| Leo Katkaveck | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| High School: | Manchester (Manchester, Connecticut) |
| Draft League: | BAA |
| Draft Year: | 1948 |
| Draft Round: | — |
| Draft Pick: | — |
| Draft Team: | Washington Capitols |
| Career Start: | 1948 |
| Career End: | 1950 |
| Career Number: | 23 |
| Career Position: | Guard |
| Years1: | 1948– |
| Team1: | Washington Capitols |
| Stats League: | BAA/NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 457 (4.3 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Assists |
| Stat2value: | 136 (1.3 apg) |
Leo Frank Katkaveck (April 17, 1923 – May 6, 2006) was an American professional basketball and baseball player.[1] Katkaveck was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the Washington Capitols after a collegiate career at North Carolina State.[1] He played for the Capitols in 1948–49 and 1949–50 before retiring from basketball.[1]
Katkaveck was also a minor league baseball player.[2] Between 1948 and 1951, he played for the Warsaw Red Sox, Raleigh Capitals, Goldsboro Goldbugs, and Roanoke Rapids Jays.[2]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
| FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Washington | 53 | .332 | .746 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Washington | 54 | .306 | .607 | 1.3 | 4.4 | |
| Career | 107 | .317 | .685 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Washington | 9 | .241 | .750 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 1950 | Washington | 2 | .154 | .667 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Career | 11 | .214 | .727 | 1.2 | 2.4 | |