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Zyanna Walker

Guard
WICHITA HEIGHTS HS
WICHITA, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

25.7

Points per Game (average)

8.4

Rebounds per Game (average)

5.8

Assists per Game (average)

5.100

Steals per Game (average)
“Zyanna Walker is one of the most dynamic players I’ve seen in a long time. She’s got the complete package and her basketball IQ is off the charts. She gets it done on both the offensive end and the defensive end.”
Thsombe Phillips
Head Coach head coach at Wichita South High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 senior guard had led the Falcons to an 18-3 record and the Class 6A Sub-State finals at the time of her selection. Walker averaged 25.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5.1 steals through 21 games. An All-State and All-Metro selection as a sophomore, she is ranked as the nation’s No. 38 prospect in the Class of 2022 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Walker has maintained a 3.91 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Louisville this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A peer leader in her school, Walker has volunteered locally on behalf of Thanksgiving food-donation drives and youth basketball programs.