GREENWOOD, Ind. – Ohio Valley’s Darryl Walker earned a selection as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week as announced by the league on Monday.
 
Following two games for the Fighting Scots last week, Walker, a junior guard from Indianapolis, is now the G-MAC’s leading scorer and third-best rebounder.
 
Walker led Ohio Valley to an attention-grabbing win on the road at Central State on Saturday with a 24-point outing and was strong in defeat at Cedarville earlier in the week with a 30-point effort.
 
He averaged 27 points and eight rebounds in the split decisions and made 21 of his 33 attempts from the field, resulting in nearly a 64-perent shooting clip.
 
In 32 minutes, Walker was 11-of-16 on all shot attempts, including a pair of three-point baskets, as he finished with 30 against Cedarville. He grabbed eight rebounds, dished out five assists and was credited with three steals.
 
During one stretch of the second half, Walker scored eight straight points for his team with three shots made and a pair of free throws converted.
 
Walker was just as efficient two days later in Wilberforce, carving up Central State’s defense for 10 made field goals on just 17 attempts. Again, he finished with eight rebounds and chipped in three assists and a block and a steal.
 
Walker is the second Ohio Valley men’s basketball player to receive G-MAC weekly honors this season, joining teammate Robert Smelser.
 
On the season, Walker is averaging 18.6 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per contest. He has netted double figures in 13 of OVU’s 14 games this season.