Zyanna Walker

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.
High School:
Wichita Heights
Prev School:
Kansas State

Colorado Awards:

2026 Big 12 All-Defensive Team
2026 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 Starting Five Top Performer the Week (Feb. 2)

SENIOR (2026-27):

Zyanna Walker is a senior guard for the Buffs.

JUNIOR (2025-26):

Walker had the second-most points for Colorado in the 2026 Big 12 Tournament, finishing with 41 and averaging 13.7 points per game. She also led CU in assists with eight total, an average of 2.67 per game
Led CU in steals this season with 70 total, averaging 2.0 per game, and ranked third in the Big 12 for total steals
Started for the Buffs in all of their 18 conference games and averaged 11.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game
Had one double-double game against Kansas State (Jan. 29) with 10 rebounds and 13 points

AT KANSAS STATE:
Kansas State Awards:

2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2024-25 All-Big 12 Defensive Team

Kansas State Career Highs:
Points: 17 at Texas A&M (12/08/24)
Assists: 10 vs. Eastern Ill. (12/03/24)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Milwaukee (11/20/24)
Field Goals Made: 7 at Texas A&M (12/08/24)
Field Goal Attempts: 14 at Texas A&M (12/08/24)
Minutes: 36 at Utah (01/08/25)
3-Point FGM: 4 vs. DePaul (11/27/24)
3-Point FGA: 6 at Colorado (01/25/25)
Free Throws Made: 6 vs. UCF (02/15/25)
Free Throw Attempts: 7 vs. UCF (02/15/25)
Steals: 5 vs. UCF (02/15/25)
Blocks: 4 at Kentucky (03/23/25)

Kansas State Career Statistics:
Points: 525
Assists: 170
Rebounds: 265
Field Goals Made: 199
Field Goal Attempts: 479
Minutes: 1633
3-Point FGM: 40
3-Point FGA: 144
Free Throws Made: 87
Free Throw Attempts: 123
Steals: 94
Blocks: 36

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) and 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 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, nine rebounds and nine 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

R-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
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

AT LOUISVILLE:
FRESHMAN (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 then-career-high three rebounds in 13 minutes
Registered a then-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

Attended Wichita Heights High School in Wichita, Kan., and graduated in 2022
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

Zyanna Maurae Walker was born in Wichita, Kan. and is the daughter of Patricia and Maurice Walker
Has one younger sister, Zarianna
Mother, Patricia, ran cross country and track at Cloud Country College in Kansas and Wichita State University
Major is sociology
Favorite hobbies and pastimes include playing video games, hanging with friends and playing cards
Her most thrilling sports moment was beating Iowa at Iowa when they were ranked top-5 in the nation
Her biggest sports hero is Kobe Bryant because his mindset was amazing, and so was his will to be the best version of himself
Wants to travel to Greece
Favorite foods are chicken wings and sushi
Favorite musician is NBA youngboy
After CU, she wants to go on to play basketball professionally