Thomas Walkup

Thomas Walkup

Walkup with Olympiacos in 2022
No. 0 – Olympiacos
Position	Point guard
League	GBL EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1992-12-30) December 30, 1992 (age 32) Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American / Greek
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Deer Park (Deer Park, Texas)
College	Stephen F. Austin (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Windy City Bulls
2017–2018	Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2021	Žalgiris Kaunas
2021–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague Best Defender (2024) EuroLeague steals leader (2023) FIBA Champions League Best Defender (2018) 2× Greek League champion (2022, 2023) 3× Greek Cup winner (2022–2024) 3× Greek Super Cup winner (2022–2024 Greek League Finals MVP (2023) 2× Greek League Best Defender (2022, 2023) 2× Greek All-Star (2022, 2023) 3× LKL champion (2019–2021) 2× King Mindaugas Cup winner (2020, 2021) LKL Finals MVP (2021) All-LKL Team (2020) 3× LKL Defensive Player of the Year (2019–2021) All-Bundesliga First Team (2018) Bundesliga Best Defender (2018) German All Star (2018) Lou Henson Award (2016) 2× Southland Player of the Year (2015, 2016) 2× Honorable mention All-American – AP (2015, 2016) 2× First-team All-Southland (2015, 2016) 3× All-Southland Defensive Team (2014–2016) 3× Southland tournament MVP (2014–2016)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Thomas Ryan Walkup (Greek: Τόμας Γουόκαπ, born December 30, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Greek national team in international competition. Widely considered one of the premier defensive players in European basketball, he was named the EuroLeague Best Defender in 2024.

Walkup played college basketball for Stephen F. Austin State University, before being named Southland Conference Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons (2015 and 2016). He reached three consecutive EuroLeague Final Four tournaments with Olympiakos between 2022 and 2024, including the competition's final in 2023.