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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Leo Katkaveck

Weight
  
84 kg

Pro career
  
1948–1950

Height
  
1.83 m


Listed weight
  
185 lb (84 kg)

Died
  
May 6, 2006

Listed height
  
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Positions
  
Basketball positions

Born
  
April 17, 1923 (
1923-04-17
)

High school
  
Manchester (Manchester, Connecticut)

NBA draft
  
1948 / Round: / Pick:

College
  
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball (1941–1942, 1945–1948)

Leo Frank Katkaveck (April 17, 1923 – May 6, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. Katkaveck was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the Washington Capitols after a collegiate career at North Carolina State. He played for the Capitols in 1948–49 and 1949–50 before retiring from basketball.

Katkaveck was also a minor league baseball player. Between 1948 and 1951, he played for the Warsaw Red Sox, Raleigh Capitals, Goldsboro Goldbugs, and Roanoke Rapids Jays.

References

Leo Katkaveck Wikipedia