Nationality American Role Basketball Player Position Center, Power forward Name Walt Budko Education Columbia University | Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Weight 100 kg Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Height 1.96 m | |
Born July 30, 1925
Brooklyn, New York ( 1925-07-30 ) High school Trinity School
(New York City, New York) College Columbia (1942–1944, 1946–1948) NBA draft 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall Died May 25, 2013, Timonium, Maryland, United States |
Walter "Walt" Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Columbia University.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the first round (6th pick overall) 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).
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