Dwight Walton
Canadian basketball player-coach
Dwight Walton (born March 25, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former basketball player from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He began his basketball journey at Wagar High School in 1979 under the tutelage of Don McEwen and Jim Aiken and he received his high school diploma in 1982. Walton then attended Dawson College, a CEGEP in Montreal, which is equivalent to the prep school system, where he was named an All Canadian in 1986. He then attended Siena College for the 1986–87 season and was named the North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year. He then transferred to the Florida Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1991, received his bachelor's degree in business/management and was a three-time All American. Walton is also in the Florida Tech Sports Hall of Fame, the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame and is on the Sunshine State Conference 25th Anniversary Team.
After receiving an invitation to try out for the Canadian national basketball team from coach Jack Donahue in 1986, Walton made the team and remained a member until 1995.He played in every major international competition including the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He called that the most gratifying experience/accomplishment of his basketball career. "To be known as one of Canada's Best Players, is an accomplishment that I’ll always cherish."
Walton went on to play professional basketball in two countries. He played in Israel for four seasons(1994–98 and 2000) and in Switzerland from 1998 to 2004.
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