Devondrick Walker

Devondrick Deshawn Walker (born July 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Geraldton Buccaneers of the NBL1 West. He played three years of college basketball for the East Texas A&M Lions between 2011 and 2014 before playing the first three seasons of his professional career in the NBA Development League. He later played in Italy, France, Australia, New Zealand, Latvia and Indonesia. In 2022, he led the Rockingham Flames to the NBL1 West championship behind a grand final MVP performance. He was named back-to-back NBL1 West Most Valuable Player in 2022 and 2023.

Walker served as an assistant coach with the Perth Lynx of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) during the 2025–26 season.

Early life Walker was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended South Garland High School in Garland, Texas, where he was a three-year letterwinner. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 10 points, four rebounds and four assists per game, while being named second-team all-district.

College career Coming out of high school, Walker had no scholarship offers. Instead, he secured a last-second offer through a connection his high school assistant coach had. In May 2010, Walker signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Northwestern Oklahoma State University in the 2010–11 season. On June 5, 2014, he was named the recipient of the 2013–14 Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Award for A&M-Commerce. He helped Austin reach the 2015 Western Conference Finals. In 37 games as a rookie, he averaged 3.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

2015–16 season Walker initially re-joined the Austin Spurs for the 2015–16 season, but he was waived on November 11, 2015, prior to the start of the regular season.

On January 18, 2016, Walker was acquired by the Westchester Knicks. In 25 games, he averaged 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He averaged 10 points per game with Westchester to start the season. At the D-League Showcase, he scored 46 points over two games on 15-of-18 from the field, including 12-of-12 from 3-point range. Walker moved to Australia to play for the Perth Wildcats in the 2017–18 NBL season. However, after suffering a fracture in his left foot during preseason, Walker was replaced in the squad by J. P. Tokoto.

Walker returned to the Delaware 87ers in March 2018, but he did not play for the 87ers to finish the 2017–18 NBA G League season. He then played for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2018 NBA Summer League.

Italy and France (2018–2020) On July 31, 2018, Walker signed with Italian team Pallacanestro Trieste for the 2018–19 LBA season. He appeared in four games between October 7 and October 28. On January 9, 2019, he signed with New Basket Brindisi for the rest of the LBA season. In seven games for Brindisi, he averaged 11.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He parted ways with Chorale Roanne on January 13, 2020. He appeared in four games for Roanne, averaging 9.3 points in 23 minutes per game. In eight games, he averaged 7.38 points and 2.25 rebounds per game. He averaged 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game. He parted ways with Rīga on January 24, 2022. In 12 LEBL games, he averaged 12.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He also averaged 5.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in eight BCL games. On May 14, he scored 37 points with seven 3-pointers in an 88–86 loss to the Geraldton Buccaneers. The Flames reached the grand final where they defeated the Buccaneers 91–79 to win the NBL1 West championship. Walker was named grand final MVP for his game-high 26 points. For the season, he was named the NBL1 West West Most Valuable Player alongside All-NBL1 West First Team and the league's scoring title. In 24 games, he averaged 26.96 points, 5.63 rebounds, 3.71 assists and 1.92 steals per game. Walker sat out the 2022 NBL1 National Finals, but the Flames went on to win the NBL1 National championship without him.

On September 5, 2022, Walker signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2022–23 NBL season. He was released by the Bullets on November 5, 2022, after averaging 9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in five games.

On February 7, 2023, Walker re-signed with the Flames for the 2023 NBL1 West season. On May 5, he scored 50 points in a 108–87 win over the Mandurah Magic. He was named NBL1 West MVP for the second straight season. The Flames went on to reach the preliminary final, where they lost 97–94 in overtime to the Joondalup Wolves, with Walker's scoring a game-high 32 points on 11-of-32 shooting and 4-of-20 from 3-point range. In 24 games, he averaged 27.13 points, 4.46 rebounds, 3.67 assists and 1.17 steals per game. At the 2023 NBL1 National Finals, the Flames reached the championship game where they lost 90–85 to the Knox Raiders despite Walker's game-high 37 points and nine 3-pointers.

In December 2023, Walker signed with the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) for the 2024 season. He was released on February 19, 2024, after appearing in only two games due to injury. He was replaced on the roster by Steve Taylor Jr. He had been recovering from a meniscus injury and then suffered a torn tendon in his thigh.

On February 27, 2024, Walker re-signed with the Flames for the 2024 NBL1 West season. He missed eight straight games during the middle of the season due to injury. The Flames finished seventh in the regular season and beat the sixth-seeded East Perth Eagles in the elimination final, winning 104–81 behind Walker's 38 points. In 14 games, he averaged 21.79 points, 1.93 rebounds, 4.93 assists and 1.36 steals per game. In seven games, he averaged 16.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He was unable to play in the 2025 NBL1 West season due to injury.

On March 11, 2026, Walker signed with the Geraldton Buccaneers for the 2026 NBL1 West season. He helped the Buccaneers reach the NBL1 West Grand Final, where they lost 66–62 to the Flames despite Walker's team-high 16 points and game-high nine assists along with six rebounds.

Coaching career Walker worked as a volunteer skills coach with the Perth Lynx during the 2023–24 WNBL season.

For the 2025–26 WNBL season, Walker joined the Perth Lynx as an assistant coach.

Personal life Walker is good friends with former teammates Jonathon Simmons Walker grew up idolising Detroit Pistons' great Isiah Thomas.

Walker and his wife have a daughter.