Vince Walker joined the Wildcats staff in June of 2022 as the Director of Operations. Walker previously spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Pittsburg State University (Kan.) at the NCAA DII level. While with the Gorillas, he coordinated meals and travel while also working on game scouts. He also emphasized analytics in his coaching to help give the team an enhanced look at their playing style. 

Before coaching at Pittsburg State, Walker was a four year player at the University of Illinois-Springfield from 2015-19 and left the program as the team's all-time leader in threes made. He was also a two-year team captain. While at UIS he a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, University of Bible Fellowship Club, and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.

Walker earned his undergraduate degree from UIS in 2019, a BS in Business and a BA in Communications. He earned a graduate degree in Human Resources Development while at Pittsburg State.