Walker Kessler College Stats (2021–2022)
North Carolina · Auburn · SEC · 2021–2022 · C · 7'1" · 2 seasons
Walker Kessler's full NCAA Division I men's college basketball career — 8.2 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 0.6 APG across 63 games at North Carolina · Auburn from 2021 to 2022. Season-by-season box score stats, shooting splits, and advanced metrics (TS%, USG%, BPM, ORtg, DRtg), plus the game log from his most recent season; the interactive profile adds shot charts and on/off splits.
Walker Kessler was born Jul 26, 2001 in Newnan, GA. He played high school basketball at Woodward Academy in Fairburn, GA and arrived as a 5-star recruit ranked No. 22 nationally in the class of 2020. Walker Kessler was selected 22nd overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Career stats by season
| Season | Team | Class | G | MIN% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | 2P% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | USG% | TO% | ORtg | DRtg | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | Fr | 29 | 21.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 25.0 | 59.3 | 53.7 | 58.3 | 58.0 | 22.8 | 15.3 | 114.7 | 82.0 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | Auburn | So | 34 | 63.0 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 20.0 | 70.2 | 59.6 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 19.0 | 12.9 | 122.6 | 78.7 | 13.2 |
| Career | 2 teams | 63 | 44.1 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 22.3 | 65.2 | 56.9 | 60.7 | 60.5 | 20.7 | 14.0 | 119.0 | 80.2 | 11.7 |
2021–22 game log — Auburn (34 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2021 | vs Morehead St. | W 77–54 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3-7 | 0-4 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | vs Louisiana Monroe | W 93–65 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | @ South Florida | W 58–52 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | vs Connecticut | L 109–115 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 1-3 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | @ Loyola Chicago | W 62–53 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5-12 | 1-3 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | vs Syracuse | W 89–68 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | vs UCF | W 85–68 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8-14 | 0-3 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | vs Yale | W 86–64 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | vs Nebraska | W 99–68 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | vs North Alabama | W 70–44 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-8 | 0-0 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | @ Saint Louis | W 74–70 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-12 | 0-2 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | vs Murray St. | W 71–58 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5-7 | 1-2 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | vs LSU | W 70–55 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6-8 | 1-1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | @ South Carolina | W 81–66 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | vs Florida | W 85–73 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | @ Alabama | W 81–77 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | @ Mississippi | W 80–71 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9-11 | 0-1 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | vs Georgia | W 83–60 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7-11 | 0-3 |
| Jan 22, 2022 | vs Kentucky | W 80–71 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-0 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | @ Missouri | W 55–54 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-1 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | vs Oklahoma | W 86–68 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-11 | 2-4 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | vs Alabama | W 100–81 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6-9 | 0-1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | @ Georgia | W 74–72 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | @ Arkansas | L 76–80 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6-11 | 2-5 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | vs Texas A&M | W 75–58 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | vs Vanderbilt | W 94–80 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8-10 | 0-1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | @ Florida | L 62–63 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | vs Mississippi | W 77–64 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5-8 | 0-1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | @ Tennessee | L 62–67 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | @ Mississippi St. | W 81–68 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | vs South Carolina | W 82–71 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | 1-4 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | vs Texas A&M | L 62–67 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6-8 | 0-2 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | vs Jacksonville St. | W 80–61 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6-11 | 0-1 |
| Mar 20, 2022 | vs Miami FL | L 61–79 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-0 |
2022 Auburn teammates
Jabari Smith (16.9 PPG) · K.D. Johnson (12.3 PPG) · Wendell Green Jr. (12.0 PPG) · Zep Jasper (5.1 PPG) · Devan Cambridge (5.3 PPG) · Allen Flanigan (6.3 PPG) · Jaylin Williams (5.6 PPG) · Dylan Cardwell (3.0 PPG)
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