward, announced Saturday that he's transferring to Indiana.
"Extremely blessed," Walker posted on Twitter. "Now it's time to work Indiana."
After the departure of Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Jordan Geronimo and Logan Duncomb, coach Mike Woodson replenished Indiana's roster through the transfer portal with Kel'el Ware from Oregon, Payton Sparks from Ball State and Anthony Walker from Miami. This trio of forwards joins Malik Reneau, a sophomore next season, to complete Indiana's 2023-24 front court.
With the addition of Walker, Indiana has two available scholarships for the 2023-24 season. The Hoosiers have been linked to Penn shooting guard transfer Jordan Dingle and five-star small forward Mackenzie Mgbako, who recently decommitted from Duke.
Walker brings plenty of experience to Bloomington, playing 125 games with 19 starts across four seasons at Miami. He averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 2022-23 as Miami defeated Indiana on its way to the Final Four. In the Hurricanes' 85-69 win over Indiana, Walker scored four points with two rebounds and one steal in 13 minutes of action.
Walker's most productive statistical season came as a sophomore in 2020-21, when he averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.8 blocks per game, all career-high numbers. He scored in double figures in 14-of-26 games, along with four double-doubles.
But after making 16 starts and playing 26.4 minutes per game in 2020-21, Walker started just three games across the next two seasons. His minutes decreased to 14.0 per game in 2021-22 and 10.2 in 2022-23.
While Walker does most of his work around the rim, he's willing to step out to the perimeter. Across four seasons, Walker made 29-of-141 3-point attempts, or 20.4 percent. His career field goal percentage is 43.2, and he shoots 66.1 percent from the free throw line.
Walker joined Miami as a three-star recruit in the class of 2019, ranked No. 228 overall. Originally from Perry Hall High School outside of Baltimore, Md., he graduated from Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H.
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