The Drexel Product out of Washington: Zach Walton

Zach Walton was born in, Morton, Washington and plays Guard at Drexel. He is coming off last season where he averaged 12.2 Points, 4.4 Rebounds, and 1.5 Assists while shooting 42% from the field.

Growing up, were you inspired by any NBA Players?

Dwayne Wade is my favorite player of all time and I enjoyed watching him play. Him and Carmelo Anthony were two players who I was inspired by and would always watch when I could.

What college team is your biggest rival?

For us, it is Delaware, but we try to have the same approach to every game and against every opponent.

What songs do you listen to pregame, to get you hyped up?

This last season I was just listening to a lot of Lil Baby, Young Thug, Future, and Lil Durk before games. I would listen to other people too but those were kind of the main people.

What is your offseason training like?

Right now during the offseason since this virus is going around we are unable to be together as a team and train, but while I am at home I am just lifting in the morning and then going into a basketball workout shortly after that, and then later in the evening I have shooting workouts. I am doing that Monday-Friday and then also playing open gyms in between those workouts 2-3 times a week.

What parts of your game, do you think transitioned the best from high school to the college level?

Even though I did not shoot it great last season I think my ability to score at different levels whether it be outside or inside is what translated best.

What are your goals for the upcoming season?

My goal for the upcoming season is to do one thing which is win our conference and make it to March Madness.

What are your plans for after you graduate?

I already have my bachelors in communications and after this year I will have a masters degree, so I plan on playing basketball at the pro level and putting my degree to use in some way.

What advice would you have for a young basketball player who has dreams of playing D1?

My advice would be to keep working. No matter what anyone says or does, just do not give up on yourself and do not lose confidence. But always make sure you are getting better everyday, because there are thousands of people just like you that want to go where you want to go, so they will be working hard too.

If you could meet one sports hero, who would it be?

If I could meet a sports player it would be either Lebron James or Dwayne Wade. I have always been huge fans of them for not only what they do on the court, but off of it as well. I have always wanted to talk to them and learn from them as well.

What is your favorite sports moment, as a fan?

My all time favorite sports moment has to be when the Cavaliers came back down from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Warriors in the NBA Finals. So many crazy things happened that series and II do not think I will ever see something like that again.