Walt Budko
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| File:Walter Budko 1948.jpg Budko in 1948 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1925 Kearney, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 2013 (aged 87) Timonium, Maryland, U.S. |
| 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 |
| Drafted by | Baltimore Bullets |
| Playing career | 1948–1952 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 12, 19 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1948–1951 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1951–1952 | Philadelphia Warriors |
Coaching | |
| 1951 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights | |
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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.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Walter L. Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.
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).
BAA/NBA career statistics
[edit | edit source]| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Regular season
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Baltimore | 60 | – | .348 | .790 | – | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 1949–50 | Baltimore | 66 | – | .304 | .757 | – | 2.2 | 9.0 |
| 1950–51 | Baltimore | 64 | – | .356 | .744 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| 1951–52 | Philadelphia | 63 | 17.9 | .404 | .674 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Career | 253 | 17.9 | .342 | .757 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 8.1 | |
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
- Career statistics from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Death Notice Archived June 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2013 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New York (state)
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) draft picks
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) head coaches
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Centers (basketball)
- Columbia Lions men's basketball players
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Basketball player-coaches
- Power forwards
- Basketball players from Brooklyn
- American men's basketball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs