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Mario Walker (born May 12, 1991) is a professional basketball shooting forward for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. He was the 16th selection of the 2012 NBA Draft. Walker previously played college basketball with the Iowa State Cyclones basketball team starring for the 2011–12 Cyclones. Before that he was a high school basketball star in the state of Minnesota and had committed to play for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. He is afflicted with anxiety disorder and has endured disciplinary issues that have necessitated transfers in both high school and college. Concerns about the Bulls' plan for dealing with his mental health led to White missing the first week of his first NBA training camp despite being under contract.

White was the 2009 Minnesota Mr. Basketball and a two-time Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) championship team member. He was a Class 3A MSHSL champion in 2006 with DeLaSalle High School as a freshman and a Class 4A MSHSL champion in 2009 with Hopkins High School as a senior, leading his school to a perfect (31-0) record.

A pair of 2009 incidents led to his suspension from the 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team and withdrawal from the University of Minnesota. White eventually transferred to Iowa State University. He led the 2011–12 Cyclones in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots and was the only Division I basketball player to lead his team in all five statistics. Following the 2011–12 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, he was named the unanimous Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and was recognized as a first team All-Big 12 and a unanimous Big 12 All-Rookie Team selection. He was selected as an honorable mention Associated Press 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball

Early life
Born in Minneapolis, White traces personal battles with anxiety to a basketball practice when he was 10 years old. One day during wind sprints, he witnessed his best friend collapse and begin drooling from the mouth. He rode in the ambulance as paramedics rushed his friend to the hospital to save him from a cardiac abnormality. White fears conditioning runs to this day. He was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder in 2008. White continues to wake up 3 or 4 times a night.

White went to DeLaSalle High School for his freshman to junior years. For his senior year, White went to Hopkins High School. He was rated as the 2nd, 8th and 10th best high school power forward in the national class of 2009 by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com, respectively. Rivals ranked him 19th overall, while ESPN ranked him 35th. He had dozens of collegiate scholarship offers, including Minnesota, Creighton, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, Purdue, Texas, USC, and Wisconsin. White was one of 20 2009 Jordan Brand Classic All-Americans, and he was recognized by the St. Paul Pioneer Press as a First-Team All-State honoree.

As a freshman, White made a jump shot that gave his team the lead for good in the middle of the second half to put his team in the 2006 Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) 3A championship game. The team went on to win the championship. Following his sophomore season where he led DeLaSalle to a 19–8 record, White participated in the 2007 LeBron James US Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio and The Nike Global Challenge at the University of Portland. As a high school junior, he was suspended for the first two games of the 2007–08 season at DeLaSalle and later dismissed from school after the team struggled to an 11–10 start. After transferring to Hopkins, he won the Class 4A MSHSL Championship in 2009, giving him his second state championship. Hopkins finished 10th in the final USA Today national poll, with a 31–0 record.