Marcedes Walker

Marcedes Marie Walker (born October 17, 1986) is an American-Azerbaijani basketball player who is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national 3x3 team. She played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and later played professionally in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Houston Comets.

Early life Walker was born on October 17, 1986, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended University City High School in Philadelphia, where she was a standout three-sport athlete, competing in basketball, volleyball and track and field. For the basketball team, she served as a three-year team captain and led the team in scoring and rebounding all three of those years, being a three-time All-City selection. She saw significant playing time as a freshman in 2004–05, starting 26 games before injury and averaging 13.3 points and 9.1 rebounds; she led Pittsburgh in scoring and was the Big East Conference leader in rebounding. As a senior, she was named an All-American and second-team All-Big East selection, leading Pittsburgh to their furthest-ever placement in the NCAA Tournament. As of 2024, she is Pittsburgh's all-time leading rebounder (1,162) and is sixth all-time in scoring (1,870). She survived the roster cutdowns and made the opening-day roster. She appeared in two games, scoring no points, before being released on June 16, 2008.

After her brief stint in the WNBA, Walker played the rest of her career abroad. She played for in Italy from 2009 to 2011, then moved to Israel and played for Elitzur Netanya B.C. in 2011. She played for Canik Belediyespor from 2014 to 2015, Çankaya Üniversitesi from 2015 to 2017, and Osmaniye GSK from 2017 to 2018 before finishing her career with Aci Koleji from 2018 to 2019. She competed for the team at several tournaments in the following years and helped them qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics; she was one of four players chosen to compete for the team at the Olympics.

On August 26, 2024, the press service of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation announced that Marcedes Walker has ended her career.