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Toronto Raptors | #14 | Guard

Ja'Kobe

Walter

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HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

180lb (82kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

AGE

20 years

BIRTHDATE

September 4, 2004

DRAFT

2024 R1 Pick 19

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

6'5" | 180lb | 20 years

DRAFT

2024 R1 Pick 19

BIRTHDATE

September 4, 2004

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Participated with the Raptors’ entry at NBA Summer League 2024 in Las Vegas … Averaged 11.6 points (second on the team), 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.0 minutes in five games (all starts) … Scored in double figures three times … Made pro debut July 12 vs. Oklahoma City; recorded five points and two rebounds in 22 minutes.

BEFORE NBA

College Career: Averaged a team-high 14.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 32.3 minutes in 35 games (all starts) as a freshman at Baylor (2023-24) … Shot .341 (75-220) from beyond the arc … Scored in double figures in 26 games, including 20 or more points nine times … Was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year … Earned All-Big 12 Third Team and Big 12 All-Freshman Team honours … Was a top-10 finalist for the Jerry West Award, given annually to the top shooting guard in men’s Division l college basketball … Led all Big 12 freshman in scoring and recorded the second-most points (508) by a Baylor freshman in school history … Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Nov. 13, became the first Bears freshman to win the award … Set a Baylor record for most points by a freshman in their debut with 28 points Nov. 7 against Auburn.

PERSONAL LIFE

Father, Eddie, won the 1995 NAIA Division I national championship with Birmingham-Southern College (AL) … Was a McDonald’s All-American and participated in the Nike Hoop Summit in 2023 … Played senior season of high school (2022-23) at Link Academy (Branson, MO) where he helped the team to a 24-1 record … As a junior, led McKinney H.S. to its first state championship game where he scored a team-high 23 points against Duncanville ... Averaged 23.3 points and 7.6 rebounds that season and was named the 5-6A offensive player of the year.