Bill Walton was one of the greatest college basketball players in history. 2 (2003), NBA Street V3 (2005), NBA 2K12 (2011), NBA 2K13 (2012), NBA 2K14 (2013), NBA 2K15 (2014), NBA 2K16 (2015) and NBA Jam: On Fire Edition (2011), and lent his voice to NBA 2K5 and NBA Shootout 2004. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. And Red, through the smoke, with a big, cherubic grin on his face, looked at the doctors, looked at me, and he said, 'He's fine. Bruce played in Super Bowl X, making Bill and Bruce the only brothers to play in the Super Bowl and NBA Finals. [99][100], Nate Walton played basketball at Princeton. 1952 Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. We already had a pretty good team, and I think adding him and (Jerry) Sichting really helped us. "But then I would want to play another one. Thank you Celtic nation. Walton was named the 1972 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player. "He would simply get too tired", recalled Nash. His efforts were rewarded with the NBAs Sixth Man Award for the 198586 season. 7 Arizona, Indiana outruns Purdue, UNC and Florida State earn stunning wins and more from a men's hoops Saturday, How two HBCUs won an NCAA tournament game in the same year for the first time, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 1971-72: 21.1 points, 15.5 rebounds, 63.9% field goal shooting, 1972-73: 20.4 points, 16.9 rebounds, 65.0% field goal shooting, 1973-74: 19.3 points, 14.7 rebounds, 66.5% field goal shooting, One of the top 15 players honored in th e75 Years of March Madness Celebration, The most points scored in an NCAA tournament championship game: 44 points (1973), The most field goals in an NCAA tournament championship game: 21 (1973), UCLA's all-time leader in career rebounds: 1,370 rebounds, UCLA's all-time leader in career rebounds per game (min. In 2009, however, after undergoing surgery because of chronic back problems, he briefly stepped away from his second profession. Do you have a blog? "[41], Walton was drafted by the American Basketball Association's Dallas Chaparrals in the 1973 ABA draft as an underclassman in an attempt to lure him from UCLA. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Bill Walton was born in La Mesa, California. He was a good but injury-prone pro. ", Wooden, after Walton's 44-point performance in the national championship: "For Bill, I believe this was the only time this season I've seen him so emotionally ready to play. 1977 NBA Finals MVP. ", UCLA coach John Wooden: "There have only been two men I have coached that could have played on the varsity in their freshman years Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton. He was recruited by many colleges, but quickly accepted UCLA's scholarship offer to play basketball for the Bruins and Coach Wooden. His saga of injury and failed rehabs was connected to the use of painkillers by the doctor who was assigned to his case. Walton led the league in blocked shots and rebounding, was named to the NBA all-defensive team, and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 1977 play-offs. Luke Theodore Walton (Little Wheats) Position: Small Forward and Power Forward Shoots: Right 6-8, 235lb (203cm, 106kg) . Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 4:56AM. After being selected as the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA draft, Walton led the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA championship in 1977, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award that season. Walton had 28 points and 14 rebounds against Arizona State, on 13 of 18 shooting, and 9 points and 14 rebounds against San Francisco, taking only 7 shots. When you're right there and it's there for you and the whole world is watching, and it's recorded as history that can never be changed, that is a terribly heavy burden. But, he played in only six games and did not start any of them. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Walton ignored doctors who said he would never play again and underwent surgery to restructure his left foot in 1981. Coach Wooden never tired of telling us that once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player. Bill Walton Playoffs Game Log. He earned an Emmy Award in 1991. [83], While broadcasting a game between the Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans, Walton talked about a speech Bob Dylan gave at MusiCares, and ESPN had prepared graphics about Dylan's career highlights. [16] His 25.0 rebounds per game in a season ranks No. Updates? [101], Adam Walton played at Louisiana State University, Pomona College and the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, California. Some college basketball historians rate Walton as the greatest who ever played at the college level. [85][86], Walton has his own satellite radio show, One More Saturday Night (named after the Dead song of the same name), heard