Walt Budko
Encyclopedia
Walter "Walt" Budko Jr. is a retired American basketball
player.
He played collegiately for Columbia University
.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st 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).
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
He played collegiately for Columbia University
Columbia Lions
The Columbia University Lions are the collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States. The current director of athletics is M...
.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the 1948 BAA Draft
1948 BAA Draft
The 1948 BAA Draft was the second annual draft of the Basketball Association of America , which later became the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 10, 1948 before to the 1948–49 season. In this draft, eight BAA teams along with four teams who moved from the National...
.
He played for the Bullets (1948–51) and Philadelphia Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(1951–52) in the BAA and NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
for 253 games.
He coached the Bullets in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
(1950–51).