Sakima Walker
- position Center
- height 6-5
- class Senior
- Hometown Columbus, Ohio
- Previous School Northwest Florida State
- High school Africentric Early College
- position Center
- height 6-5
- class Senior
- Hometown Columbus, Ohio
- Previous School Northwest Florida State
- High school Africentric Early College
Sakima Walker Bio
Awards
At Northwest Florida
NJCAA D1 Player of the Year (2023)
NJCAA Tournament MVP (2023)
High School
OHSBCA Div. 3 Player of the Year (2020)
Bio Information
Prior to South Carolina
- Named NJCAA D1 Player of the Year in 2023 after averaging 16.7 points and 8.2 rebounds, scoring 20 or more points 10 times and posting 13 double-doubles in her 32 games
- Led Northwest Florida State to 2023 NJCAA National Championship in her lone season with the Raiders, earning Tournament MVP honors with 19.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game over the seven-game event
- Paced NWF to its fifth-straight Panhandle Conference Championship in 2023
- Began her college career at Rutgers, playing in 32 games over her two seasons
High School
- Ranked the No. 7 post player in the Class of 2020
- Drew Player of the Year honors from Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association and District 10 Basketball Coaches Association as a senior
- Earned first-team all-state and all-district honors in her career and was a three-time first-team all-city selection
- Led Africentric Early College to back-to-back Division III Ohio State Championships (2019, 2020), including a perfect 28-0 record in 2018-19
- Part of three city championships, three regional titles and three district championships
