Mackie Walker Years at Upstate: 2nd

Mackie Walker is in his second year as an assistant men's basketball coach at USC Upstate. He will assist in all phases of the men's basketball program.

Walker came to USC Upstate after spending the last four seasons as assistant men's basketball coach at Limestone College, serving the last two years as the top assistant coach at the school. He helped lead the Saints to the school's first back-to-back winning seasons in NCAA Division II and back-to-back appearances in the CVAC Tournament semifinals. In addition to his coaching duties he was the recruiting coordinator, scouting director, and camp director.

Prior to his stint at Limestone he worked in an administrative capacity with the men's basketball team at Virginia Commonwealth University while earning his master's degree in coaching administration. While at VCU he also served as an assistant coach at the Collegiate School. In addition, he helped coordinate and manage the first VCU SportsCenter Showcase which gives college graduates a chance to play in front of pro scouts from the NBDL and Europe.

Walker graduated from Wofford College in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He worked as a student assistant with the men's basketball program for three seasons. In addition to his coaching background, Walker has worked as an instructor at several summer instructional camps throughout the Southeast, including the Tubby Smith Camp at the University of Kentucky, UNC Charlottes' camp for Bobby Lutz, Eddie Fogler's camps at South Carolina and Morgan Wooten's camps in Maryland. He has also served as coach and administrator at many events for talent scout Bob Gibbons including the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions and Bob Gibbons Evaluation Clinics.

A native of Aiken, S.C., Walker played high school basketball in Augusta, Ga