Nationality American Role Basketball Player Children Wally Szczerbiak Name Walter Szczerbiak Positions Small forward | Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Weight 95 kg Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.97 m | |
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Born August 21, 1949 (age 74)
Hamburg, West Germany ( 1949-08-21 ) High school Saint Casimir (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) College George Washington (1968–1971) NBA draft 1971 / Round: 4 / Pick: 65th overall Education George Washington University Grandchildren Amberley Szczerbiak, Maximus Jack Szczerbiak, Annabella Szczerbiak | ||
Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (born August 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'6" (1.98 m), Szczerbiak played at the small forward position.
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On February 3, 2008, Szczerbiak was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European club basketball, over the previos half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.
College career
Born in Hamburg, West Germany, 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. He was also drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals, of the American Basketball Association (ABA), in the 1971 ABA Draft.
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.
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 life
He was born in West Germany to Ukrainian parents which met in a refugee camp after World War II. They emigrated to Pittsburgh then.
His son Wally, is a former NBA player.