| Walt Budko | |
| Number: | 12, 19 |
| Position: | Power forward / center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Timonium, Maryland, U.S. |
| High School: | Trinity School (New York City, New York) |
| Draft Year: | 1948 |
| Draft League: | BAA |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 6 |
| Draft Team: | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career Start: | 1948 |
| Career End: | 1952 |
| Years1: | 1948– |
| Team1: | Baltimore Bullets |
| Team2: | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Cteam1: | Baltimore Bullets |
| Highlights: |
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| Stats League: | BAA and NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 2,037 (8.1 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 684 (5.4 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 471 (1.9 apg) |
| Bbr: | budkowa01 |
Walter L. Budko Jr. (July 30, 1925 – May 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.
He played collegiately for Columbia University.
He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the sixth overall pick 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).
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | ||
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Baltimore | 60 | – | .348 | .790 | – | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| Baltimore | 66 | – | .304 | .757 | – | 2.2 | 9.0 | |
| Baltimore | 64 | – | .356 | .744 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 63 | 17.9 | .404 | .674 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.0 | |
| Career | 253 | 17.9 | .342 | .757 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 8.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Baltimore | 3 | – | .423 | .789 | – | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 19.3 | .429 | .571 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.3 | |
| Career | 6 | 19.3 | .425 | .731 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 8.8 | |