Walter Szczerbiak
Walter Szczerbiak Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'6", Szczerbiak played at the small forward position.
On February 3, 2008, Szczerbiak was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European club basketball, over the previous half-century, by the EuroLeague Basketball Experts Committee.Born in Hamburg, West Germany, Szczerbiak attended George Washington University, where he played college basketball with the George Washington Colonials.After college, Szczerbiak was drafted by the Phoenix Suns, in the 4th round of the 1971 NBA Draft. He was also drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals, of the American Basketball Association, 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. He also won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup three times with Real Madrid. He was named the MVP of the 1977 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.Szczerbiak was born in West Germany, to Ukrainian parents, that had met in a refugee camp, after World War II. They later emigrated to Pittsburgh.
His son Wally, is a former NBA player.
