Jamall Walker

Jamall Walker (born August 7, 1977) is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Ohio State University.

Early life A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walker graduated from Wichita South High School. As a high school senior in 1995, Walker was named Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year.

College career After graduating from high school Walker played for head coach Charlie Spoonhour at Saint Louis and started 73 games for the Billikens. Alongside future NBA lottery pick Larry Hughes, Walker helped the Billikens reach the second round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to eventual national champions Kentucky Wildcats.

Coaching career Walker's coaching career began as a varsity assistant at Alton High School in the Metro East area of Illinois during the 2000 season before serving in the same position at F. L. Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kansas from 2001 to 2002. Walker later moved to work as an assistant coach at Ball State under Tim Buckley for two seasons. After a season with Arizona, Walker returned to Ohio for two more seasons with John Groce.

In 2012, Walker became an assistant at Illinois following Groce, who was hired as Illinois' head coach. Walker was named interim head coach after Groce was fired March 11, 2017, and Walker lead the Illini to a 2–1 record in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament. After Illinois hired head coach Brad Underwood, Walker was retained as an assistant coach.

Walker left the Illini following the season to join the coaching staff at Grand Canyon.

Walker was named an assistant coach at Ohio State University on April 10, 2024.

Head coaching record

†Walker was interim head coach for Illinois during 2017 NIT