Hall of Fame
Corey Walden is one of the most decorated EKU men’s basketball players in school history. The two-time Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2014-2015) was also a finalist for the 2014 Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year award. He broke the EKU school record for steals (236) despite just playing for three seasons as a Colonel. Walden scored what at the time was a career best 29 points to go along with seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in 2014 OVC Tournament championship game victory that sent EKU to an NCAA Tournament appearance. He hit a jumper in the lane to get EKU within three points, 64-61, of No. 2 seed Kansas with 3:39 left to play in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA tourney. His three-year career aligned with the winningest three-year stretch in program history. Walden earned NABC All District recognition in 2014 and 2015, and was a 2015 Lou Henson All-American. The 2014 OVC Tournament MVP played in NBA Summer League for Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors, and has played overseas for the past six seasons, most recently in Turkey and Spain.
