Asbury University

2023-24 (Graduate): Dakota completed his incredible Asbury men's basketball career in 2023-24 starting in all 28 games averaging 32.2 minutes per game... averaged 17.0 points (team-high), 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 0.8 steals per game.. Scored 476 total points (team-high), shooting 44% from the field and 34% from three (49 made threes) and 84% from the line (103-123)... had 21 steals (fourth on team) and dished out 73 assists... had 127 rebounds (second on team)... Tied his career-high 29 points on 12-21 shooting on 12/19/23 against Hanover... Tied career-high in rebounds (12) on 12/02/23 against Covenant... reached the Asbury 1,000 Career Points Club.
Awards | Lexington Clinic Athlete of the Week, NCCAA First Team All-Mideast Region, NCCAA Scholar-Athlete, Asbury Game-Walker Outstand Senior Athlete of the Year

2022-23 (Senior): Appeared in 27 games making 27 starts...averaged 11.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals (team-high)... Scored 322 total points (third on team) with 255 made field goals... made 44 three's and 81% from the line... Grabbed a team-high 39 steals and dished 60 assists... gathered 113 rebounds to be third on the team... one of three Eagles to average over 30 minutes per game... Scored a career-high 29 points on 10-15 shooting 11/8/22 to beat Covenant... recorded a career-high 12 rebounds 11/12/22 against Great Lakes Christian.
Awards | Second Team All-Mideast Region, NCCAA Scholar-Athlete, Asbury Honor Roll, Asbury Men's Frank B. & Lucille Fryman Award

2021-22 (Junior): Appeared in 26 games making 22 starts...averaged 10.3 points per game in 779 minutes of floor time...shot 49.5 percent from the floor making 101 field goals...shot 75 percent from the free throw line...made 18 threes on a team high 40.9 percent shooting from behind the line...grabbed 105 rebounds and dished out 62 assists...had 7 blocks and recorded 18 steals...second on AU in total assists and field goal percentage...third on team in total points with 268.
Awards | Asbury Men's Cecil C. Zweifel Award

2020-21 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 21 games for the Eagles making one start...averaged 17.6 minutes per contest on the floor...scored a season total of 142 points averaging 6.8 per game...totaled 370 minutes on the floor...shot a team-best .598 from the field on 55-92 shooting...recorded 44 rebounds...dished out 30 assists....third on team in steals with 23...scored career-high 20 points on 6-7 shooting at Boyce College.

2019-20 (Freshman): Played in 5 games for the Eagles.

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Family Members:

• Sherri and Davy Walden, and Skylar Walden

Why I chose Asbury:

• I chose Asbury because it felt like the perfect fit for me on and off the court. The culture of the basketball program really drove me to choose Asbury.

Career Aspirations/Outreach Involvement:

• undecided 

Favorite Verse:

• Proverbs 19:23