Walt Szczerbiak
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Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (born Wolodymir; August 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Szczerbiak played at the small forward position.
On February 3, 2008, Szczerbiak was chosen as one of the
Early life and education
Born Wolodymir Szczerbiak in a Ukrainian refugee camp in Hamburg, West Germany, he received a sponsorship from a Ukrainian Catholic Church to immigrate to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in December 1951. He later attended St. Basil College, a Ukrainian Catholic minor seminary in Stamford, Connecticut, where he first learned to play basketball. He later graduated from St. Casimir High School in Pittsburgh.[2]
Szczerbiak attended George Washington University, where he played college basketball. In 1985, he was inducted into the GW Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
Club career
After college, Szczerbiak was drafted by the
Szczerbiak played in the ABA during the 1971–72 season, as a member of the Pittsburgh Condors. He then joined the Kentucky Colonels, who selected him in the Condors' dispersal draft, but he was later cut from Kentucky's roster.[6]
Szczerbiak won three
Personal life
Szczerbiak was born in
References
- ^ "EuroLeague official website, Experts decide European Club Basketball's 50 greatest contributors". 16 September 2023.
- ^ Staff, Brooklyn Eagle (2022-04-04). "The news is nothing new for this old timer". Brooklyn Eagle. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Walt Szczerbiak (1985) - Hall of Fame".
- ^ Basketball-Reference.com Walt Szczerbiak page
- ^ DatabaseBasketball 1971 Dallas Chaparrals page Archived 2009-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ April 20, 1999 Walt Szczerbiak interview with Brett Ballantini of Basketball News
- ^ "Wally's Worlds". ESPN.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Real Madrid Basketball Legends Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- RealMadrid.com Walter Szczerbiak (in Spanish)
- RealMadrid.com Walter Szczerbiak (in English)
- Spanish League Profile Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Italian League Profile Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)