on Sirius Radio's Jam On and XM Radio's Grateful Dead channel. In addition, during his first two years, Walton badly sprained an ankle, broke his left wrist twice, dislocated two toes, dislocated two fingers, broke a toe and injured his leg in a jeep accident. He said of his efforts that day, "A complete failure on all levels, particularly as a human being. Do you have a blog? He creates so many problems. But, he made 12 of his first 13 shots and the Bruins led Notre Dame by 17 points at halftime. [52][53], Portland matched up in the 1977 NBA Finals against the favored Philadelphia 76ers. He left that to David Thompson, whose N.C. State Wolfpack downed Walton in the 1974 NCAA championship, or Julius. Thank you Boston Celtics. us, High School: Helix won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championship in both 1969 and 1970, finishing 292 in 196869 and 330 in 196970. Their comparative career stats: WALTON 468 Games averaging 13.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.2 blocks on 52.1% shooting from the field. Walton would takes passes that weren't necessarily intended to be alley-oops and he score an alley-oop layup off of them. Walton tallied 17 points, nine rebounds, and four assists against San Francisco. Walton was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 1984. Red looks down at me. "Walton has averaged 21.3 points per game and 15.5 rebounds per game, despite riding the bench much of the time after the starters had built insurmountable leads," wrote The Daily Herald's sports editor Joe Watts. Walton received the NBA Retired Players Association Humanitarian Award in 2002. [50][46], In the 1977 postseason, Walton led #3 seed Portland to series victories over the Chicago Bulls with Artis Gilmore (21) and the Denver Nuggets with Dan Issel (42). I found a safe place in life in basketball. [11], Walton played a career-high 80 games for Coach KC Jones and the Celtics during the 198586 season. Then, when I was 28 I learned how to speak. "[8], "When they would begin to rough up Bill, I would look at coach and he would give me a nod", recalled Bruce. [22], The 197172 UCLA basketball team had a record of 300, winning its games by an average margin of more than 30 points, averaging 94.6 points to opponents' 64.3. [39][38], "David Thompson's a great champion. [22], Walton is a fan of the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band, Neil Young, Phish, and Bob Dylan. He was a dynamic big moment guy, and I just wish I could have risen to the occasion. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. One more chance to be part of something special, to be part of the team, to be with the guys one more time. Walton was the inaugural inductee into the Grateful Dead Hall of Honor in 2001. Walton averaged 7.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 19 minutes, and finished with a career-high 56.2 field goal percentage. Walton recalled Elvin Hayes calling and telling his mother, "Tell Billy, Big E is calling and we need him to open the gym tonight. [114], Walton also considers himself a fan and friend of the late writer Ken Kesey. I became his worst nightmare. On the black day in 1974 against North Carolina State, he produced 29 . Bill Walton Greatest Games: 44 Points vs Memphis State (1973 NCAA FInal) - YouTube 0:00 / 5:04 Bill Walton Greatest Games: 44 Points vs Memphis State (1973 NCAA FInal) Larry Legend 20.2K. A disgrace to the game of basketball, a disgrace to sport. Walton led UCLA in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage for three consecutive years: No sophomore, junior or senior in UCLA history has averaged more rebounds per game, respectively, than when Walton was a sophomore, junior and senior. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [25][26], In his 87 career games at UCLA, Walton shot 65.1% from the field, averaging 20.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 5.5 assists. One new team enters after the opening weekend. "[10], Walton's struggle with injury and pain began while at Helix High School, where he broke an ankle, a leg, several bones in his feet, and underwent knee surgery. Michael Jordan is NOT the G.O.A.T of college hoops -- so says Bill Walton, who tells TMZ Sports that honor belongs to Kareem! Walton sat out the 197879 season and was then signed by the San Diego Clippers (now Los Angeles Clippers), for whom he played four injury-plagued seasons. "[75], Said Walton reflecting on his career: "I loved basketball. He added 13 rebounds, two assists, and one block, to lead Bruins to a seventh straight title, 8766 over Memphis State; the Tigers were led by head coach Gene Bartow (who replaced Wooden at UCLA three years later),[29] with players Larry Kenon and Larry Finch. Walton's injuries and surgeries limited his career, and counting his 19781979 year-long holdout, Walton played in 44% of the regular season games in his 13-year career. