Walter Szczerbiak

Not to be confused with his son, Wally Szczerbiak, an American professional basketball player with the same name.

Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (born August 21, 1949 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a former American professional basketball player. At 6'6" (1.98 m), Szczerbiak played at the small forward position.

On February 3, 2008, Szczerbiak was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European club basketball, over the last half-century, by the Euroleague Basketball Experts Committee.^[1]

College career

Szczerbiak attended George Washington University, where he played college basketball with the George Washington Colonials.

Club career

After college, Szczerbiak was drafted by the Phoenix Suns, in the 4th round (14th pick, 65th overall) of the 1971 NBA Draft.^[2] He was also drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals, of the American Basketball Association (ABA), in the 1971 ABA Draft.^[3]

Szczerbiak played in the ABA during the 1971-72 season, as a member of the Pittsburgh Condors. He then joined the Kentucky Colonels, who selected him in the Condors' dispersal draft, but he was later cut from Kentucky's roster.^[4]

Szczerbiak won three Euroleague titles with the Spanish League club Real Madrid (1974, 1978, and 1980). He also won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup three times with Real Madrid (1976, 1977, and 1978). He was named the MVP of the 1977 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Personal

His son Wally, is a former NBA player.

References

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• ABA Statistics
• Real Madrid Basketball Legends (Spanish)
• RealMadrid.com Walter Szczerbiak (Spanish)
• RealMadrid.com Walter Szczerbiak (English)
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Italian League Profile (Italian)