Walker Russell

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Walker Russell

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 195

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|26}}

| birth_place = Pontiac, Michigan

| nationality = American

| high_school = Pontiac Central
(Pontiac, Michigan)

| college =

Oakland CC (1978–1979)
Houston (1979–1980)
Western Michigan (1980–1982)

| draft_year = 1982

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 78

| draft_team = Detroit Pistons

| career_start = 1982

| career_end = 1988

| career_number = 33, 2, 31, 23

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1983|start}}

| team1 = Detroit Pistons

| years2 = 1983–1984

| team2 = Detroit Spirits

| years3 = {{nbay|1984|start}}

| team3 = Atlanta Hawks

| years4 = {{nbay|1985|start}}

| team4 = Detroit Pistons

| years5 = 1985–1986

| team5 = Detroit Spirits

| years6 = 1986

| team6 = Kansas City Sizzlers

| years7 = {{nbay|1986|full=y}}

| team7 = Indiana Pacers

| years8 = 1987–1988

| team8 = Savannah Spirits

| years9 = {{nbay|1987|end}}

| team9 = Detroit Pistons

| years10 = 1989

| team10 = Presto Ice Cream Makers

| years11 = 1990

| team11 = Purefoods TJ Hotdogs

| highlights =

CBA assists leader (1984)
2× First-team All-MAC (1981, 1982)

}}

Walker D. Russell Sr. (born October 26, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a 6'5" {{convert|190|lb|abbr=on}} shooting guard born in Pontiac, Michigan.

Russell played collegiately for Oakland Community College, the University of Houston, and Western Michigan University. He was selected with the 9th pick of the fourth round (78th overall) of the 1982 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He also played for the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers. His stint in the CBA saw him playing for the Detroit Spirits, which later became the Savannah Spirits, and the Kansas City Sizzlers. Russell also took his talents overseas to the Philippine Basketball Association playing for the Presto Ice Cream Makers and the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs.

Since retiring as a player, Russell has served as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors and a player scout for the New York Knicks.[http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/workouts_060621.html Pre-Draft Workouts: Epperson and Walker Willing To Do Whatever It Takes], by Tom Kertes, June 21, 2006.

His son, Walker Russell, Jr., played collegiately for Chipola Junior College[http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/signings_071001_mediaday.html Knicks Sign Four Players as Camp Begins] and Jacksonville State University, and has played professionally in the NBA and the NBA D-League. Both father and son started their NBA career with the Pistons.

He was the last Pacers player to wear #31 before Reggie Miller.