Nationality American Name Eric Piatkowski Career start 1994 College Nebraska (1990–1994) Weight 98 kg | Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Height 2.01 m Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Role Basketball player Career end 2008 | |
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Born September 30, 1970 (age 53)
Steubenville, Ohio ( 1970-09-30 ) High school Stevens (Rapid City, South Dakota) NBA draft 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
Eric Piatkowski Mix [BP15]
Eric Todd Piatkowski (; born September 30, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player. He most recently played for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. He is the son of former ABA player Walt Piatkowski.
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- Eric Piatkowski Mix BP15
- Eric piatkowski mix
- High school career
- College career
- NBA career
- Career highlights and trivia
- References
Eric piatkowski mix
High school career
Piatkowski attended Rapid City Stevens High School and was a student and a standout in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he led his team to the 1989 South Dakota Class AA State Championship, was an All-State selection, and was named the Mr. Basketball for the State of South Dakota.
College career
Piatkowski played four years at the University of Nebraska for coach Danny Nee. He was a member of the All Big Eight Freshman team in 1991 and was honorable mention All Big Eight his freshman and sophomore seasons. Piatkowski was a first team All-Big Eight pick by the Associated Press his junior year and averaged a team high 16.7 points per game. He averaged 21.5 points per game his senior season and was named to the All Big Eight team again. He also led the Huskers to the Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship game while scoring a collegiate high and NU single game record 42 points against Oklahoma in the semi-finals. They went on to defeat Oklahoma State in the finals and he secured tournament MVP honors. That helped earn them the sixth seed in the NCAA Tournament. However Piatkowski's team lost to the eleventh seeded Penn Quakers in the opening round. He was recognized as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press and finished his collegiate career with 1,934 career points, behind only Dave Hoppen for the most in school history. His jersey at Nebraska (No. 52) was retired in 2006.
NBA career
After completing his eligibility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Piatkowski was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 15th pick of the 1994 NBA Draft. The Pacers immediately dealt his draft rights, along with Jerome Richardson and Malik Sealy, to the Los Angeles Clippers for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor. He ended his Clipper career as the franchise leader in games played (616), 3-point field goals made (738) and 3-point field goal attempts (1,835) and free throw percentage (.880%).
After nine seasons with the Clippers he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Houston Rockets before the 2003-04 season. Piatkowski became a Bull on September 8, 2004, when Houston sent him, Adrian Griffin and Mike Wilks to Chicago in exchange for Dikembe Mutombo. On July 13, 2006, Piatkowski officially signed with the Phoenix Suns, agreeing on a two-year, $2.4 million deal. In April 2014 Piatkowski's Group was attempting to buy the L.A. Clippers from Embattled owner Donald T Sterling.