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American basketball player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter L. Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | July 30, 1925
Died | May 25, 2013 87) Timonium, Maryland, U.S. | (aged
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) |
BAA draft | 1948: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
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 highlights and awards | |
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Career BAA and NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,037 (8.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 684 (5.4 rpg) |
Assists | 471 (1.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
He played collegiately for Columbia University.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the sixth overall pick 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).
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949 | Baltimore | 3 | – | .423 | .789 | – | 1.3 | 12.3 |
1952 | Philadelphia | 3 | 19.3 | .429 | .571 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
Career | 6 | 19.3 | .425 | .731 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 8.8 | |
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