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Jason Walberg is in his first season as the Assistant to the Recruiting Coordinator/Manager on John Calipari's staff. The Fresno, Calif., native comes to the Bluff City after completing his collegiate playing career at Pepperdine in 2007-08.
In two seasons on Pepperdine's Malibu campus, Walberg averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds. He played in 22 career games for the Waves and started seven. As a senior in 2007-08, he averaged 8.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals. Walberg, who netted double-figures five times last year, scored a season-high 22 points against Northern Arizona, which included an 11-for-11 effort at the free throw line. He also scored 17 points and hit three treys versus BYU.
He played in five games his junior campaign in 2006-07, but suffered a season-ending knee injury and missed the remainder of the year. Following the season, Walberg was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
Before transferring to Pepperdine, Walberg spent two years (2004-05, 2005-06) at Saint Mary's.
In the 2004-05 campaign, Walberg played in all 34 games and made 20 starts. He averaged 4.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in helping lead the Gaels to the NCAA Tournament. Walberg played only four minutes of Saint Mary's NCAA Tournament first-round game versus Southern Illinois, suffering a knee injury that forced him to redshirt the 2005-06 season. Earlier in the 2004-05 season, Walberg scored 11 points in an 81-66 loss to Memphis in the Coaches vs. Cancer semifinal in New York City.
Walberg earned his bachelor's degree in Communications from Saint Mary's in 2006 and his master's degree in Educational Technology from Pepperdine in 2007.
