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Walt Budko

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Walt Budko
Budko in 1948
Personal information
Born(1925-07-30)July 30, 1925
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2013(2013-05-25) (aged 87)
Timonium, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolTrinity School
(New York City, New York)
CollegeColumbia (1942–1944, 1946–1948)
BAA draft1948: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career1948–1952
PositionPower forward / center
Number12, 19
Career history
As player:
19481951Baltimore Bullets
1951–1952Philadelphia Warriors
As coach:
1951Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
Career BAA and NBA statistics
Points2,037 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds684 (5.4 rpg)
Assists471 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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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

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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

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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
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