Former CAU Panthers head coach Darrell Walker makes smooth transition to UALRLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- Natural light cascaded down the staircase seating, where alumni, professors and administrators set down their glasses of wine and cans of beer to applaud the man at the base of the steps.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock threw a reception Thursday evening to introduce its new head men's basketball coach Darrell Walker and his wife, Lisa, at the Windgate Center of Art + Design.
Walker stood behind the podium, wearing a light gray and blue checkered suit, and ducked his head toward the microphone.
"I know I'm known for defense," said Walker, 57, a former All-American guard at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. "Yeah, I played for Eddie Sutton. Defense. Defense. Defense. But at the end of the day, you have to score."
It was a sentiment Walker expressed during practice the day before, a block away at the Jack Stephens Center practice gym.
He was directing the Trojans in a four-on-four defensive drill that worked on help defense and three-point responsibility -- something that terrorized UALR last season, when it ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference in three-point defense (35.3 percent).
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