# Tirame Walker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tirame_Walker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tirame_Walker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirame_Walker > Source revision: 1324152421 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American basketball player and coach}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Tiran Walker | image = | image_size = | caption = | number = | team = | league = | position = | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | nationality = American | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | highschool = | college = | draft_year = | career_start = 1999 | career_end = 2009 | years1 = 2000–2007 | team1 = [Newcastle Eagles](/source/Newcastle_Eagles) | highlights = }} '''Tiran Jerome Walker''' (born September 14, 1975) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player, most recently playing for the [Cheshire Jets](/source/Cheshire_Jets) in the [British Basketball League](/source/British_Basketball_League), where he was also head coach. The 6 ft 1in [point guard](/source/point_guard) played at [Azusa Pacific University](/source/Azusa_Pacific_University), where he was acknowledged nationally as an NAIA All-American in 1998 and 1999. Acclaimed by many as the finest point guard in the league, his exciting style has won him many fans in his six years in the BBL. He is the nephew of the former [NBA](/source/NBA) player [James Hardy](/source/James_Hardy_(basketball)) ([Utah Jazz](/source/Utah_Jazz)). Walker signed for the British club [Newcastle Eagles](/source/Newcastle_Eagles) in 2000 after a spell with the [International Basketball Association](/source/International_Basketball_Association) team [Saskatchewan Hawks](/source/Saskatchewan_Hawks) from 1999 to 2000. In 2007, after seven years with the Eagles, Walker was appointed as player/coach of the rival Cheshire Jets. However, after just a few months with the Jets, Walker sustained a serious knee injury and returned to the US for surgery. It was announced that in January 2008 that, by mutual consent, he had left the club. After moving back to America he became the head coach and owner of the [ABA's](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present)) [Modesto Bearcats](/source/Modesto_Bearcats).{{cite web|url=http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/minor-league-sports-business/2008/8/14/head-coach-tj-walker-is-new-owner-of-the-modesto-bearcats-ab.html|title=Head Coach T.J. Walker is New Owner of the Modesto Bearcats|date=4 August 2008|publisher=MLN Sports|accessdate=15 August 2010}}{{dead link|date=April 2013}} Meanwhile, also beginning a career at [Project YES](/source/Project_YES),{{cite web |url=https://www.ProjectYES.live/ |title=Home |website=ProjectYES.live}} a non-profit youth employment service located in the Stanislaus County. Where he began assisting and guiding youth as both a youth advisor and peer mentor. Shaping, bettering, and directing young adults towards employment and success. == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Tirame Jerome}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Azusa Pacific Cougars men's basketball players Category:American Basketball Association (2000–present) coaches Category:American men's basketball coaches Category:American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom Category:Cheshire Jets players Category:Baseball players from Long Beach, California Category:Point guards Category:Newcastle Eagles players Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball coaches from California Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tirame Walker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirame_Walker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirame_Walker?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.