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2026-27 Cowboy Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 55
Jacob Walker
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)
Sophomore Year (2026-27):
2026 CUSA Sixth-Man of the Year is coming off a strong freshman season at Sam Houston… Memphis native was a two-time Tennessee state champion before spending his senior year at Sunrise Christian Academy, where he teamed up with Cowboy forward Mekhi Ragland.
At Sam Houston (2025-26):
Conference USA Sixth-Man of the Year during the 2025-26 season at Sam Houston… Also earned honorable mention all-conference and All-Freshman team status… 3x CUSA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 8, Feb. 23, March 2)… Appeared in all 34 games with 12 starts for a Bearkat team that won 22 regular season games, finished runner-up in the CUSA standings and earned an NIT bid… Averaged 11.5 points and 2.5 assists in 25.7 minutes while posting six games with 20-or-more points… Finished the year strong, scoring at least a dozen points in each of the last 11 games after moving into the starting lineup on a full-time basis. He averaged over 17 points in that span… Excelled at getting to the foul line, sinking 119-of-159 (.748) for the year… Per KenPom, ranked 79th nationally in free throw rate, attempting six free throws for every 10 field goals attempts… Finished among CUSA’s top-10 in fouls drawn (5.2 per 40 minutes)… Converted 39-of-109 three-pointers (.358)… Part of a Bearkat unit that ranked 36th nationally in adjusted tempo and led CUSA in fastbreak points…Found the Gallagher-Iba Arena rims to his liking, dropping 17 points during Sam Houston’s Dec. 2 visit to OSU.
High School:
Played his senior season at national powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy near Wichita, Kansas, competing in the EYBL Scholastic League against some of the nation’s top basketball prospects… Part of a team that also included Mekhi Ragland… Averaged 11.8 points, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game… Prior to that, was a two-time state champion at Memphis’ First Assembly Christian School (FACS)… Helped the Crusaders to a 73-11 record over three seasons… Averaged more than 20 points per game as a junior in 2023-24 and earned all-state honors in Division II Class A as well as a second team All-Metro nod from the Memphis Commercial Appeal … Made the all-state-tournament team after helping FACS rally from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit in the championship game… Coached by D’Marius Wilkes… Starred on the Adidas circuit with Hoop City Elite during the summer of 2024, earning a Tennessee top-10 player ranking from Prep Hoops.
2026 CUSA Sixth-Man of the Year is coming off a strong freshman season at Sam Houston… Memphis native was a two-time Tennessee state champion before spending his senior year at Sunrise Christian Academy, where he teamed up with Cowboy forward Mekhi Ragland.
At Sam Houston (2025-26):
Conference USA Sixth-Man of the Year during the 2025-26 season at Sam Houston… Also earned honorable mention all-conference and All-Freshman team status… 3x CUSA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 8, Feb. 23, March 2)… Appeared in all 34 games with 12 starts for a Bearkat team that won 22 regular season games, finished runner-up in the CUSA standings and earned an NIT bid… Averaged 11.5 points and 2.5 assists in 25.7 minutes while posting six games with 20-or-more points… Finished the year strong, scoring at least a dozen points in each of the last 11 games after moving into the starting lineup on a full-time basis. He averaged over 17 points in that span… Excelled at getting to the foul line, sinking 119-of-159 (.748) for the year… Per KenPom, ranked 79th nationally in free throw rate, attempting six free throws for every 10 field goals attempts… Finished among CUSA’s top-10 in fouls drawn (5.2 per 40 minutes)… Converted 39-of-109 three-pointers (.358)… Part of a Bearkat unit that ranked 36th nationally in adjusted tempo and led CUSA in fastbreak points…Found the Gallagher-Iba Arena rims to his liking, dropping 17 points during Sam Houston’s Dec. 2 visit to OSU.
High School:
Played his senior season at national powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy near Wichita, Kansas, competing in the EYBL Scholastic League against some of the nation’s top basketball prospects… Part of a team that also included Mekhi Ragland… Averaged 11.8 points, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game… Prior to that, was a two-time state champion at Memphis’ First Assembly Christian School (FACS)… Helped the Crusaders to a 73-11 record over three seasons… Averaged more than 20 points per game as a junior in 2023-24 and earned all-state honors in Division II Class A as well as a second team All-Metro nod from the Memphis Commercial Appeal … Made the all-state-tournament team after helping FACS rally from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit in the championship game… Coached by D’Marius Wilkes… Starred on the Adidas circuit with Hoop City Elite during the summer of 2024, earning a Tennessee top-10 player ranking from Prep Hoops.
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