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Walt Piatkowski
File:Walt Piatkowski.jpg
Piatkowski as a junior at BGSU.
Personal information
Born(1945-06-11)June 11, 1945
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 2025(2025-08-18) (aged 80)
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWoodward (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeBowling Green (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 8th round, 99th overall pick
Drafted bySan Francisco Warriors
PositionPower forward
Number34, 43
Career history
1968–1970Denver Rockets
1971–1972The Floridians
Career highlights
  • ABA All-Rookie (1969)
  • 2× First-team All-MAC (1966, 1968)
  • Second-team All-MAC (1967)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Walter Piatkowski Jr. (June 11, 1945 – August 18, 2025) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons.

A 6'8" forward, Piatkowski began his career at Toledo Woodward High School then starred at Bowling Green State University, where he was a Converse Honorable Mention All-American in 1968.[1] He then played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1970 as a member of the Denver Rockets. He received ABA All-Rookie Team honors with the Rockets in 1969 after averaging 12.2 points per game.[2] When the Rockets acquired Spencer Haywood the next season, Piatkowski saw his playing time drop, and in 1970, he briefly retired to work as a teacher. He returned to the ABA in the fall of 1971 as a member of The Floridians, but he was waived just a month into that season. He later became a salesman with a paper company.[3] He was Polish American.[4]

Piatkowski's son Eric played basketball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln; was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1994 as the 15th overall pick by the Indiana Pacers; and played 14 years in the NBA, mostly with the Los Angeles Clippers.[3]

Walt Piatkowski died on August 18, 2025, at the age of 80.[5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

ABA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1968–69 Denver 77 23.6 .417 .329 .775 4.7 .6 12.2
1969–70 Denver 74 17.6 .402 .220 .768 3.4 .6 7.0
1971–72 Florida 6 4.7 .188 – – .3 .3 1.0
Career 157 20.1 .409 .288 .772 3.9 .6 9.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1969 Denver 7 28.7 .432 .111 .909 4.1 .9 15.3
1970 Denver 6 8.3 .500 .250 .500 1.8 .7 4.5
Career 13 19.3 .444 .154 .800 3.1 .8 10.3

References

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  1. ^ BGSU Men's Basketball 2009-10. 87. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
  2. ^ Walter Piatkowski. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Chris Baker. "Clippers watching rising son". Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1994. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
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