South Carolina State University Athletics

Ashley Walker is in her third season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with the SC State women’s basketball program. Walker joined the Lady Bulldogs staff after spending seven seasons (2005-2012) as an assistant coach at Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas.  During her time at there, the team compiled a 135-81.

Prior to SC State, Walker was an assistant coach at Angelina College in Lufkin, Tex. for seven seasons (2005-2012). During her time there, the team compiled went 135-81.

Walker, a Bryan, Tex. native, played two years at Angelina College after leaving Bryan High School as a highly sought-after recruit. In the 1999-2000 season, she was part of the team that broke the program record for wins in a season as her team finished with a 24-7 record. Her success at the junior-college level led to a scholarship at Texas Wesleyan University, where she played for another two seasons before receiving her Bachelor of Science in exercise of sports studies in 2005.

Upon graduating, Walker returned to Angelina College as an assistant to head coach Bryan Coleman. During her time at there, the team set a school-record 26 wins in the 2009-10 season, and she helped coach three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Americans, two Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Americans and two freshmen of the year. Additionally, the 2006-07 team earned Academic All-American honors. Several of Walker’s Lady Roadrunner players went on to play Division I basketball.
 
Walker is the daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Walker, who still reside in Bryan, Tex.  Walker has one sister, Amanda, who lives in Austin, Tex.