Kevin Walden was named the head men's basketball coach and sports information director at Warren Wilson College in 2008.  He comes to Warren Wilson from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.

In his first season as head coach, Walden had a very successful opening year.  The 2008-09 Fighting Owls claimed their best record (10-15) in 16 years, more wins than the previous three years combined and Aleks Spasovski and Jermon Marsh were both named USCAA honorable mention All-Americans.  For his efforts, Walden was named 2008-09 Warren Wilson College Coach of the Year.

While at St. Ambrose, He was in charge of the junior varsity program, recruiting, and the Ray Shovlain Fighting Bees basketball camp as well as serving as the lead assistant on the varsity.  He helped the Bees to a 33-30 record in his two years there, including a second-place finish in the Midwest Collegiate Conference in 2006-07. He recruited 40 players to St. Ambrose and coached two 1,000-point scorers.

Before joining the St. Ambrose staff, Walden was an assistant men's basketball coach and sports information director at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., his alma mater. Walden served as the head junior varsity coach and recruiting coordinator at Knox College producing three 1,000 point scorers.  Walden also earned a varsity head coaching victory during his last season at Knox.  Filling in for head coach Tim Heimann, Walden led the Prairie Fire to a 91-79 victory over Ripon College.  The win marked the first victory for a Knox team at Ripon in thirty years.

As a player, Walden competed in every varsity game during his four years and his senior year was voted team captain, most valuable player, most valuable senior, most valuable offensive player and was the recipient of the Harley Knosher Award.

A native of Peoria, Ill., Walden holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Knox and a master's degree in organizational leadership from St. Ambrose. He is a 1997 graduate of Peoria Notre Dame High School.