Going into the basketball offseason, Tar Heels Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the UNC basketball roster.
In these profiles, we will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and how they performed for head coach Hubert Davis and the team.
Next up is guard [autotag]Kerwin Walton[/autotag].
Walton entered his sophomore season coming off a big first year at UNC where he established himself as the team’s best three-point shooter. The hopes were high for him after he started 20 of the 29 games he appeared in and lead the team in three-pointers made (58). Walton also led the team in three-point percentage (.420), setting the record highest three-point % with at least 50 attempts by UNC freshman.
That wouldn’t translate into Hubert Davis’s offense as the four-star recruit saw a significant drop in playing time from 20 starts to just one. Walton’s minutes also dropped from 21.0 minutes per game to 13.3.
Kerwin Walton Player Profile
Hometown: Hopkins, Minnesota
Ht: 6-foot-5
Wt: 205
247Sports Composite Ranking
Four-star // No. 2 in MN
Class in 2021-22: Sophomore
Career Stats
| Year | G | FG% | TRB | AST | STL | PTS |
| 20-21 | 29 | .444 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| 21-22 | 31 | .373 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
Year in Review
Walton started the season logging heavy minutes but slowly began to see more time on the bench than on the court. While his offensive game was what was appealing, he struggled defensively.
And that’s what forced a change in the lineup.
Walton scored in double digits three times this season compared to the 11 his freshman season. His best game of the season came in the 94-83 win over the Charleston Cougars, shooting 4 for 6 behind the arch, finishing with 14 points. But after that, things started to trend the other way for Walton.
He didn’t log significant minutes and as UNC went to a six-man rotation, he fell behind Puff Johnson and even Dontrez Styles in the pecking order.
Walton struggled seeing dips in his shooting percentage going from 42 percent at the three-point line to 35 percent this year. He also saw a dip in his shooting percentage at 44.4 to 37.3 percent.
Shortly after the season ended, Walton decided to transfer on the final day of the deadline. He is testing the NBA draft waters but also has remained in the transfer portal. Right now, it’s tough to say where he will continue his career but it appears as if Creighton is the leader to land him.