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L E A D E R S H I P CHRIS WALKER Second Season Chris Walker enters his second season with the Kentucky basketball program. In addition to day-to-day administrative responsibilities, Walker assists players with academic responsibilities, coordinates scouting and film preparation and acts as the liaison to the video department. A two-year letterman at Texas A&M, Walker’s association with coach Billy Gillispie is one for the ages. The night before Gillispie was hired as Texas A&M’s basketball coach, prior to the 2004-05 season, Chris Walker’s team won the school’s intramural championship; a year later he was starting in the Big 12 Conference for the new coach. He walked-on to the team in the fall and quickly gained Gillispie’s attention with his grit and determination. Walker played in 31 games, starting in 26 — including 15 Big 12 games. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds, despite being a 6-5 forward in a league of talented giants. Consequently, he was named to the Big 12 All-Bench and All-Walkon Teams by The Daily Oklahoman. Along the way, he earned his degree in computer science, graduating magna cum laude in December of 2005 with a 3.7 GPA. Walker did not play organized basketball for two years after playing the 2001-02 season at UT-Dallas, a Division III school where he was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year. He averaged 11.9 points and 5.3 rebounds and earned a spot on the Freshman All-America Team. He was a second-team all-region pick as a senior at Grapevine High School and was named the district’s offensive player of the year. 42 K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L
L E A D E R S H I P PETER WARDEN Second Season Peter Warden is in his second season with the Kentucky basketball program, working with internal operations. Warden spent five seasons at Texas A&M as a student manager, including two years as head manager prior to serving the 2006-07 season on Gillispie’s administrative staff at Texas A&M. He has served as an administrator for three foreign summer tours with Athletes in Action. AIA toured Australia in 2007 and played in the William Jones Cup in Taiwan in 2006. AIA also toured East Asia in 2005. The American team captured the Jones Cup in 2006. A native of Houston, Texas, Warden received his undergraduate and master’s degree in accounting from A&M’s prestigious Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) in 2006. He was named the 2006 Outstanding PPA Student. In 2005, Warden spent a 10-week internship with the accounting firm BDO Seidman. In high school, Warden attended Second Baptist and helped the school win TAPPS Class 4A state basketball and football championships. He also was a cross country runner and earned all-district honors as a distance runner in track. Warden was co-founder of TXPrivatesports.com, a website devoted to coverage of private high school sports. At A&M, he was active in Breakaway Ministries for five years and served the organization as an intern in 2005-06. K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L 43
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L E A D E R S H I P<br />
PETER<br />
WARDEN<br />
Second Season<br />
Peter Warden is <strong>in</strong> his second season with the <strong>Kentucky</strong><br />
basketball program, work<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>in</strong>ternal operations.<br />
Warden spent five seasons at Texas A&M as a student manager,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g two years as head manager prior to serv<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
2006-07 season on Gillispie’s adm<strong>in</strong>istrative staff at Texas A&M.<br />
He has served as an adm<strong>in</strong>istrator for three foreign summer tours<br />
with Athletes <strong>in</strong> Action. AIA toured Australia <strong>in</strong> 2007 and played <strong>in</strong><br />
the William Jones Cup <strong>in</strong> Taiwan <strong>in</strong> 2006. AIA also toured East Asia<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2005. The American team captured the Jones Cup <strong>in</strong> 2006.<br />
A native <strong>of</strong> Houston, Texas, Warden received his undergraduate<br />
and master’s degree <strong>in</strong> account<strong>in</strong>g from A&M’s<br />
prestigious Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Program <strong>in</strong> Account<strong>in</strong>g (PPA) <strong>in</strong><br />
2006. He was named the 2006 Outstand<strong>in</strong>g PPA Student.<br />
In 2005, Warden spent a 10-week <strong>in</strong>ternship with the<br />
account<strong>in</strong>g firm BDO Seidman.<br />
In high school, Warden attended Second Baptist and<br />
helped the school w<strong>in</strong> TAPPS Class 4A state basketball<br />
and football championships. He also was a cross country<br />
runner and earned all-district honors as a distance runner<br />
<strong>in</strong> track.<br />
Warden was co-founder <strong>of</strong> TXPrivatesports.com, a<br />
website devoted to coverage <strong>of</strong> private high school sports.<br />
At A&M, he was active <strong>in</strong> Breakaway M<strong>in</strong>istries for<br />
five years and served the organization as an <strong>in</strong>tern <strong>in</strong><br />
2005-06.<br />
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