Walt Budko
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | July 30, 1925
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) |
College | Columbia |
NBA 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 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 |
Walter "Walt" Budko Jr. (born July 30, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired 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).
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- 1925 births
- Living people
- People from Brooklyn
- American basketball players
- American basketball coaches
- Columbia Lions men's basketball players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) draft picks
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
- Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) head coaches
- National Basketball Association head coaches
- Philadelphia Warriors players
- Player-coaches
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs