Langston Morris-Walker is the No. 127 ranked prospect in the 2012 Rivals150 as this Berkeley High junior helped lead his Yellowjackets to a 21-5 record. This athletic wing averaged 23.4 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists as Berkeley advanced to the second round of the NCS playoffs.
At 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds, Morris-Walker is a national prospect that is being sought after by Boston College, Cal, Cal Poly SLO, Marquette, Nevada-Reno, Oregon, St. Mary's, Stanford, UC Davis, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, USF, Utah, Washington, Washington State, and West Virginia. Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, UC Riverside, USF, and Utah have already extended offers to the South Side native.
As a nationally recruited prospect, Morris-Walker has many programs from throughout the country pursuing him. As a result, he looks at each conference from the following perspectives.
Atlantic Coast (Boston College): Morris-Walker says, "ACC is a top notch conference that usually makes their basketball programs first on the list. They will always be one of the better conferences and always respected."
Big East (Marquette and West Virginia): Morris-Walker says, "Every Big East player can go play any sport and be good in it. That's just how athletic an average Big East player is. The difficulty it is to play in the Big East is crazy. People don't realize how hard it is to play and stay healthy in the conference. You have to always play your hardest and never take a day off. No cupcakes."
Big West (Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis UC Riverside, and UC Santa Barbara): Morris-Walker says, "The Big West is an up and coming conference that many people sleep on. Lots of quality players come out of the Big West but just takes a bit longer because most of them stay four years. That is good because a lot of Big West schools are beautiful and have very good academics."
Pac-12 (Cal, Oregon, Stanford, Utah, Washington, and Washington State): Morris-Walker says, "I grew up always loving the Pac-12. The skill level of all the players and how good everybody is impressive. I feel like any Pac-12 school gets players and develops them dramatically."
West Coast Conference (St. Mary's and USF): Morris-Walker says, "WCC is a great place to play. They always have good support from their school and play very good basketball. Is just a really great environment to be in. Every year, teams in the WCC get big out of conference upsets. I feel like that's because teams take them lightly and they play with a chip on their shoulder and that's what makes them so fun to watch."
During this summer, Morris-Walker will be playing for his Oakland Soldiers club team. He says, "This AAU summer is huge for me. Just so I can compare myself to the top players and show the AAU circuit my growth. Also to play with the top players from my area and put CA back on the map." California has not sent any players to the McDonald's All American game for a few years now. On the other hand, McDonald's is not exactly the proper metric for nutritional standards and as a corollary would not be a proper metric for the level of the high school basketball talent in the Golden State either.
Morris-Walker will be striving to get better as he would like to lead his Yellowjackets to an NCS title in addition to a trip to the state tournament in his senior year. He says, "But most importantly, I want to get better! I want to polish myself as a player and be looked at more as a basketball player than as an 'athlete.' I do not want to enter my senior year the same player I am now."
If Morris-Walker can take his game to another level, expect him to break into the Rivals top 100 rated 2012 prospects. More importantly, he will be on the wish list of more colleges and conferences. Keep an ear open to find out where this future D1 prospect ends up playing for.
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