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Bruce was a star football player as well. Bill Walton is a 6-11 junior center from Helix, Calif. who is the best college basketball player ever. Bill followed Bruce in attending UCLA. Career Stats. "I didn't want to play and I told Coach Wooden that. Walton worked for CBS (1990), NCAA on CBS (1991),[80] NBC (19902002), the Los Angeles Clippers (19902002) and ABC/ESPN (20022009). "[36], "That failure has plagued me, and will, it is a stigma on my soul, and there's no way I can get rid of it." He has been highly successful in the oil business. It's my greatest failure as a professional in my entire life, I could not get the job done in my hometown. "[12], In 169 games with the Clippers, Walton averaged 11.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.3 blocks, shooting 53.2%. "They had some great teams with Elvin Hayes and Calvin Murphy and future head coaches and broadcasters such as Pat Riley, Rick Adelman, Rudy Tomjanovich, Jim Barnett, and Stu Lantz. "[76], Overall, Walton played 468 games in his NBA career. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 1978 NBA MVP. They defeated Long Beach State and coach Jerry Tarkanian in the Western Regional final 7357 to reach the Final Four. And I realized immediately that I had just absolutely blown this whole deal with John Wooden. The Clippers never finished near .500 or made the playoffs in his tenure with the franchise. I just wish I could do a lot of things over, but I can't. One anecdote that particularly illustrates Walton's decision to choose the Celtics over the Lakers involves Larry Bird, who happened to be in Auerbach's office when Walton called. In a pre-season meeting with his new coach, Walton had advised Ramsay, "Coach, don't assume we know anything. [11], On September 6, 1985, Walton was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to the Boston Celtics for Cedric Maxwell and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Arvydas Sabonis was later selected). He did not get his wish and sat out the entire 1979 season in protest. As we mentioned earlier, Walton had 33 points and 21 rebounds against Louisville in the national semifinal, then he had 24 and 20 against Florida State in the national championship game. He could not walk to the hospital. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. Walton is particularly attached to the Grateful Dead, whose concerts he started attending in 1967, while he was still in high school. Walton scored in a variety of ways against Memphis State. Bill Walton averages for the NBA season and Playoffs, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and other categories, year by year and career numbers. ", Bartow, after the 1973 national championship game: "Walton Walton Walton We couldn't contain Walton. Nonetheless, he was one of the greatest college basketball players in history. "Of which I had no interest in doing", Walton said. Elvin and I are still close friends. He rung up 2,402 points over his collegiate career and was selected as an All-American three times. [116] It remained on The New York Times bestseller list for two weeks in April 2016. "When that happened, he'd tell me and I'd take him out. He was named first-team All-American with Jim Chones of Marquette, Bo Lamar of the Louisiana-Lafayette, Ed Ratleff of Long Beach State, and Tom Riker of South Carolina. . Corrections? Walton played for UCLA under Coach Wooden from 1971 to 1974. Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. And so I spent the rest of my life, first of all, trying to make it up to him; and second of all, no longer [bringing] consternation into his life."[20]. He averaged a career double-double of 13.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, with 3.4 assists and 2.2 blocked shots, averaging 28 minutes. In a 2004 interview with ESPN, Walton stated that "for the first time in my life, I was exposed to negative coaching and the berating of players and the foul language and the threatening of people who didnt perform. Even on his layups and dunks, Walton was incredibly active in his setup and footwork on the low block. In addition to making the All-NBA first team and the All-NBA defensive team, Walton was honoured as the play-off MVP for the second consecutive year even though the Trail Blazers failed to repeat as champions. At halftime, the game was tied 3939. Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. Look at this. [56] Walton nonetheless won the 1978 NBA Most Valuable Player award and the Sporting News NBA MVP, as well. ", unattributed (1972): "If you rate all the teams in the country you would have to rate it in the following order: the Los Angeles Lakers, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the UCLA Bruins.". He originally joined ESPN in 2002 as a lead analyst for ESPN and ABC's NBA coverage. RELATED: Gonzaga, Baylor lead Andy Katz's first Power 36 rankings for the 2020-21 season. He only played in ten games during the season. I regret that I got hurt. Walton reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $7 million contract. [95][96][97] Luke was named after Walton's friend and former teammate Maurice Lucas. Having played just 468 games over 10 seasons, Walton retired after the 198687 campaign. Walton played significantly less healthy seasons, but in those seasons, he practically guarantees your team a title as long as he has a decent supporting cast (in the mold of a Prime Shaq, Jordan, Duncan, LeBron, etc.) I worried when he was thrown in jail with the group that took over the administration building, I worried when he stopped traffic on Wilshire Boulevard, and when he interrupted classes giving his views on the Vietnam War. In 2018, Walton received the CoSIDA Dick Enberg Award. [108] He attended more than 850[109] Grateful Dead concerts, including traveling with the band to Egypt for its famous 1978 performance before the Pyramids (joining the band on drums),[110] and quotes Grateful Dead lyrics in TV and radio interviews. Walton joined the Boston Celtics, and they won the 1985-86 championship. I ground my body up. Walton was a consensus All-American alongside Ernie DiGregorio of Providence, Ed Ratleff of Long Beach State, David Thompson of North Carolina State, and Kermit Washington of American. What other performance could possibly come close to that? Walton averaged 29 points and 25 rebounds, as Helix finished 330 in his senior season. As was his belief, Wooden did not call time-outs late in games and stuck with the strategy. The titles made Walton and him the first NBA father-son pair to have both won multiple NBA championships. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. . [25], Walton was the 1973 recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Wooden said Walton is the best center he had ever seen in throwing outlet passes. I've had 37 (38 now) orthopedic operations. [deleted] 10 yr. ago For the curious. Bill Walton was born on November 5, 1952. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. That's because offensively, Walton played a key role in transition. He currently is a college assistant coach at San Diego Mesa College. Find out more. [24], Overall, in 30 games in 197172, Walton averaged 21.1 points and 15.5 rebounds, shooting 64.0% from the field. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. [25][26], UCLA again finished 300 overall and 140 in the Pac-8 conference in 197273. Walton was born and raised in La Mesa, California, the son of Gloria Anne (ne Hickey) and William Theodore "Ted" Walton. 4.1Portland Trail Blazers (1974-1979) 4.1.1Injury-plagued early years (1974-1976) 4.1.2First championship and Finals MVP (1976-1977) 4.1.3MVP campaign and holdout (1977-1979) 4.2San Diego Clippers (1979-1985) 4.3Boston Celtics (1985-1987) 4.3.1Second championship and sixth man award (1985-1986) 4.3.2Injury-plagued final playing year (1986-1987) Do you have a sports website? [62] In the Eastern Conference Finals 40 sweep against the Milwaukee Bucks, Walton averaged 8.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 18 minutes. Coach Nash played Bill and Bruce Walton together in the paint. During this time, he befriended the controversial writer Jack Scott, who wrote and published a book about him in 1978. He is a graduate of Indiana University. "[65], "It wasn't important to me because I had no say in the personnel decisions, but what I was impressed with was Bill Walton's character", Parish said of Walton joining the Celtics. After the game, Louisville coach Denny Crum told reporters, "I think this is the best UCLA team ever.". The following series of photographs in The Daily Herald (Provo, UT) show Walton's technique of grabbing a rebound, holding the ball high over his head and throwing a two-handed overhead pass to a teammate. There were running jump hooks and short jumpers off the glass. Join our linker program. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Give me the phone!' [60][59], The 1986 NBA playoffs were Walton's first taste of the postseason in nearly a decade, at age 33. The UCLA streak contributed to a personal winning streak that lasted almost five years, in which Walton's high school, UCLA freshman (freshmen were ineligible for the varsity at that time) and UCLA varsity teams did not lose a game from the middle of his junior year of high school to the middle of his senior year in college. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. 