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It's just a situation I couldn't have done anything about
McGrady sprains right elbow Nov 15, 2007
We just wanted to come out and get this game taken care of
Arizona 80, Vermont 51 Mar 20, 2003
We tried to keep the pressure on teams and make those types of runs
Arizona 88; California 75 Feb 28, 2003
It feels good to be a team that maybe was supposed to go to the NIT make the Sweet 16
NCAA Tournament Roundup Mar 16, 2002
It feels good to be a team that maybe was supposed to go to the NIT make the Sweet 16
Arizona 68, Wyoming 60 Mar 16, 2002
Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28, 1980, in San Diego, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His primary position is at small forward. After the 2010 NBA Finals, Walton and his father Hall of Famer Bill Walton became the first and only (as of 2010) father and son to both have won multiple NBA championships. Bill won in 1977 and 1986, and Luke in 2009 and 2010.
Luke Walton is the son of former NBA great Bill Walton, and was named after Bill's close friend and former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Maurice Lucas. He has three brothers — Adam, Nathan (who unsuccessfully ran for governor during the 2003 California recall), and Chris. He attended University of San Diego High School in San Diego, California.
After graduating from University of San Diego High School in 1998, Walton enrolled at the University of Arizona and majored in family studies. There, he played for the Wildcats under coach Lute Olson. In his junior year, Walton averaged 15.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. As a fifth-year senior, he averaged 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 0.9 steals.