Walt Budko
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1925 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Timonium, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trinity School (New York City, New York) |
| College | Columbia (1942–1944, 1946–1948) |
| NBA draft | 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Baltimore Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1948–1952 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 12, 19 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1948–1951 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1951–1952 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| As coach: | |
| 1951 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,037 (8.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 684 (5.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 471 (1.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Walter "Walt" Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Columbia University.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the 1948 BAA Draft.
He played for the Bullets (1948–51) and Philadelphia Warriors (1951–52) in the BAA and NBA for 253 games.
He coached the Bullets in the NBA (1950–51).
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Centers (basketball)
- Columbia Lions men's basketball players
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