13 on USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time. The Trail Blazers with Geoff Petrie, Sidney Wicks, and LaRue Martin finished 3844 under player/coach Lenny Wilkens. Bill Walton Bill Walton couldn't escape the injury bug in his NBA career. Nate was on the ballot for the 2003 California Recall election, receiving 1,697 votes. Walton typically was paired with Steve "Snapper" Jones for national NBA games because he and Jones had a point-counterpoint banter during games. In a June 8, 2010, interview on The Dan Patrick Show, Walton admitted to contemplating suicide for a time due to the constant pain resulting from injuries sustained during his NBA career. "Maurice was so important in my life and in little Luke's life", Walton said. "[citation needed], Walton played high school basketball at Helix High School in La Mesa alongside his brother Bruce, who was one year older at 6ft 6in (1.98m) and 250 pounds (113kg). And Red says, 'Shut up. "Coach Wooden never talked about winning and losing, but rather about the effort to win. In fact, the number of jumpers he made outside of the lane might be the most impressive part of his 44-point, 95-percent shooting performance. [104], Walton's sister Cathy was an outstanding youth swimmer and played some basketball at the University of California. [17], In 1970, Walton was featured in "Faces in the Crowd" in the January 26 issue of Sports Illustrated, his first national media recognition. Walton took music lessons, and although his parents were not sports-oriented, Walton followed in the footsteps of his older brother Bruce, who had gravitated toward sports. [46], At age 17, just out of high school, in the summer of 1970, Walton was selected to represent USA Basketball at the 1970 FIBA World Championship. [15] In addition, Walton's 825 rebounds that season ranks No 3 all-time. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. Also Read: Bill Walton's Top Moments during Warriors-Blazers Match. [84], While broadcasting a WashingtonOregon January 2019 game with Dave Pasch, Walton mentioned he had appeared in the motion picture Ghostbusters. We thought he was nuts, but when you're hot and when you're on top and it's all happening, you never think. Here is the Week 1 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll, released Feb. 14. Join our linker program. Walton's most famous college performance was a 44-point outburst in the 1973 NCAA tournament national championship against Memphis State, when he made 21-of-22 field goal attempts. Bill Walton averaged 13.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. The Irish made six shots in a row, winning on Dwight Clay's shot with 29 seconds left, as Notre Dame prevailed 7170. Walton called the game the most disappointing outcome of his entire basketball career, as UCLA had a 5-point lead late in regulation and a 7-point lead in the 2nd overtime, before NC State with David Thompson rallied to win, 8077. Walton was named to the NBA's First All-Defensive Team and the All-NBA Second Team for his regular-season accomplishments. And he had a great head, a very dedicated team player. UCLA was leading 7059 with 3 minutes remaining. Prior to joining the varsity team, Walton (18.1 ppg, 68.6% field goal accuracy), along with Greg Lee (17.9 ppg) and Keith Wilkes (20.0 ppg), was a member of the 200 197071 UCLA freshman team. [11], Before his sophomore season, Walton underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage on his left knee. His older brother Bruce played football at UCLA, enrolling a year ahead of Bill. (Bill Walton had attended Stanford Law School for two years while with the Clippers, but never graduated.) Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. He had 19 points and 11 rebounds against Long Beach State. [42], In 1974, the ABA's San Diego Conquistadors tried to persuade Walton to sign with them, after drafting him in the 1974 ABA draft. Professional Life of Bill Walton. Bill Walton is my main man, for that reason."[66]. They were basketball teammates in high school. The Rockets had no set practice facility and would often play pick-up games at Helix High School. "I wish we had NBA basketball here, and we don't because of me. Walton also received the USBWA College Player of the Year and Naismith College Player of the Year as the top college basketball player in 1972, 1973, and 1974. He fully realized his potential during that season, averaging nearly 19 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.2 blocks per game. Bill Walton III Position: Center 6-11 , 210lb (211cm, 95kg) School: UCLA (Men) Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1974 NBA draft 2x NCAA Champion 3x NCAA All-Tourney 3x NCAA All-Region 2x NCAA Tourney MOP HS Parade AA 2x AP POY 3x Consensus AA 3x Naismith Award 3x Rupp Trophy SUMMARY Career G 87 PTS 20.3 TRB 15.7 AST When the Walton children were in junior high and high school, Mr. Walton formed an informal family band: Bruce and Bill played trombone or baritone, Andy played the saxophone, and Cathy played the flute. The only way to beat UCLA is to keep Walton from getting the ball and there's really no way to do it at least with our personnel. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 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