General Information/Career
Four-year player who was granted a scholarship for his senior season...Only fourth year senior on the squad in 2006-07...Came to UNM as a walk-on • First name is pronounced KELL-en...Good touch from 3-pt. range...42.3% (52-123) from 3-pt. range in his career...Would have the seventh highest career 3-pt. FG% if he took enough shots...9-10 from inside the arc in his career...Broke his left tibia on June 23 that sidelined him for 8-10 weeks.
2006-07 • Senior Season
Averaged 2.0 ppg while shooting 43.9% from behind the 3-pt. line...Scored a career-high 13 points on 4-6 shooting, 3-5 from behind the arc, in five minutes off the bench against Colorado State.
2005-06 • Junior Season
Averaged 2.8 ppg and 0.8 rpg in 29 games...Shot 39.7% from 3-pt. range...2-3 from inside the arc...Went 7-7 from the FT line...8-17 from behind the arc in the last four games of the season...Twice scored in double figures, going 4-4 from 3-pt. land against Oregon and 4-8 from downtown against San Diego State...had 12 points in each game.
2004-05 • Sophomore Season
Saw action in 15 games, all off the bench • Averaged 2.3 ppg...Shot 60.0% (12-20) from the field and 50.0% (8-16) from 3-pt. range...Hit a huge 3-pt. FG with 58 seconds left in the first half at home against Utah to give UNM a 31-26 halftime lead.
2003-04 • Freshman Season
Played in eight games...Averaged 2.1 ppg and 0.3 rpg...Shot 44.4% (4-9) from 3-pt. range, 2-2 from inside the arc on the season.
High School
Played for head coach Tom Burns at Fruita-Monument HS in Fruita, Colo...Averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a senior...Was an all-conference selection as a senior...Team went 12-7 and advanced to the state playoffs.
PERSONAL
Born March 20, 1985...Son of Randy and Selina Walter...Father played baseball at Arizona State...Full name is Kellen Donald Walter...Kellen is the middle of five brothers, Cameron (26), Andrew (24), Eric (19) and Stewart (17)...Andrew played quarterback on the Arizona State football team and was drafted in the third round by the Oakland Raiders in 2005...Majoring in University Studies.
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