Leo Katkaveck
American basketball and baseball player
Personal information | |
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Born | (1923-04-17)April 17, 1923 Manchester, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | May 6, 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 83) Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Manchester (Manchester, Connecticut) |
College | NC State (1941–1942, 1945–1948) |
BAA draft | 1948: — round, — |
Selected by the Washington Capitols | |
Playing career | 1948–1950 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 23 |
Career history | |
1948–1950 | Washington Capitols |
Career BAA/NBA statistics | |
Points | 457 (4.3 ppg) |
Assists | 136 (1.3 apg) |
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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]
BAA/NBA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1948–49 | Washington | 53 | .332 | .746 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
1949–50 | Washington | 54 | .306 | .607 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
Career | 107 | .317 | .685 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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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 |
References
- ^ a b c Leo Katkaveck. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Leo Katkaveck. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
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