Budko in 1948  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1925 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | May 25, 2013 (aged 87) Timonium, Maryland |
| 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, New York) |
| College | Columbia (1942–1944, 1946–1948) |
| BAA draft | 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| 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 | |
Walter L. "Walt" 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
or Basketball-Reference.com - Death Notice