Gary Walters - Princeton Point Guard

Princeton Point Guard

Walters played point guard for Princeton on the 1965 NCAA Final Four men’s basketball team led by Bill Bradley. Walters was himself featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with teammate Chris Thomforde in February 1967, while leading that year’s team to a 25-3 record and a No. 5 ranking in the final national polls.

A clever dribbler and passer, this extremely fast point guard played for Hall of Fame Coach Pete Carril at Reading H.S.(Pa.). At Princeton, Walters was a three-time letterwinner, a three-time All-Ivy selection, honorable mention A.P. All-America, recipient of the team’s B.F. Bunn Trophy and first-team U.P.I. ”Small American” (for players 5-10 and under). His college coach, Butch Van Breda Kolff, said Walters was one of the smartest players he ever coached.

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