University of Missouri Athletics

2015-16 (FRESHMAN):

• Started seven games while appearing in all 31 contests of his first collegiate campaign, averaging 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
• Driving ability was apparent during his initial season wearing the Black & Gold, as he compiled the fourth-most free throw attempts on the squad (78) while ranking ninth in minutes played (427, 13.8 per game).
• Highest free throw rate (67.8) for Mizzou during the 2015-16 season, the measure of a player’s ability to get the charity stripe relative to how often he attempts to score.
• Nine games scoring in double digits with a season-best 11 points reached three times, including twice in Mizzou’s final four games.
• Earned the start in his collegiate debut vs. Wofford (Nov. 13), scoring 6 points (3-of-5 FG) in the 83-74 win.
• 10 points (3-of-3 FG, 1-of-1 3PT, 3-of-4 FT) in 10 minutes off the bench vs. Omaha (Dec. 9).
• Came off bench and sparked Mizzou in second half action vs. UMES (Nov. 15), scoring all 11 of his points after the break.
• Second start of career vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 29), scoring 7 points (2-of-3 FG, 3-of-4 FT).
• 10 points (3-of-6 FG, 2-of-2 3PT, 2-of-2 FT) in start vs. Savannah State (Jan. 2), hitting multiple three-pointers for the first time in his career.
• Season-high three steals in the 76-61 win vs. Auburn (Jan. 9).
• Season-high 6 rebounds with 10 points at No. 20 Kentucky (Jan. 27).
• 10 points (2-of-3 FG, 1-of-2 3PT, 5-of-6 FT) vs. South Carolina (Feb. 13), his third game of the season with at least 5 FT makes.
• Matched season-high in scoring with 11 points (4-of-5 FG, 1-of-1 3PT, 2-of-5 FT) at Ole Miss (Feb. 23), along with a season-high 4 assists.
• 11 points again at LSU (March 1), matching his season-high with the help of a perfect 3-of-3 game from beyond the arc.

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Averaged 19.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game for Brownsburg High School as a senior.
• Shot an impressive 44.0 percent from the floor in his final high school season.
• Captured back-to-back sectional titles at Brownsburg as the team’s leading scorer, fueling the Bulldogs to a 21-7 record as a senior.
• Named an Indy Star Indiana All-Star at the conclusion of his final high school campaign.
• Rated a four-star prospect and ranked as the 103rd best basketball recruit in the nation by Rivals.com.
• Participant at the 28th annual Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 Workout which features Indiana’s best upperclassmen
• Earned Hoosier Conference Crossroads All-Conference honors.
• Chose Mizzou over Cincinnati and Xavier.

PERSONAL

• Son of Kenneth and Michelle Walton.
• Father, Kenneth, played basketball at Nebraska from 1981-83.
• Born on July 20, 1996, in Indianapolis, Ind.
• Enjoys watching ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ in his spare time.
• Favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans.
• Favorite professional athlete to follow is Carmelo Anthony.
• Would like to pursue a career in basketball.