Lucas Walford '20 is in his third season as an assistant coach on the Johnnie basketball coaching staff in the 2026-27 academic year.
In three seasons as a Johnnie, Walford managed to become the program's all-time leader in blocked shots (131) and recorded 26 double-doubles, the program's second-most since 1983-84. The 6-foot-8 post fell 26 points shy of 1,000 for his career, including 104 points in 31 games as a freshman (2016-17) at Division II Augustana University (S.D.). He was a two-time All-MIAC second-team selection and was named to the MIAC All-Defensive team three times.
He captured the MIAC regular and postseason titles in his senior season and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought their magical run to a premature close.
Walford was a global business leadership major and now works as an internal sales consultant for Allianz.
