{"id":15433,"date":"2019-02-08T16:30:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T21:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=15433"},"modified":"2021-03-01T16:10:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:10:58","slug":"freshman-guard-elton-walker-finding-his-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/freshman-guard-elton-walker-finding-his-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshman Guard Finding His Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid a rough season, where the Sharks have gone 9-16, freshman guard Elton Walker has distinguished himself as one of the team’s top scorers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker is leading all freshman with 12.8 points per game and he has a team-leading 55.7 shooting percentage. The six-foot-five-inch wing player has continued to live up to the expectations head coach Kevin Ledoux<\/span><\/a> set for him. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a grinder,\u201d Ledoux said. \u201cHe\u2019s the player that plays hard and works harder in the gym. We had high expectations of him coming out of the summer and he\u2019s been surpassing them with his play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker had an unorthodox start to his basketball career. He had never played competitively until his sophomore year at Miami Killian Senior High School. <\/span><\/p>\n

Football was Walker\u2019s first athletic passion until he broke his hip playing for the Palmetto Bay Broncos, a Pop Warner team, when he was 12. <\/span><\/p>\n

Walker was devastated. <\/span><\/p>\n

He thought the injury would rob him of his athleticism, which allowed him to play safety and running back with ease. Walker let the psychological effects linger; he feared reinjuring himself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had to put in a lot of work after the injury,\u201d Walker said. \u201cAfter I got hurt, I didn\u2019t even want to play sports. I was too worried about putting too much pressure on my hip and reinjuring myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Walker was convinced to return to play sports, through the persistence of his coaches at Killian and his family. But he faced many obstacles. <\/span><\/p>\n

He transitioned to basketball because it was less taxing on the body. Despite being a novice, Walker\u2019s coaches saw his talent\u2014even against more experienced players. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started playing basketball, all I could do was grab rebounds because I still had that football instinct,\u201d Walker said. \u201cWithout my coaches and the practice I put in, I wouldn\u2019t have been able to develop properly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

By his senior season, Walker showed hints of his potential as an athletic slasher who could defend with ease, but he went unnoticed by scouts. Miami Dade College was the only school to offer him a scholarship. <\/span><\/p>\n

He went to MDC determined to prove himself. Walker faced obstacles at the start of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n

Through his first ten games, he averaged 6.8 points per game on 46 percent shooting. Only twice did he score in double-digits during that stretch. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Dec. 1, the script changed. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the last fifteen games, Walker has averaged 16.8 points per game and shot 57.9 percent from the field. During that span, he has scored in double digits 13 times, including a season-high 27 points against Advanced Prep Academy on Dec. 1. He also hit a game-winning shot in overtime on Dec. 16 against Hillsborough Community College. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI never saw this [change] coming. I was just playing hard and doing what was asked of me on the court,\u201d Walker said. \u201cIt turned out to be good to me so I\u2019ve continued to play hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Though he doesn\u2019t view himself as one of the team\u2019s leaders, he has left his mark with his work ethic. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe one of the toughest workers we have,\u201d sophomore guard Arseniy Andreev said. \u201cEvery practice he\u2019s going as hard as he can, pushing himself to play better and us to match his level.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With a 4-3 record in Southern Conference play, the Sharks are jostling for a spot in the Florida College Systems Activities Association Tournament. Walker has determined to keep pushing the team toward a postseason berth. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a goal for all of us,\u201d Walker said. \u201cWe want to keep getting better and stronger. Reaching States is what we\u2019ve been wanting to do all season. Now we have to make sure we finish strong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Photo
TYLER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tyler Tears ACL<\/b><\/p>\n

Sophomore shooting guard Kaevon Tyler will be sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL tear during a game against Monroe College Dec. 31.<\/span><\/p>\n

He underwent surgery early last month. <\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to his injury, Tyler averaged 7.9 points per game on 32.1 percent shooting. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Photo
BROWNLEE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brownlee Leaves Sharks<\/b><\/p>\n

Freshman guard Jshin \u201cJake\u201d Brownlee left the basketball program at Miami Dade College on Dec. 31, citing family issues, according to Athletic Director Anthony Fiorenza. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always difficult when situations like this happen,\u201d head coach Kevin Ledoux said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Brownlee was averaging 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. <\/span><\/p>\n

Brownlee did not respond to multiple attempts for a comment. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Sharks next game is on the road against ASA College on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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