Kansas State University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Walker, Zyanna
Jersey Number 1
Zyanna Walker
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Wichita Heights HS
- Prev School:
- Louisville
Bio
WALKER’S TROPHY CASE
• 2025 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2024-25 All-Big 12 Defensive Team
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
2024-25 All-Big 12 Defensive Team... Career single-season highs for points, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, assists blocks and steals... Played in and started a career-high 36 games... Logged a career-high 947 minutes (26.3 mpg)... Carded 294 points (8.2 ppg)... Tallied a field goal percentage of .402 (109-of 271), including .280 from 3-point range (23-of-82)... Shot .671 (53-of-79) from the free throw line... Dished out 122 assists (3.4 apg)... Ranked 15th in the Big 12 for assists per game... Carded an assist-turnover ratio of 1.88 which ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 79th in the nation... Hauled in 138 rebounds (3.8 rpg)... Pocketed a 58 steals (1.6 spg) which was second on the team... Blocked 25 shots (0.7 bpg)... Made first collegiate start against Green Bay (11/4) and tallied five points, six rebounds and tied her career-high with seven assists... Tallied first career 10-pt/5-reb/5-asst game with 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals against Belmont (11/7)... Narrowly missed a triple-double with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists against Milwaukee (11/20)... Registered 13 points including a career-high four 3-pointers made, setting the school record for 3-pointers made in a second quarter, against DePaul (11/27)... Tallied a career-high five steals and added nine points, seven rebounds and five assists against Central Arkansas (12/1)... Recorded 16 points, a career-high 10 assists, four steals, four rebounds and two blocks against Eastern Illinois (12/3)... Tallied a career-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting with five rebounds, three assists and two blocks at Texas A&M (12/8)... Notched eight points, five assists with zero turnovers, four rebounds, a block and a steal against Arizona State (1/19)... Registered 12 points, six rebounds and three steals against Kansas (2/22)... Notched 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, five rebounds and three assists against UCF (3/6) in the second round of the Big 12 Championship.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Played in all 34 games, entering each contest off the bench... Logged 679 minutes (20.0 mpg)... Registered 231 points (6.8 ppg)... Made 90 field goals on 208 attempts (.433)... Tallied 17 three-point field goals made on 62 attempts (.274)... Converted 34 free throws on 44 attempts (.773)... Pulled in 127 rebounds (3.7 rpg), dished 48 assists (1.4 apg), pocketed 36 steals (1.1 spg) and rejected 11 blocks (0.3 bpg)... Made K-State debut with 12 minutes off the bench against Presbyterian (11/6) and tallied a perfect night with 5-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range for 13 points, two assists and a rebound... Carded 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting, a career-high six rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal... Tallied a career-high 28 minutes off the bench at Iowa (11/16) and responded with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting and three rebounds... Notched 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Iowa (11/26)... Tallied 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 2-of-4 from 3-point range, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Recorded 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and five rebounds at Cincinnati (12/30)... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, four rebounds, and a career-high four steals against Houston (1/3)... Registered 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, four rebounds and two assists against Oklahoma (1/10)... Carded nine points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal in 31 minutes against Texas (1/13). .. Tallied a career-high 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting and a career-best 5-of-6 from the foul line and four rebounds against Kansas (1/20)... Notched 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes off the bench against Oklahoma State (2/10)... Tallied 10 points, five rebounds and two steals against UCF (2/17)... Carded seven points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Portland (3/22) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
LOUISVILLE (2022-23)
Played in five games and averaged 10.6 minutes per game... Notched 13 points (2.6 ppg) on 60.0 percent (6-of-10) shooting from the field including 1-of-2 from beyond the arc... Hauled in seven rebounds (1.4 rpg)... Made her collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee (12/4) and tallied four points and a career-high three rebounds in 13 minutes... Registered a career-high six points on 3-of-5 shooting against SIUE (12/6)... Recorded three points in 10 minutes at Pittsburgh (12/18).
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star prospect and ranked #15 in the nation by Prep Girls Hoops... Ranked #38 overall and the #8 guard in the class of 2022 by espnW HoopGurlz... 2022 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year... 2022 Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Girls Watch List... 2020 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) Class 6A All-State Second Team selection... All-State and All-Metro selection in sophomore and senior seasons... In the 2021-22 season, averaged 25.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5.1 steals... During the 2019-20 season, averaged 20 points per game before a season-ending knee injury.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Patricia and Maurice Walker... Has one sister, Zarianna... Major is organizational management.
