Offutt was named 2008 Associated Press All-Indiana High Honorable Mention and named All-Marion County and All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference for three-consecutive years. Offutt led the team in scoring, steals, rebounds and assists in each of his three seasons playing, while being named Warren Central’s Most Valuable Player in each of his three seasons.

Offutt played in the same conference that produced former Buckeyes Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. (Lawrence North), current Portland Trail Blazer forward Josh McRoberts (Carmel) and 2008 NBA Draft selection Eric Gordon (North Central).

Walter is the son of Albert and Darlene Offutt. He enjoys listening to music during his free time.

AS A FRESHMAN
• Recorded a career-best 2 steals and added a block for the Buckeyes vs. Siena March 20
• Played in each of the three Big Ten tournament games
• Grabbed a career-best 3 def. rebs. vs. Wisconsin March 13 and handed-out 1 assist
• Played a career-high 16 mins. at Iowa March 3 ... recorded 2 pts. and tied his career-best with 1 assist in the win
• Handed out an assist to tie his career high at Purdue Feb. 28
• Offutt recorded career highs in 9 categories vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) ... set personal bests in pts. (5), rebs. (2), steals (1), minutes played (12), FG made (2), FGA (4), FT made (1), FT attempted (2) and def. rebs. (2)
• Handed out his first career assist vs. Indiana Jan. 13
• Recorded first points as a Buckeye with 4 points in win vs. Samford ... played 10 mintues in Asheville win Dec. 22 and scored 3 pts.
• Played in 21 games for the Buckeyes for a combined 102 minutes
• Made his collegiate debut against DSU (11/20/08) ... recorded 8 minutes of playing time and 1 rebound