Marcedes Walker
American-Azerbaijani basketball player
Marcedes Marie Walker (born October 17, 1986) is an American-Azerbaijani basketball player who is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national 3x3 team. She played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and later played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Houston Comets.
Early life
Walker was born on October 17, 1986, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended University City High School in Philadelphia, where she was a standout three-sport athlete, competing in basketball, volleyball and track and field. For the basketball team, she served as a three-year team captain and led the team in scoring and rebounding all three of those years, being a three-time All-City selection. She averaged 21.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game as a senior and was named an honorable mention McDonald's All-American.
College career
Although Walker had a number of offers to play college basketball for powerhouse teams, she chose to commit to the Pittsburgh Panthers; Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted that at the time, Pittsburgh "was a joke in women's basketball", but credited Walker with having "resurrected the program from the dead". She saw significant playing time as a freshman in 2004–05, starting 26 games before injury and averaging 13.3 points and 9.1 rebounds; she led Pittsburgh in scoring and was the Big East Conference leader in rebounding. She was named honorable mention All-Big East and to the All-Big East Rookie Team.
As a sophomore, Walker appeared in all 33 games and started 31, placing top 10 in the Big East Conference in scoring, rebounds and field-goal percentage.
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