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BASKETBALL Highlights (Junior season, 2007-2008)
CROSS COUNTRY Highlights (2008)
BRIAN’S Best Times
•Earned his team’s Defensive Stopper Award.
•Averaged 9.2 points 4.1 assists and 4.3 steals per game while starting 12 games at point guard.
•Named player of the game four times by his coaches.
•Scholar-athlete award, runner-up.
“Highlights and Thrills from 2008,” Ypsilanti Courier, Jan. 15, 2009
“In a new comfort zone: Commitment to cross country works for Walker,” Ann Arbor News, November 2, 2008.
“Walker qualifies for state tourney,” Ypsilanti Courier, Oct. 30, 2008
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•In only his second year running, placed 168th at the Division 2 state meet and 12th at the regional meet.
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•His time at the state meet – (17:33) – was the 18th fastest in Ypsilanti history.
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•Received his team’s “Most Improved Runner” Award.
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•All-Mega Conference runner; Honorable mention, Ann Arbor News All-Area team.
2008: (Senior Year)
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•17:33 at state meet
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•17:40 at Regional Meet
2007: (Junior Year)
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•19:24
Steve Brooks
Basketball Coach
Ypsilanti High School
2095 Packard Road
Ypsilanti MI 48197
734-714-1009
Tom Micallef
Cross Country Coach
Ypsilanti High School
2095 Packard Road
Ypsilanti MI 48197
734-714-1009
…The starting point guards who preceded Brian at Ypsilanti, L.J. Frazier and Woody Payne, are Division 1 starters in 2008-09.
…Cousin Kevin Norris, a 2008 graduate, played wide receiver on the University of Michigan football team.
…Cousin Andre Barnes is a NCAA-qualifying sprinter who is in his fourth year on the University of Michigan track team.
…Relatives who have played college basketball include uncle Billy Barnes (Boise State), uncle Milton Barnes (Albion) and cousin Mark Barnes (Northwood).
…Has attended the Jason Richardson Basketball Camp (2004), Tayshaun Prince Basketball Camp (2007) and Rasheed Wallace Basketball Camp (2007).
…A gifted pianist, Brian performs recitals every six weeks at Washtenaw Community College.
Point Guard/Distance Runner, 6-0/160 pounds, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti, MI
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BRIAN’S 2007-2008 Basketball Statistics
"Brian totally connected and didn't miss anything. He decided he was going to run cross country and do a good job.''
-Tom Micallef, Ypsilanti cross-country coach,
MITCA Hall of Famer
"He’s got that basketball body: Long (and) he’s really quick. But really what makes him special is that he’s really a student of the game.''
-Steve Brooks, Ypsilanti basketball coach
EXTRACURRICULARS
Member of Ypsilanti High School’s Chamber Choir, Gospel Choir and Concert Choir.
Member, National Society of Black Engineers, University of Michigan.
Volunteers at Salvation Army, Orchard Children Services.
ACADEMICS
Grade Point Average: 3.5 (4.0 in fall 2008)
ACT Score: 19
Favorite Subjects: Math (Calculus and Algebra) Science, Piano and Choir
College plans: Major in engineering, minor in music composition and theory.
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“Ypsilanti Holds off Nouvel 56-46,” Ann Arbor News, Dec. 21, 2008
“Buzzer lifts Huron over Ypsilanti in basketball,” Ann Arbor News, Dec. 13, 2008
“Ypsilanti Season Preview,” Ann Arbor News, Dec. 9, 2008
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BRIAN’S Multi-Media (Videos, Musical Performances)
| GP | GS | PPG | APG | SPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 12 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 |