Brian Walsh

Height:
6-5
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Coraopolis, Pa.
High School:
Xavier

A physical guard ... a solid shooter … is a strongrebounder at the guard position … has appeared in two MACtournament games (including one title contest) and one NIT game… named to the 2011 Dean’s List … will graduatein the Summer of 2012 with a degree in business management.

as a Junior (2011-12): Appeared in all 34games, including 27-straight starts to close the season …finished second in the MAC in 3-point percentage (.434) and the top3-point shooting mark in conference play (.442) … averaged1.4 3-pointers made in MAC play, tied for 15^th in theleague … named Academic All-MAC … made at least one3-point basket in 26-of-34 games … grabbed at least fourrebounds in 20 games, including 12 of the last 14 contests …finished second on the team in free throw percentage (.803)… reached double figures in the scoring column in 15 games,highlighted by a career-high 16 points at Ball State (Jan. 24)… scored 10 or more points in five of the last sevencontests of the year … posted five, seven-reboundperformances, the last coming at Western Michigan (Feb. 8) …led the Zips in scoring twice, including at Ball State and at Ohio(Feb. 26) … was the top rebounder for Akron on two occasions(vs. Ohio, Jan. 14; at Oral Roberts, Feb. 18) … had astretch of 21-consecutive made free throws, including an 8-for-8performance at Ball State.

as a Sophomore (2010-11): Sat out the seasonafter transferring from Xavier University.

at Xavier University: Appeared in 29 games forthe Musketeers ... made his collegiate debut against IPFW onNovember 14, 2008 ... saw time in eight games during the 2008-09season before breaking his left hand and redshirting ... saw timein 21 games during his redshirt freshman season (2009-10) ...grabbed a career-high four rebounds at Saint Louis (Feb. 24) ...posted a career-high four points to go with two rebounds in the winover Fordham (Jan. 31) and again at Fordham (March 3).

at Moon High School: Averaged 19.7 points, 7.6rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as asenior ... lead MHS to a 23-8 record and a spot in the Pennsylvaniastate semifinals ... the first player in Moon High history to makethe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fabulous Five” as one ofthe top five players in the area ... 2007-08 Pennsylvania GatoradePlayer of the Year ... finished his career with 1,578 points ...was listed as a high honorable mention prep All-American in the2007-08 Sporting News preseason basketball magazine ... averaged17.1 ppg and 9.1 rpg as a junior while leading his team to a 25-5overall record and an 11-1 record in its “AAAA” sectionof the WPIAL ... averaged 16.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg as a sophomore.

Personal: Born April 10, 1989, in Sewickly, Pa.... son of Michael and JoAnn Walsh ... has three siblings, Kate,Kelly and Danny ... will pursue his MBA beginning in the fall of2012.