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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Walker KesslerWWikipedia↗

Center · 7′0″ 245 lb · Born 2001-07-26 in Newnan, GA · High school: Woodward Academy · College: North Carolina 2020-21, Auburn 2021-22 · 2022 NBA draft, round 1, pick 22 by Memphis Grizzlies

Seasons

6 (2 College · 4 NBA)

Teams

4 (2 College · 2 NBA)

NCAA tournaments

Awards and honours

NBA All-Rookie Team (first team): 2022-23

NCAA College career game logs →

2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 22 ft 1¾ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Season	Team	Cl	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
2020-21	North Carolina	Fr	29	0	8.8	127	4.4	3.2	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.6	.578	.250	.537	.580
2021-22	Auburn	So	34	34	25.6	389	11.4	8.1	0.9	1.1	4.6	1.1	.608	.200	.596	.627
Total	2 seasons		63	34	17.9	516	8.2	5.8	0.6	0.8	2.9	0.8	.601	.204	.577	.615

NCAA tournament

Season	Team	Cl	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
2020-21	North Carolina	Fr	1	0	12.5	2	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.333			.333
2021-22	Auburn	So	2	2	22.0	15	7.5	6.0	0.5	0.5	5.5	1.0	.353	.000	.500	.378
Total	2 seasons		3	2	18.8	17	5.7	4.3	0.7	0.3	3.7	1.0	.350	.000	.500	.372

NBA NBA career game logs →

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners). Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
2022-23	Jazz	74	40	23.0	679	9.2	8.4	0.9	0.4	2.3	0.8	.720	.333	.516	.694
2023-24	Jazz	64	22	23.3	518	8.1	7.5	0.9	0.5	2.4	1.0	.654	.211	.602	.657
2024-25	Jazz	58	58	30.0	641	11.1	12.2	1.7	0.6	2.4	1.5	.663	.176	.520	.652
2025-26	Jazz	5	5	30.8	72	14.4	10.8	3.0	1.4	1.8	3.2	.703	.750	.700	.774
Total	4 seasons	201	125	25.3	1,910	9.5	9.3	1.2	0.5	2.4	1.1	.681	.266	.545	.672

On the roster (no figures on file): Lakers 2022-23, Lakers 2023-24, Lakers 2024-25, Lakers 2025-26, Lakers 2026-27

NBA advanced measures (as published by NBA Stats)

Season	Team	G	USG%	TS%	eFG%	ORtg	DRtg	Net	AST%	REB%	Pace	PIE
2022-23	Jazz	74	.130	.702	.721	115.7	112.7	3.0	.057	.170	101.47	.128
2023-24	Jazz	64	.127	.663	.660	111.4	116.0	-4.5	.058	.155	100.78	.109
2024-25	Jazz	58	.133	.660	.671	109.2	118.3	-9.1	.083	.190	100.8	.127
2025-26	Jazz	5	.167	.786	.784	118.8	114.0	4.8	.155	.167	98.04	.138

Ratings and usage need possession counts on the floor, so they are shown as NBA Stats publishes them rather than computed here.

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Awards and honours

NCAA College career game logs →

NBA NBA career game logs →