| Walt Piatkowski | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 220 |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Woodward (Toledo, Ohio) |
| College: | Bowling Green (1965–1968) |
| Draft Year: | 1968 |
| Draft Round: | 8 |
| Draft Pick: | 99 |
| Draft Team: | San Francisco Warriors |
| Career Number: | 34, 43 |
| Career Position: | Power forward |
| Years1: | 1968–1970 |
| Team1: | Denver Rockets |
| Years2: | 1971–1972 |
| Team2: | The Floridians |
| Highlights: | |
| Bbr: | piatkwa01 |
Walter Piatkowski, Jr. (born June 11, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player.
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]
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]
Source[5]
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 77 | 23.6 | .417 | .329 | .775 | 4.7 | .6 | 12.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 74 | 17.6 | .402 | .220 | .768 | 3.4 | .6 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 6 | 4.7 | .188 | - | - | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 20.1 | .409 | .288 | .772 | 3.9 | .6 | 9.3Playoffs
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