• 2025 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2024-25 All-Big 12 Defensive Team
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
2024-25 All-Big 12 Defensive Team... Career single-season highs for points, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, assists blocks and steals... Played in and started a career-high 36 games... Logged a career-high 947 minutes (26.3 mpg)... Carded 294 points (8.2 ppg)... Tallied a field goal percentage of .402 (109-of 271), including .280 from 3-point range (23-of-82)... Shot .671 (53-of-79) from the free throw line... Dished out 122 assists (3.4 apg)... Ranked 15th in the Big 12 for assists per game... Carded an assist-turnover ratio of 1.88 which ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 79th in the nation... Hauled in 138 rebounds (3.8 rpg)... Pocketed a 58 steals (1.6 spg) which was second on the team... Blocked 25 shots (0.7 bpg)... Made first collegiate start against Green Bay (11/4) and tallied five points, six rebounds and tied her career-high with seven assists... Tallied first career 10-pt/5-reb/5-asst game with 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals against Belmont (11/7)... Narrowly missed a triple-double with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists against Milwaukee (11/20)... Registered 13 points including a career-high four 3-pointers made, setting the school record for 3-pointers made in a second quarter, against DePaul (11/27)... Tallied a career-high five steals and added nine points, seven rebounds and five assists against Central Arkansas (12/1)... Recorded 16 points, a career-high 10 assists, four steals, four rebounds and two blocks against Eastern Illinois (12/3)... Tallied a career-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting with five rebounds, three assists and two blocks at Texas A&M (12/8)... Notched eight points, five assists with zero turnovers, four rebounds, a block and a steal against Arizona State (1/19)... Registered 12 points, six rebounds and three steals against Kansas (2/22)... Notched 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, five rebounds and three assists against UCF (3/6) in the second round of the Big 12 Championship.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Played in all 34 games, entering each contest off the bench... Logged 679 minutes (20.0 mpg)... Registered 231 points (6.8 ppg)... Made 90 field goals on 208 attempts (.433)... Tallied 17 three-point field goals made on 62 attempts (.274)... Converted 34 free throws on 44 attempts (.773)... Pulled in 127 rebounds (3.7 rpg), dished 48 assists (1.4 apg), pocketed 36 steals (1.1 spg) and rejected 11 blocks (0.3 bpg)... Made K-State debut with 12 minutes off the bench against Presbyterian (11/6) and tallied a perfect night with 5-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range for 13 points, two assists and a rebound... Carded 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting, a career-high six rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal... Tallied a career-high 28 minutes off the bench at Iowa (11/16) and responded with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting and three rebounds... Notched 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting against Iowa (11/26)... Tallied 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 2-of-4 from 3-point range, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Recorded 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and five rebounds at Cincinnati (12/30)... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, four rebounds, and a career-high four steals against Houston (1/3)... Registered 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, four rebounds and two assists against Oklahoma (1/10)... Carded nine points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal in 31 minutes against Texas (1/13). .. Tallied a career-high 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting and a career-best 5-of-6 from the foul line and four rebounds against Kansas (1/20)... Notched 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes off the bench against Oklahoma State (2/10)... Tallied 10 points, five rebounds and two steals against UCF (2/17)... Carded seven points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals against Portland (3/22) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
LOUISVILLE (2022-23)
Played in five games and averaged 10.6 minutes per game... Notched 13 points (2.6 ppg) on 60.0 percent (6-of-10) shooting from the field including 1-of-2 from beyond the arc... Hauled in seven rebounds (1.4 rpg)... Made her collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee (12/4) and tallied four points and a career-high three rebounds in 13 minutes... Registered a career-high six points on 3-of-5 shooting against SIUE (12/6)... Recorded three points in 10 minutes at Pittsburgh (12/18).
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a four-star prospect and ranked #15 in the nation by Prep Girls Hoops... Ranked #38 overall and the #8 guard in the class of 2022 by espnW HoopGurlz... 2022 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year... 2022 Naismith High School Trophy Underclassmen Girls Watch List... 2020 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) Class 6A All-State Second Team selection... All-State and All-Metro selection in sophomore and senior seasons... In the 2021-22 season, averaged 25.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5.1 steals... During the 2019-20 season, averaged 20 points per game before a season-ending knee injury.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Patricia and Maurice Walker... Has one sister, Zarianna... Major is organizational management.
K-State WBB | Feeding the Band
Wednesday, September 10
K-State WBB | Postgame Press Conference vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Postgame Highlights vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Player Press Conference (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen - USC Preview)
Friday, March 28
