General | 2/24/2020 4:46:00 PM

Alcorn Saddened by Passing of Hall of Famer Lonnie Walker

LORMAN, Miss. – Alcorn State University mourned the loss of former student-athlete and coach Lonnie Walker as he passed away Monday morning.
 
Walker was inducted into the Alcorn A-Club Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, and the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2011.
 
Walker lettered in basketball, baseball and tennis at Alcorn from 1964-68. The 6-4 guard was the SWAC Freshman of the Year in basketball in 1964-65 and a catcher on the baseball team. As a student-athlete, Walker was a part of three men's basketball teams that won SWAC Championships in 1965-66, 1966-67 and 1967-68.
 
Upon graduation, Walker was an assistant men's basketball coach under Davey L. Whitney for 22 seasons. The Braves posted winning seasons in 19 of the 22 years, including NCAA Tournament appearances in 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83 and 1983-84, as well NIT appearances in 1978-79 and 1984-85.
 
In addition to his men's assistant duties, he also coached the women's basketball team prior to his wife Shirley Walker, who then took over as the head women's coach from 1978-2008.
 
Walker went on to succeed Whitney as head men's basketball coach at Alcorn from 1989-93.
 
Prior to Alcorn, Walker was a five-sport athlete at Fidelity HS in Houston, where he played football, basketball, baseball, track & field and tennis.
 
Updates regarding funeral arrangements will follow.
 
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