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#4 RYAN WALTON CS Northridge: Played two years under head coach Bobby Braswell … Averaged 1.3 points and 1 rebound per contest in limited minutes off the bench … Carson HS: Earned three varsity letters in basketball for head coach Richard Mason, leading Colts to consecutive titles as a junior and senior … Colts were 41-13 over final two seasons, including a 23-4 mark his junior year … Earned 1st-team All-Marine League honors and All-City Honorable Mention plaudits his senior season … Also earned Gatorade Player of the Year accolades after averaging 13.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game in final year as prep … Personal: Born in Gardena, CA, on October 11, 1986 … Son of Veronica and Byron Walton … Has two siblings, Janelle and Brandan … Cousin Terrell Jones plays on CSUN basketball team … Chose CSUDH because of its program, coaching staff and teammates … Also recruited by Air Force Academy, Long Beach State and Seattle Pacific … Lists the L.A. Lakers and the New England Patriots as favorite professional teams, and Kobe Bryant as favorite professional athlete … Also lists movie “Bad Boys II” and TV program “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” as favorites … Most admires grandfather … Hopes to help Toros win national title … Majoring in business administration. |
