▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁championship ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁team ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁El ite ▁E ight ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁before ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁posted ▁a ▁career - high ▁four ▁ste als ▁in ▁an ▁ups et ▁loss ▁against ▁the ▁EM U ▁E ag les . ▁ ▁Soph om ore ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁pr ese ason ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁player ▁rank ings , ▁ESP N ▁ranked ▁Wal ton ▁# 8 7 . ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁named ▁along ▁with ▁Big ▁Ten ▁point ▁gu ards ▁Y og i ▁Fer rell ▁and ▁Mel o ▁Tr im ble ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 6 - man ▁Bob ▁C ous y ▁Award ▁Pres e ason ▁Watch ▁List . ▁ ▁Wal ton ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 2 2 ▁points ▁against ▁Hill sd ale ▁College ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁with ▁an ▁und et erm ined ▁toe ▁injury ▁against ▁Nich oll s ▁State . ▁On ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁Wal ton ▁set ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁with ▁ 4 ▁ste als ▁in ▁a ▁loss ▁against ▁Eastern ▁Michigan . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁Wal ton ▁posted ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁of ▁ 9 ▁ass ists ▁against ▁Co pp in ▁State . ▁In ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁win ▁vs . ▁North western