And I realized immediately that I had just absolutely blown this whole deal with John Wooden. [69], Walton was selected to the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team, but declined to participate. [28][27], In the 1973 Final Four, the Bruins won the national semifinal 7059 over Indiana and Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight. Bill Walton was born in La Mesa, California. He also set the single-tournament mark by shooting 76.3 percent (45 of 59) in 1973. "Of which I had no interest in doing", Walton said. Career Stats. We were so young and we had always won. After graduating from high school, Walton embarked on an outstanding collegiate career at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), leading his team to a pair of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships under legendary coach John Wooden in 1972 and 1973. Walton had 14 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists against Indiana. [38], In the 1974 Final Four, UCLA's record seven consecutive national titles was broken. "I came back and told Coach Wooden that this Walton kid was the best high school player I'd ever seen", Crum recalled. We present them here for purely educational purposes. "Twenty minutes too much", he said. 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 averaged 21.1, 20.4, and 19.3 points per game in his three seasons and was also a superb rebounder in the era before the implementation of the 3-point shot marginalized the value of 7-footers. He's a nationally known face, a hipster wild man, but now he's also this: In the Nuggets series Walton averaged 17.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 3.0 blocks. Do you have a blog? He only played in ten games during the season. [85], While broadcasting a WashingtonOregon January 2019 game with Dave Pasch, Walton mentioned he had appeared in the motion picture Ghostbusters. [100][101], Nate Walton played basketball at Princeton. Walton re-fractured the navicular bone in the fourth 1979 exhibition game and subsequently missed all of the 198081 and 198182 seasons, undergoing several surgeries on his injured foot. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. There were running jump hooks and short jumpers off the glass. He and his first wife, Susie, had four sons: Adam, Nathan, Luke, and Chris. 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. But I will take one. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Right, Born: [89][90], Walton resides in his hometown of San Diego with his wife Lori (m. 1991). With experience across a broad range of industries, I have held leadership, board and executive roles in public, private and NFP companies. [105], Walton's sister Cathy was an outstanding youth swimmer and played some basketball at the University of California. Corrections? Two titanium rods and four four-inch bolts were inserted in his back. But I'm all better now. He fully realized his potential during that season, averaging nearly 19 points, 14.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.2 blocks per game. In his first season with San Diego, Walton played 14 games for the Clippers in the 197980 season. We've got a game.' Walton recalled Elvin Hayes calling and telling his mother, "Tell Billy, Big E is calling and we need him to open the gym tonight. The team leader on defense, Walton was a superb rebounder and outlet passer to start the fast break. "[10], While Walton was in high school in 1967, the NBA expansion San Diego Rockets came to town. 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. UCLA next defeated San Francisco 8360 in the Western Regional Final to reach the Final Four. He was raised with siblings Bruce, Cathy and Andy. He won another NBA title in 1986 as a member of the Boston Celtics. All rights reserved. I mean, we were good from top to bottom. In 2015, he made a visit to the Ken Kesey Collection while on a stop at the University of Oregon. But, he made 12 of his first 13 shots and the Bruins led Notre Dame by 17 points at halftime. 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.) "It was all a matter of if he could stay healthy. ", Bartow, after the 1973 national championship game: "Walton Walton Walton We couldn't contain Walton. Walton played for UCLA under Coach Wooden from 1971 to 1974. All these guys treated melittle Billylike I was part of the team. WhatIfSports is the Internet's foremost authority on simulation for baseball, football, hockey, basketball & college sports. [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. It's become my greatest accomplishment of my life and everybody else's biggest nightmare."[80]. "Maurice was so important in my life and in little Luke's life", Walton said. Checkout the latest stats for Mark Walton. The Portland Trail Blazers selected Walton with the first pick in the first round of the 1974 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. I ground my feet up into dust. WhatIfSports. They followed American basketball closely and they knew that no Walton was going to be a big deal." It's my greatest failure as a professional in my entire life, I could not get the job done in my hometown. I thought everybody had the same thing: great parents, great schools, great neighborhoods, great colleges, great coaches. 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. Coach Nash played Bill and Bruce Walton together in the paint. 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. But as soon as I got on the court I was fine. ", 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. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [10], During his sophomore year of high school (age 1516), Walton grew from 6ft 1in (1.85m) to 6ft 7in (2.01m). The titles made Walton and him the first NBA father-son pair to have both won multiple NBA championships. In Walton's only NCAA tournament loss of his career, a double-overtime thriller against N.C. State, he still had 29 points and 18 rebounds while playing all 50 minutes, so he sure did his part to keep the Bruins in the game. 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. [14], "I had no problem with him during the season", Wooden said of Walton's college days. home/away, monthly, etc More Bill Walton Basketball Reference pages. Shaq has always been Mr. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [deleted] 10 yr. ago For the curious. Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton, left, jokes with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. He was undercut by a Washington State player and broke two bones in his spine, which remained damaged until corrective surgery in 2009. [46] As his feet became more durable, the Clippers had won 30 and 31 games in his final two seasons. [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). Thank you Red Auerbach. [37], In the 25 team 1974 NCAA tournament, UCLA defeated Dayton 111100, in a game where Walton had 27 points and 19 rebounds. Discover Bill Walton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Walton said of the loss, "We could have, we should have won them all, and we didn't get it done. He spent three more quiet seasons in San Diego before being traded to the Boston Celtics in 1985. "Walton could do everything, he had great timing, complete vision of the floor, had excellent fundamentals and was a great passer, both in outlet passes and in the half court. Defense & Fumbles * indicates bowl stats included "[36], In 2009, Walton underwent an eight-hour spinal-fusion surgery. . Thank you Larry Bird. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. And when you're in that position, it's the worst feeling in the world. In a pre-season meeting with his new coach, Walton had advised Ramsay, "Coach, don't assume we know anything. [61], In the Celtics' 41 series win over the Atlanta Hawks with Dominique Wilkins in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, Walton averaged 8.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 13 minutes. ", 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.". [57], In five seasons with Portland, Walton played in 209 games, averaging a double-double of 17.1 points and 13.5 rebounds, with 4.4 assists and 2.6 blocks. Wooden would become a lifetime mentor to Walton. We present them here for purely educational purposes. After appearing in just 14 games in his first year with San Diego, Walton sat out the entire 198081 and 198182 seasons because of more foot problems. Bill Walton, UCLA 1974 . As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. He was injured and lost for the remainder of the playoffs in the second game of the first-round series against the Seattle SuperSonics. The Bruins averaged winning by over 20 points, averaging 81.3 points to their opponents' 60.1. [23][24], In the 1972 Final Four, Walton had 33 points and 21 rebounds, on 11 of 13 shooting and 11 of 12 free-throws, against Louisville in the NCAA semifinal, as UCLA won 9677. Bill Walton is a playable character in the video games NBA Street Vol. It is a stain and stigma on my soul that is indelible. Miami (FL) (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-. 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