Jarace Walker: 2023 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-8
Weight: 248
Position: F
College: Houston
Age: 19

2022-23 Season Stats
PPG: 11.2
RPG: 6.8
APG: 1.8
BLK: 1.3
STL: 1.0

Player Bio
Courtesy of Houston Athletics

HONORS
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2022-23 NABC All-District 24 First Team
• 2022-23 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2022-23 All-American Athletic Conference Freshman Team 
• 2022-23 Cougar Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2022-23 Kyle Macy Award Finalist
• CBS Sports/USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 31, 2023)
• CBS Sports/USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 10, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Jan. 30, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Jan. 23, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Jan. 9, 2023)
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Dec. 19, 2022)
• American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14, 2022)

FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Competed in 36 games with 35 starts... Ranked second on the team with 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game... Stood 10th in The American with his rebounding average... Finished second on the team and seventh in the league with 1.20 blocked shots per game... Ranked among the league’s Top-15 leaders in both offensive (2.28) and defensive (4.53) rebounding... Second among the Cougars and tied for 13th in The American with three double-doubles... Was the sixth highest double-double total by a Houston freshman in school single-season history... Made his collegiate debut in season-opening win over Northern Colorado inside the Fertitta Center... Led all players with 12 rebounds, including six offensive boards, and added eight points with a block against the Bears (11/7)... Led all players with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds with two assists and two steals in win over Saint Joseph’s at Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. (11/11)... Scored 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed six rebounds with two assists, steal and blocked shot against Texas Southern in finale of Cougar Classic... Named to event’s All-Tournament Team (11/16)... Finished with 10 points, a team-high six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block at rv/rv Oregon (11/20)... Tied for game-high honors with eight rebounds and added nine points with two assists, a steal and blocked shot in home win over Norfolk State (11/29)... Recorded the first double-double of his career with 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, in home win over North Florida... Also added three assists, three steals and a blocked shot against the Ospreys (12/6)... Posted a game-high 17 points and seven rebounds with four assists, a blocked shot and steal at #2/2 Virginia (12/17)... Scored 11 of the Cougars’ first 13 points and finished with 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting with 10 rebounds and three assists in home win over SMU (1/5)... Led all players with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and added five rebounds with three steals in road win at Cincinnati (1/8)... Led the Cougars with nine rebounds and added six points with two assists, a blocked shot and steal in road win at Tulane (1/17)... Led all players with 12 rebounds, including four offensive boards, and added nine points with a pair of steals in home loss to Temple (1/22)... Finished with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with three assists and a steal in road win at UCF (1/25)... Scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting and led all players with seven rebounds in home win over Cincinnati... Also added two assists and a pair of blocked shots against the Bearcats (1/28)... Tied for team lead with 15 points and added five rebounds with two assists and a pair of steals in road win at Wichita State... In tight game that went back and forth, broke a tie and gave the Cougars the lead for good with a 3-pointer with just more than four minutes remaining against the Shockers (2/2)... Led Cougars with 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-5 from the arc, in road win at Temple... Drained 3-pointer from top of key to extend Cougar lead after Owls had trimmed deficit to give points... Added game-high six rebounds with three steals against Temple (2/5)... Scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds with an assist in home win over Tulsa (2/8)... Finished with 14 points, four rebounds and two assists in road win at SMU (2/16)... Led all players with 13 rebounds, including five offensive boards, and added nine points with a pair of blocked shots in home win over Tulane (2/22)... Nearly posted a double-double with 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds, including four offensive boards, in Senior Night win over Wichita State in Fertitta Center.. Added two assists with three steals against the Shockers (3/2)... Totaled 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with seven rebounds, including three offensive boards, and blocked two shots in road win at Memphis (3/5). The American Championship: Scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and tied for team lead with eight rebounds to go with three rebounds and two assists in Semifinal win over Cincinnati (3/11)... Posted 13 points with three offensive rebounds, three blocks, two steals and an assist in Title Game vs. Memphis (3/12). NCAA Tournament: Finished with a game-high 16 points and added six rebounds with two blocked shots and a steal in First-Round win over (16) Northern Kentucky... Finished with seven points and game-highs of 10 rebounds and six blocked shots in Round of 32 win over (9) Auburn (3/18)... Led Cougars with 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and tied for team lead with five assists in Sweet 16 loss to #16/15 (5) Miami  (Fla.) (3/24).

IMG ACADEMY
No. 10 player nationally in ESPN100... No. 14 player nationally in SI99... 5-star recruit by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals... Ranked as No. 1 power forward nationally by ESPN and 247Sports and as No. 5 small forward nationally by Rivals... Also recruited by Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Howard, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio State... Competed for Coach Sean McAloon at IMG Academy... Played for Team Thrill during the summer. Senior (2021-22): Recognized as McDonald’s All-American... Finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the winning East Team against the West squad... Member of USA Nike Hoop Summit Team, which defeated the World Select Team... Finished with six points and four rebounds in that win... Named to Naismith National High School All-America Second Team... Led team to 20-4 record and averaged 16.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game... Started 23 of 24 games and removed himself from starting lineup on Senior Night to allow another senior to start. Junior (2020-21): Injured for most of the season. Freshman (2018-19):MaxPreps Freshman All-America Second Team... Member of IMG Academy team that captured the GEICO National title.... Participated in USA U16 National Team training camp... Took part in the USA Junior National Team minicamps in Colorado Springs, Colo... Transferred to IMG Academy after playing on the Susquehannock (Pa.) High School freshman team as an eighth-grader.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jarace Isaiah Walker... Born in Baltimore... Son of Marcia and Horace Walker... Has three older sisters, Jaden, Natichia and Sherelle... Sister, Sherelle, played volleyball at UMBC (2012-15)... Sister, Jaden, plays basketball for Saint’s Joseph’s and will be a senior forward in 2022-23... Undeclared major.