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Walton, a 6'8, 230-pound forward/center, was hand-picked by the Crimson staff as the only freshman recruit. He hails from a basketball-rich lineage-- his uncle, Bill Walton, won NBA championships with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 and the Boston Celtics in 1986. Kam's father, Bruce, who is Bill's brother, also made a name for himself in professional sports as a member of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys...
Currently, four Walton boys are playing Division I college basketball, including Kam's cousins Chris (San Diego State), Luke (Arizona), and Nate (Princeton...
...Kam has been fortunate to be exposed to the game like he has," said Harvard head coach Frank Sullivan. "He's a lucky guy but he still has a lot of adjustments to make to the college game...
Sullivan made it clear that he will reserve any accolades for Walton until the initial transition period is over. After all, Kam is a West Coast boy adjusting to the East, a freshman adjusting to the academic rigors of Harvard and a high-school phenom adjusting to the college game all at the same time--that's a lot to handle for anyone...
...someone who grew up surrounded by stars and swamped in accolades--SoCal Hoops named him to its Top 25 Centers/Postmen list earlier this year--Kam exhibits a refreshing sense of humility. His last name certainly brings him attention, but Kam is the first to acknowledge it is his own work that will ultimately determine how much he contributes to the Crimson...