Walker Named Men's Basketball Coach at Elizabeth City State

May 24, 2002

ELIZABETH CITY, NC- Shawn Walker has been appointed Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Elizabeth City State University.

Shawn Walker

Having served as Head Coach of the Lady Vikings during the 2001-2002 season, Assistant Coach for the Vikings during 1996-97, and a basketball player from 1991-94, Walker is no stranger to the ECSU intercollegiate athletics program. Most recently, under Walker’s leadership, the Lady Vikings finished the season at 14-13, second place in the CIAA Eastern Division.

Prior to his most recent stint with ECSU, Walker served as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Voorhees College in Demark, SC. While at Voorhees, he won two EIAC Championships (1998,1999), competed in the NAIA National Tournament (1999) and was named EIAC Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000. He also served as a graduate assistant at Slippery Rock (PA) University where he received a Master’s in Athletics Administration in 1998.

Walker, a native of Roper, NC, graduated from ECSU in 1994 with two degrees, one in Biology and the other in Health/Physical Education. He was also an All-CIAA selection for the Vikings in 1993 and 1994.

“We are pleased that Coach Walker has accepted this opportunity and look forward to an exciting year of Vikings' basketball,” stated Dr. Edward McLean, ECSU Director of Athletics. “Coach Walker was an outstanding basketball player and has excelled as a coach, clearly indicating that he expects to build a team that will be at the top of its game. The student-athletes are looking forward to his leadership,” McLean continued.