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Walker,Justin

Justin Walker

Eastern Illinois
* Hired as an assistant coach on Marty Simmons men’s basketball staff in April of 2020
* Begins second year at EIU for 2022-23 academic year
* Helped rebuild roster in first year featuring nine new players
* Team used 16 different starting line-ups in 2021-22, five most in NCAA Division I ranks
 
Prior to Eastern Illinois
*Head Boys Basketball Coach at Bloomington High School (2019-21)
* Coached team to 11 wins during first season (5-5 record in Big Twelve Conference)
* On staff at Southern Illinois University for five seasons under head coach Barry Hinson
* Worked final two seasons as an assistant coach, recruited starting guard Lance Jones among other SIU players
* Worked two seasons as the director of operations
* Worked one season as a graduate assistant coach
* Worked as an assistant coach at Moraine Valley Community College
* Worked as an assistant boys basketball coach at Waubonsie Valley High School
* Worked three years at Illinois Basketball Academy
 
Personal
*Earned bachelor’s degree from Carthage College
* Earned second bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2012
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