1. Eric Todd Piatkowski is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
10 Facts About Eric Piatkowski
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Eric Piatkowski is the son of former ABA player Walt Piatkowski.
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Eric Piatkowski was a member of the All Big Eight Freshman team in 1991 and was honorable mention All Big Eight his freshman and sophomore seasons.
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Eric Piatkowski was a first team All-Big Eight pick by the Associated Press his junior year and averaged a team high 16.7 points per game.
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Eric Piatkowski averaged 21.5 points per game his senior season and was named to the All Big Eight team again.
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Eric Piatkowski led the Cornhuskers to the Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship game while scoring a collegiate high and NU single game record 42 points against Oklahoma in the semi-finals.
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However Eric Piatkowski's team lost to the eleventh seeded Penn Quakers in the opening round.
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Eric Piatkowski was recognized as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press and finished his collegiate career with 1,934 career points, behind only Dave Hoppen for the most in school history.
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Eric Piatkowski became a Bull on September 8,2004, when Houston sent him, Adrian Griffin and Mike Wilks to Chicago in exchange for Dikembe Mutombo.
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On July 13,2006, Eric Piatkowski officially signed with the Phoenix Suns, agreeing on a two-year, $2.4 million deal.