In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Walker says he went through high school and college without reading an entire book cover to cover. What's even more surprising is the fact that Walker is actually graduating with a degree from UConn a year early.
Last spring Walker approached academic counselor Felicia Crump and asked her if there was a way he could earn his sociology degree before entering the draft the following year. Walker was required to double up his course load and take classes during the summer in order to graduate this spring.
For an independent-study course, Crump suggested that Walker read William C. Rhoden's Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete, which turned out to be the first piece of literature he completed. "That's true," Walker told Sports Illustrated. "You can write that. It is the first book I've ever read."
Walker is slated to graduate next month. He plans to finish up his coursework in the next few weeks and take a few online classes. He will also need to complete an internship as well -- which he will probably conduct with the team that drafts him -- in order to officially graduate.
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