2008-09: Did not play in a game after suffering a broken hand, a left hand fracture, during Xavier's practice on December 18...began practicing again with the Musketeers but did not see game action...played eight minutes in his Xavier debut against IPFW, scoring his first two points and grabbing his first steal...played a career-high nine minutes against Ohio. AT MOON HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior while leading his team to a 23-8 record and a spot in the state semifinals...shot 50 percent from the field, including 38.6 percent from three-point range, and 84 percent from the free throw line...the first player in Moon High history to make the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous Five" as one of the top five players in the area...2007-08 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year...a First Team All-WPIAL selection for his section for a second straight year...team lost in the WPIAL Championship Game to Central on a three-pointer at the buzzer at Duquesne's Palumbo Center but came back and got revenge on Central by 20 points in the state tournament thanks to a 30-point, 14-rebound game from Walsh...finished his career with 1,578 points...was listed as a high honorable mention prep All-American in the 2007-08 Sporting News preseason basketball magazine...as a junior he averaged 17.1 ppg. and 9.1 rpg. while leading his team to a 25-5 overall record and an 11-1 record in its "AAAA" section of the WPIAL...a First Team All-WPIAL selection for his section as a junior who has earned All-West Section honors for the Pittsburgh area two years in a row and was selected to the prestigious ABCD Camp All-Star Game in 2007...Moon won back-to-back WPIAL Championships when Walsh was a freshman and sophomore member of the varsity...he averaged 16.0 ppg. and 9.0 rpg. as a sophomore as Moon finished 24-6....basketball coach: Jeff Ackermann. PERSONAL: A business major...born April 10, 1989 in Sewickly, Pa...parents are Michael and JoAnn Walsh.
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