A 6'8" forward, Piatkowski began his career at Toledo Woodward High School then starred at Bowling Green State University, where he was a Converse Honorable Mention All-American in 1968.[1] He then played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1970 as a member of the Denver Rockets. He received ABA All-Rookie Team honors with the Rockets in 1969 after averaging 12.2 points per game.[2] When the Rockets acquired Spencer Haywood the next season, Piatkowski saw his playing time drop, and in 1970, he briefly retired to work as a teacher. He returned to the ABA in the fall of 1971 as a member of The Floridians, but he was waived just a month into that season. He later became a salesman with a paper company.[3] He is Polish American.[4]
^"Walt Piatkowski ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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walt, piatkowski, walter, piatkowski, born, june, 1945, retired, american, professional, basketball, player, piatkowski, junior, bgsu, personal, informationborn, 1945, june, 1945, toledo, ohionationalityamericanlisted, height6, listed, weight220, career, infor. Walter Piatkowski Jr born June 11 1945 is a retired American professional basketball player Walt PiatkowskiPiatkowski as a junior at BGSU Personal informationBorn 1945 06 11 June 11 1945 age 78 Toledo OhioNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Listed weight220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh schoolWoodward Toledo Ohio CollegeBowling Green 1965 1968 NBA draft1968 8th round 99th overall pickSelected by the San Francisco WarriorsPositionPower forwardNumber34 43Career history1968 1970Denver Rockets1971 1972The FloridiansCareer highlights and awardsABA All Rookie 1969 2 First team All MAC 1966 1968 Second team All MAC 1967 Stats at Basketball Reference comA 6 8 forward Piatkowski began his career at Toledo Woodward High School then starred at Bowling Green State University where he was a Converse Honorable Mention All American in 1968 1 He then played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1970 as a member of the Denver Rockets He received ABA All Rookie Team honors with the Rockets in 1969 after averaging 12 2 points per game 2 When the Rockets acquired Spencer Haywood the next season Piatkowski saw his playing time drop and in 1970 he briefly retired to work as a teacher He returned to the ABA in the fall of 1971 as a member of The Floridians but he was waived just a month into that season He later became a salesman with a paper company 3 He is Polish American 4 Piatkowski s son Eric Piatkowski played basketball at the University of Nebraska was drafted into the NBA in 1994 as the 15th overall pick by the Indiana Pacers and played 14 years in the NBA mostly with the Los Angeles Clippers 3 Contents 1 Career statistics 1 1 ABA 1 1 1 Regular season 1 1 2 Playoffs 2 ReferencesCareer statistics editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career highABA edit Source 5 Regular season edit Year Team GP MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG PPG1968 69 Denver 77 23 6 417 329 775 4 7 6 12 21969 70 Denver 74 17 6 402 220 768 3 4 6 7 01971 72 Florida 6 4 7 188 3 3 1 0Career 157 20 1 409 288 772 3 9 6 9 3Playoffs edit Year Team GP MPG FG 3P FT RPG APG PPG1969 Denver 7 28 7 432 111 909 4 1 9 15 31970 Denver 6 8 3 500 250 500 1 8 7 4 5Career 13 19 3 444 154 800 3 1 8 10 3References edit BGSU Men s Basketball 2009 10 87 Retrieved on August 31 2010 Walter Piatkowski basketball reference com Retrieved on August 31 2010 a b Chris Baker Clippers watching rising son Los Angeles Times October 31 1994 Retrieved on August 31 2010 Archives Los Angeles Times Walt Piatkowski ABA stats Basketball Reference Sports Reference LLC Retrieved 19 August 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walt Piatkowski amp oldid 1194984139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
