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John Walsh

John R. Walsh

  • Class
    1988
  • Induction
    2006
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
Guard ... Set school records for career points (1,107), assists (349) and steals (240) … 1984-85: Averaged 8.0 points … First on team in steals (53) and second in assists (70) … Team was 11-13 … 1985-86: First on team in steals (38) and fourth in assists (60) … Team was 11-13 … 1986-87: Averaged 14.0 points per game … First on team in steals (39) and third in points (335) … Team was 7-17 … 1987-88: Captain … Led team in assists (118) and steals (88) and second in scoring (16.7 points per game) … Second in league in three-point field goals, fourth in free throws, fifth in scoring and sixth in assists … ICAC Player of the Week once … Team Most Valuable Player … Team was 13-11 ... Other: Management ... Staten Island, New York.
 
GP
FGM
FGA
Pct
FTM
FTA
Pct
OR
DR
TR
Avg
Ast
TO
Blk
Stl
Pts
Ave
 
W
L
 
1984-1985
22
60
146
0.411
55
95
0.579
24
47
71
3.2
70
78
1
53*
175
8.0
 
11
13
 
1985-1986
21
76
177
0.429
44
73
0.603
17
47
64
3.1
60
46
1
38*
196
9.3
 
11
13
 
1986-1987
24
119
287
0.415
76
107
0.710
14
77
91
3.8
101
67
4
61*
335
14
 
7
17
 
1987-1988
24
134
289
0.464
85
106
0.802
12
69
81
3.4
118*
90
0
88*
401
16.8
 
13
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
42
54
 
*-Led Team
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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