2017-18 MAC Men’s Basketball Top Player Countdown: #5 Jaylin Walker Kent State

I was never fully sold on the Kent State Golden Flashes last season, because it seemed like it was a three man team. They would have killed it at a Gus Macker. Jimmy Hall and Deon Edwin moved on, but Jaylin Walker remains.

The cupboard isn’t bare for the Golden Flashes as they head into the new season, but I do expect them to rely heavily on the 6’1 junior from Detroit. I’ll be honest, I have always been leery of players under 6’2 that wear the number 23, but Walker is slowing changing my opinion.

Walker had a tremendous MAC tournament, including a 30 point performance in the championship game against Akron. He was 5-13 from downtown against UCLA in the NCAA tournament. He is also a sneaky…