Chris Walker (basketball, born 1969)

Chris Walker (born December 25, 1969) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He served as interim head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2012–13 season following the forced resignation of Billy Gillispie. After Tubby Smith was named Gillispie's permanent successor in 2013, Walker returned to his previous post as associate head coach.^[1][2] Walker is now an analyst at CBSSN, a position he took in 2019 after having served as an assistant coach at California under Wyking Jones.^[3]

Chris Walker

Biographical details
Born	(1969-12-25) December 25, 1969 (age 53)
Playing career
1988–1992	Villanova
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992-1996	Loyola Marymount (asst.)
1996–1999	Vanderbilt (assoc. HC)
1999–2000	Pepperdine (assoc. HC)
2000–2001	Villanova (asst.)
2001–2005	UMass (asst.)
2007–2009	New Mexico (asst.)
2009–2011	Villanova (asst.)
2011–2012	Texas Tech (assoc. HC)
2012–2013	Texas Tech (interim HC)
2017–2019	California (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	11–20 (.355)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13	Texas Tech	11–20	3–15	9th
Texas Tech:		11–20 (.355)	3–15 (.167)
Total:		11–20 (.355)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Notes

1. "Texas Tech makes Walker year's interim coach". 4 October 2012.
2. "Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith as coach". April 2013.
3. Gorcey, Ryan (April 10, 2017). "Chris Walker has reportedly been hired as Cal basketball's third assistant by Wyking Jones". scout.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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