Reading High basketball greats Lonnie Walker IV, Stu Jackson to speak at event July 18
Jul. 3—Reading High basketball greats Stu Jackson and Lonnie Walker IV will appear together for the first time at an event July 18 at Reading Area Community College's Miller Center for the Arts.
Jackson and Walker will talk about their time with the Red Knights and in the NBA. The main event runs from 7-8:30 p.m. There is a VIP reception from 5:45-6:45 p.m.
The event benefits the Reading Education Foundation, which provides scholarships for students and teachers in the Reading School District.
Tickets are available at https://millercenter.racc.edu/rhs-basketball-greats or by calling 610-607-6270.
Walker, 23, agreed to a free agent deal last week with the Los Angeles Lakers after spending the first four years of his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs selected Walker with 18th overall pick in the 2018 draft after he spent one season at the University of Miami.
Walker led Reading High to its first PIAA championship in 2017. He was a three-time Berks Player of the Year who finished his high school career with 1,828 points. As a senior, he was a McDonald's All-American and Pennsylvania's Gatorade Player of the Year.
Jackson, 66, currently is executive association commissioner of the Big East Conference.
He scored a then-school-record 1,563 career points and led the Red Knights to the 1973 PIAA championship game as a senior. He went on to play at the University of Oregon and Seattle University.
He has been head coach of the New York Knicks and Vancouver Grizzlies in the NBA, as well as the University of Wisconsin men. He also has served as general manager of the Grizzlies for five seasons and was executive vice president of basketball operations for the NBA.
