Get To Know A 2019 Prospect: Davon Walker
Davon Walker may have surprised some people last season, when the 5-foot-7 point guard finished among the leaders in scoring among big-school freshmen. One person the young Douglas County floor general didn’t surprise? Himself. “I felt like I was very…
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Continue ReadingDavon Walker may have surprised some people last season, when the 5-foot-7 point guard finished among the leaders in scoring among big-school freshmen.
One person the young Douglas County floor general didn’t surprise? Himself.
“I felt like I was very prepared going into my freshman season,” said Walker, who averaged 9.6 points per game as first-year varsity starter for the Huskies. “I participated in team camps before the season, and that gave me a boost, and as the season went on, I got a lot more confidence and felt like I deserved my spot.”
Ranked No. 19 in our 2019 class and quickly on the rise, Walker demonstrated a fearlessness running the show last season. Rookie mistakes are part of the equation for any first-year player, but Walker displayed a high ceiling that should only continued to be pushed during his sophomore year.
And while he put up impressive scoring numbers, which included a 26-point outing in an upset of Mountain Vista late last season, Walker also believes he brings a wide range of other tools to his position.
“I would say I’m more of a natural point guard, a true point guard,” Walker said. “I’m not the type of point guard who is just going to go out there and drop 25 a night, but I’m definitely a point guard that can do everything for you — on the defensive end and on the offensive end distributing the ball, keeping control of the offense.”
Walker also knows he has plenty to improve upon as he heads into his second high school season. Though he had a two-to-one assist-to-turnover ratio last season, he’d like to boost his assist totals, and he’s been working hard on improving his outside shot.
Much of the confidence Walker gained as a freshman was fostered by his coach, Earl Boykins, who knows a thing or two about what an undersized point guard can be capable of. Boykins, who is 5-5, played parts of 14 seasons in the NBA.
“It’s been huge,” Walker said. “It really boosts my confidence to know someone my size can make it as well. It let’s you know you can make it, even if the odds are against you, if you work hard.”
Walker said he is excited to get on the court with the Boykins Academy club team at Las Vegas Live tournament next week. He missed most Douglas County’s team camps this June while recovering from a partially torn growth plate in his right knee, he said.
“I’ve been working out and am pretty much back to 100 percent,” Walker said. “I’m really looking forward to just going out there and competing hard each game and hopefully bringing a championship back for Colorado. You never know who is in the stands, so I just want to play hard each game and lead my team to a championship out there.”