2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Zach Walton
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Morton, Wash.
- High School:
- Morton
Bio
Career
*Member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team
*Named to the CAA All-Tournament team as a senior
*Played in 60 games for the Dragons after transferring to the school in 2018
*Finished his career with 679 points and 257 rebounds
*Made 78 3-point field goals
*Graduated with a degree in communications
2020-21 / Senior
Started all 20 games for a team that won the CAA Championship…finished fifth in the CAA in 3-point percentage at .398…was 33-for-83 from long range…averaged 10.5 points… finished the year shooting a career-best .471 from the floor…was named to the CAA All-Tournament team…shot 5-for-6 from deep and finished with 17 points in CAA Quarterfinals vs. the College of Charleston…made eight of his 14 3-point attempts in the tournament and shot .519 from the floor in the three Drexel wins …scored a season-high 20 points against William & Mary…was 8-for-10 from the floor in the game and 4-for-5 from behind the arc…reached double figures in scoring 11 times…had at least one 3-pointer in 18 of 20 games.
2019-20 / Redshirt Junior
Played in all 33 games for the Dragons and started 20 times…was third on the team with 12.2 points per game and chipped in with 4.4 rebounds… finished the year ranked ninth in the CAA in blocked shots…had a career night in the win vs. Bryant…poured in 32 points on 12-for-17 shooting and drained six 3-pointers…scored 23 points and made five three-pointers in the win against William & Mary…nailed a 3-pointer with just two seconds remaining in overtime to give Drexel a three-point win against Abilene Christian…reached double digits in scoring 20 times and had five games of at least 20 points…recorded two double-doubles…had 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win vs. Elon…closed the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Hofstra in the CAA Quarterfinal.
2018-19 / Junior
Appeared in seven games before suffering a season-ending injury…moved into the starting line-up four games into the season…averaged 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds prior to the injury…played a key role in Drexel’s win at La Salle…logged a season-high 28 minutes and scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds…reached double figures scoring three times…poured in 13 points in the win against Boston University…set season-highs with 15 points and nine rebounds against Bryn Athyn…shot .481 from the floor in his first season in University City.
At Edmonds Community College
Arrived at Drexel after graduating from Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Wash….scored 20.8 points per game and grabbed 9.4 rebounds per game in his second season…shot 54.7 percent from the field, including 41.8 percent from deep in his final year…scored 30 or more points three times and scored 20 or more points in 17 of 30 games.
Background
Attended Morton High School in Morton, Wash…averaged 19.7 points and 7.8 rebounds as a senior when he was named the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year…was also named All-State and All-Area on two occasions…named KMNT’s Player of the Year as well.
Personal
Son of Dawn Johnson…has one sister…graduated with a communication degree.
*Member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team
*Named to the CAA All-Tournament team as a senior
*Played in 60 games for the Dragons after transferring to the school in 2018
*Finished his career with 679 points and 257 rebounds
*Made 78 3-point field goals
*Graduated with a degree in communications
2020-21 / Senior
Started all 20 games for a team that won the CAA Championship…finished fifth in the CAA in 3-point percentage at .398…was 33-for-83 from long range…averaged 10.5 points… finished the year shooting a career-best .471 from the floor…was named to the CAA All-Tournament team…shot 5-for-6 from deep and finished with 17 points in CAA Quarterfinals vs. the College of Charleston…made eight of his 14 3-point attempts in the tournament and shot .519 from the floor in the three Drexel wins …scored a season-high 20 points against William & Mary…was 8-for-10 from the floor in the game and 4-for-5 from behind the arc…reached double figures in scoring 11 times…had at least one 3-pointer in 18 of 20 games.
2019-20 / Redshirt Junior
Played in all 33 games for the Dragons and started 20 times…was third on the team with 12.2 points per game and chipped in with 4.4 rebounds… finished the year ranked ninth in the CAA in blocked shots…had a career night in the win vs. Bryant…poured in 32 points on 12-for-17 shooting and drained six 3-pointers…scored 23 points and made five three-pointers in the win against William & Mary…nailed a 3-pointer with just two seconds remaining in overtime to give Drexel a three-point win against Abilene Christian…reached double digits in scoring 20 times and had five games of at least 20 points…recorded two double-doubles…had 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win vs. Elon…closed the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Hofstra in the CAA Quarterfinal.
2018-19 / Junior
Appeared in seven games before suffering a season-ending injury…moved into the starting line-up four games into the season…averaged 9.6 points and 4.6 rebounds prior to the injury…played a key role in Drexel’s win at La Salle…logged a season-high 28 minutes and scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds…reached double figures scoring three times…poured in 13 points in the win against Boston University…set season-highs with 15 points and nine rebounds against Bryn Athyn…shot .481 from the floor in his first season in University City.
At Edmonds Community College
Arrived at Drexel after graduating from Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Wash….scored 20.8 points per game and grabbed 9.4 rebounds per game in his second season…shot 54.7 percent from the field, including 41.8 percent from deep in his final year…scored 30 or more points three times and scored 20 or more points in 17 of 30 games.
Background
Attended Morton High School in Morton, Wash…averaged 19.7 points and 7.8 rebounds as a senior when he was named the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year…was also named All-State and All-Area on two occasions…named KMNT’s Player of the Year as well.
Personal
Son of Dawn Johnson…has one sister…graduated with a communication degree.
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