Wally Szczerbiak
Wally Szczerbiak was born in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain on March 5th, 1977 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 47, Wally Szczerbiak biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Walter Robert Szczerbiak (SUR-bee-ak), a native of Spain, and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network, is a student who studied finance.
He played for four years in the National Basketball Association and spent ten seasons on a four-team squad.
Early life
Szczerbiak was born in Madrid, Spain, to Marilyn and Walter Szczerbiak, a former ABA player who led Real Madrid to three FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague) championships. He set a single-game scoring record in the Spanish League, scoring 65 points. Szczerbiak spent the majority of his childhood in Europe, during his father's playing career, where he was taught how to speak Spanish and Italian fluently.
When Walt retired, he brought his family and his family back to Long Island, New York. Szczerbiak played basketball at Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. He averaged 36.6 points per game and 15.9 rebounds as a senior in the 1994-1995 season. He was named the winner of the Richard Sangler Award as Nassau County's best boys' basketball player. In the 1994 Empire State Games, Szczerbiak competed for the Long Island team. Despite his outstanding high school results, Szczerbiak's school did not attract the attention of East Coast college coaches, and he went unrecruited.
Personal life
Szczerbiak is of Ukrainian origins: his ances were Ukrainians and he was interned in a refugees camp in West Germany after World War II. They emigrated to Pittsburgh after the war.
Will, nine years his senior, and Wendy, a thirteen-year-old sister, are among Szczerbiak's thirteen years old. Wendy played basketball for Lehigh University in college.
In 2013, Szczerbiak was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.
College career
Szczerbiak and his parents visited Oxford, Ohio, in the fall of his high school senior year. Szczerbiak called coach Herb Sendek and announced his play for Miami the following Monday, despite Walt's wishes for his son's to wait before making a decision. Herb Sendek left Miami after the 95/96 season, and now coach Charlie Coles took over and turned Wally Szczerbiak into a starting position.
Szczerbiak averaged 8.8 points in his first two seasons. Despite missing several games due to a broken right wrist, he burst onto the scene as a junior in 1997–98, scoring 24.4 points per game and earning first-team All-MAC honors.
Szczerbiak averaged 24.2 points per game in his senior season and led the Redhawks to the Sweet 16 in 1999 NCAA tournament as a #10 seed. In a first-round victory over #7 seed Washington, Szczerbiak scored a career-high 43 points. In a second round tppling of #2 seed Utah, he followed it with 24 points, leading the Redhawks to the Sweet 16. Despite Szczerbiak's 23 points, the team would ultimately lose to Kentucky 58-43. Miami finished the season 24-8.
The Associated Press named Szczerbiak as a MAC Player of the Year and a first-team All-American by Basketball News and Sports Illustrated and second-team All-American (AP).
Szczerbiak obtained a degree in marketing and Miami's second all-time leading scorer with 1,847 points.
Szczerbiak was the fifth Miami player to have his jersey retired in 2001 (#32). In 2009, he was inducted into the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame.
NBA career
In the 1999 NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Szczerbiak 6th overall. In 2002, he was a coach chosen by a Western Conference All-Star team for his best year as a pro. On April 13, 2003, he tied a Timberwolves franchise record of 44 points, breaking Kevin Love, Corey Brewer, Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mo Williams, and Derrick Rose. For the 2004–05 NBA season, Szczerbiak was on the bench. He was unhappy with the position and wanted to be a starter. In the 2005–06 season, the former All-Star returned to the starting lineup.
Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones, and a conditional first-round draft pick were traded to the Boston Celtics for Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two second-round draft picks on January 26, 2006.
In the 2006 offseason, Szczerbiak underwent surgery to repair a knee that had been injured for several months.
Szczerbiak's career began early in the season, with a 35-point effort against the Charlotte Bobcats early in the season. However, he was soon plagued by multiple ankle fractures, which severely hindered his shooting and jumping skills. Szczerbiak has decided to have season-ending surgery on his ankles.
Szczerbiak and Jeff Green were traded by the Celtics to the Seattle SuperSonics on June 28 (the night of the 2007 NBA draft), along with Delonte West and Jeff Green (the 5th overall pick) for Ray Allen and Glen Davis (35th overall).
The Chicago Bulls traded Szczerbiak and West from Cleveland to Cleveland, including Larry Hughes, Adrian Griffin from Cleveland to Seattle, Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall from Cleveland to Seattle, and Shannon Brown, from Chicago to Chicago, and Ben Wallace and Joe Smith from Chicago to Cleveland, between Cleveland and Cleveland on February 21, 2008.
Szczerbiak appeared in 25 regular season games (one start), with the Cavaliers averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds. On April 16, 2008, he scored 18 points against Detroit. Szczerbiak played in 75 games (two starts) and averaged 11.5 points and 2.9 rebounds, out of the SuperSonics and the Cavaliers.
Szczerbiak started shooting guard for the Cavaliers in 2008, helping the Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards in the first round by putting up 26 points and shooting 6-13 from the 3 point line. Szczerbiak averaged 10.8 points per game in the playoffs.
Szczerbiak appeared in 74 games from 2008 to 2009, beginning in 5 of them. Given 20 minutes to play, Szczerbiak averaged 7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists, while shooting.460 percent from the field and.411% from the 3-point line.
In August 2009, Szczerbiak was in talks with the Denver Nuggets about joining the team on a one-year deal. According to reports, he turned down a veteran's minimum contract offer from Denver, opting instead to rehabilitate his knee and possibly try the free agent market later this year.
Szczerbiak wished to sign with the New York Knicks for a one-year deal. However, Szczerbiak revealed on November 5, 2009, that he had undergone a third knee surgery, which doctors told him would almost certainly end his career. According to his doctors, so little cartilage was left in his knee that a fourth operation would make it impossible for him to have a normal life.
Broadcasting career
Szczerbiak made the jump to sports broadcasting by becoming a basketball analyst for CBS College Sports.
Szczerbiak is presently an analyst for MSG Network covering the New York Knicks as a color analyst backup for Walt Frazier and a participant to the teams' post-game broadcasts.