North Carolina transfer Kerwin Walton announces college destination

North Carolina transfer Kerwin Walton has committed to Texas Tech, he tells On3.

“I really like the basketball atmosphere around Texas Tech,” Walton said to On3. “I felt that I could make an immediate impact and help the team win and continue to grow as a basketball player.”

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The Minnesota native chose the Red Raiders over Clemson, Memphis, Oklahoma, and Kansas State.

Walton — a 6-foot-5 shooting guard — had a strong freshman season at North Carolina, finishing first on the team with 58 3-pointers while making 20 starts. He hit 42% of his 3-point attempts that year, breaking a UNC freshman record. He averaged 10 points over the final 23 games of the season, hinting at a promising future in Chapel Hill.

Unfortunately, Walton went through a bit of a setback during his sophomore season. Although he appeared in 31 games, he saw his minutes drop from 21 to 13.3 and his scoring average dip from 8.2 to 3.4. North Carolina had a special season, advancing to the national championship where it would finish as runner up to Kansas. Walton was barely a factor in that run, appearing in just two NCAA Tournament games for a total of four minutes.

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Walton becomes Texas Tech’s 10th member of recruiting class

With the addition of Kerwin Walton, Texas Tech will welcome in 10 new faces to Lubbock next season.

Mark Adams hit the transfer portal this offseason, landing commitments from Fardaws Aimaq (18.9 PPG at Utah Valley), D’Maurian Williams (14.5 PPG at Gardner-Webb), De’Vion Harmon (10.8 PPG at Oregon), Jaylon Tyson (1.8 PPG at Texas), and Malik Ondigo (1.2 PPG at Rice).

The Red Raiders will also welcome in four freshmen — Elijah Fisher (No. 28), Richard Isaacs Jr. (No. 86), Lamar Washington (No. 112), and Robert Jennings (No. 208).

Chandler Vessels also contributed to this report.