2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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32 Dantez Walton

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lima, Ohio
  • Highschool Lima Central Catholic

Biography

Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Season (2020)
All-Horizon League Third Team (2020)
2x Horizon League All-Academic Team (2019, 2020)

Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List (2020)
3x Horizon League Player of the Week (Nov. 25, 2019; Dec. 2, 2019; Dec. 9, 2019)
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow All-Tournament Team
2x NABC Honors Court (2019, 2020)


2019-20

  • Named to the All-Horizon League Third Team, leading the Norse during the league slate with 16.3 points per game while shooting 46 percent from the field and 37 percent from beyond the arc
  • Named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List and was also named the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Season and earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Academic Team
  • Sat out 11 games due to injury, prior to which he was the first player to earn back-to-back-to-back Horizon League Player of the Week honors since Dayton’s Negele Knight in 1989-90. Had three 3-point games in four outings during that span, with two 30-point, 10-rebound performances against Arkansas and Texas Southern
  • Played in 21 games, making 20 starts, and led the Norse with 16.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game
  • Recorded five double-doubles during the season, narrowly missing out on a fifth with 10 points and nine boards in NKU’s Horizon League Championship win over UIC
  • Posted 1,000th career point with his first field goal of the Horizon League Championship game and finished career with 1,008 points to rank 28th all-time at NKU. Also ranked 16th with 56 career blocks, 16th with 145 made 3-pointers and 19th with 522 career rebounds


2018-19

  • Started all 35 contests for the Norse, averaging career highs in scoring (11.1 ppg), rebounding (5.5 rpg) and assists (2.7 apg)
  • Scored 11 points and hauled in seven rebounds in Northern Kentucky's NCAA Tournament first-round game against eventual National Runner-Up Texas Tech
  • In league tournament championship against Wright State, posted first career double-double with 15 points and career-high 14 rebounds
  • Tallied a career-high 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting at IUPUI
  • Dropped 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and six assists against Green Bay
  • Poured in a then-career-high 19 points against UMBC

2017-18

  • Played in all 32 contests, posting averages of 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds
  • Chipped in seven points, six rebounds and a career-high three blocks versus IUPUI
  • Dropped career-high 13 points behind 6-of-10 shooting against Oakland
  • Started each of the last four games, averaging 8.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in the starts

2016-17

  • Played in 29 games, averaging 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per outing
  • Reached double-figures four times this season, scoring 11 against Earlham and 10 versus Brescia
  • Scored eight points in NKU’s decisive 18-2 first-half run at UIC en route to 10 points versus the Flames
  • Added eight points off the bench versus Valparaiso
  • Came off the bench to spark NKU with 12 points, all in the second half, in the win at Wright State
  • Dropped a clutch three with just under two minutes to play in NKU’s Horizon League Championship semifinal win over YSU
PRIOR TO NKU
  • Ohio's Division III Co-Player of the Year and AP first-team all-state honoree as a senior
  • Led Lima Central Catholic to two Ohio Division III State Championships (2016, 2014) and one runner-up (2015) in final three years
  • Ranked a 3-star recruit by Scout.com
  • Averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game as a senior
  • Tallied 16 points and 8 boards per game as a junior
  • High school teammate of fellow Norse Tre Cobbs
PERSONAL
  • Son of Lisa and Daniel Walton
  • Siblings are Danyel, Amber, Dannisha 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2016-17Freshman

    G
    6'5" 205 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2017-18Sophomore

    G
    6'5" 205 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 210 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'6" 215 lbs
    32