Kevin Walker

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lutherville, Md.
High School:
Gilman School

Kevin Walker, 6-4, 210 pounds
Breschi on Walker: Kevin Walker is a great role player who came in on man down…does a lot of things…can spot guys when our regulars get tired.
2018 (Junior): Played in five games, seeing action against Lafayette, Johns Hopkins, Mercer, Hofstra and Maryland…scooped up a ground ball against Hofstra…earned honors on 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Sophomore): Saw action in one game, playing against Dartmouth…named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Freshman): Member of ACC Academic Honor Roll...named to Dean’s List in both fall semester 2015 and spring semester 2016… valuable member of scout team for 2016 NCAA champions.
High School: Gilman School graduate where he was coached by 1991 UNC alumnus and NCAA champion Brooks Matthews from 2011-15...U.S. high school Academic All-America in lacrosse...U.S. Lacrosse All-America selection...played for Maryland Lacrosse Club where he won a Tri-State national championship and was coached by Mickey Matthews...National Merit finalist...National Latin Exam gold medal winner...International Boys School Coalition representative...Gilman Film Festival director...character education leadership project leader...cum laude society honoree...Gilman School Habitat for Humanity chapter co-founder.

Personal: Son of former Tar Heel national champion and All-America defenseman Chris Walker, Class of 1987…given name is Kevin Christopher Walker...son of Christopher and Angie Walker...was born September 19, 1996 in Baltimore, Md. …family resides in Lutherville, Md. ...has a sister, Kate, 24...double major in classical studies and English…UNC Dean’s List student.

Catching Up With Kevin Walker
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is the history.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they care about you as a player and a person.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my right-handed pass.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Larry Cohen and he is now playing at Haverford.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because Chapel Hill is the greatest place in the world.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent watching movies.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Andy Matthews because it’s so bad it’s good.
My favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Ravens.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Goodfellas.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is Greece because of the Pythagorean Theory.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are Chick-fil-A and Gatorade.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A because of the many sauces.
Sweet, salty or both? Salty.
My favorite food made by a relative is my Mom’s crab cakes.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Lucha Tigre.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to Stanley Kubrick’s dinner table in 1968.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Stanley Kubrick.
People would be very surprised to know I play the guitar.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in Baltimore and working at home.
The most interesting or fascinating person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Tyler Seminetta because his stories are not annoying.