24 Facts About Wally Szczerbiak

Wally Szczerbiak played 10 seasons for four teams in the National Basketball Association.

Wally Szczerbiak was born in Madrid, Spain, to Marilyn and Walt Szczerbiak, a former ABA player who helped lead Real Madrid to three FIBA European Champions Cup championships.

Wally Szczerbiak spent much of his childhood in Europe during his father's playing career, and he was taught to speak fluent Spanish and Italian.

When Walt Wally Szczerbiak retired, he moved his family back to his native Long Island, New York.

Wally Szczerbiak played basketball at Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Wally Szczerbiak was named the winner of the Richard Sangler Award as Nassau County's outstanding boys' basketball player.

Wally Szczerbiak competed for the Long Island team in the 1994 Empire State Games.

Wally Szczerbiak was named MAC Player of the Year, was honored as a first-team All-American by Basketball News and Sports Illustrated, and was selected as a second-team All-American by the Associated Press.

Wally Szczerbiak finished his college career as Miami's second all-time leading scorer with 1,847 points.

In 2001, Wally Szczerbiak became the fifth Miami player to have his jersey retired.

In 2013, Wally Szczerbiak was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.

Wally Szczerbiak's best year as a professional was in 2002, when he was a coaches' selection to the Western Conference All-Star team.

Wally Szczerbiak tied a Timberwolves franchise record of 44 points on April 13,2003; the record has since been broken.

Wally Szczerbiak underwent surgery during the 2006 offseason to repair a knee injury.

Wally Szczerbiak played in 25 regular season games with the Cavaliers, averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Wally Szczerbiak scored 18 points against Detroit on April 16,2008.

Wally Szczerbiak was in discussions with the Denver Nuggets in August 2009 about joining the team on a one-year contract.

Wally Szczerbiak reportedly rejected a veteran's minimum contract offer from Denver, opting instead to continue to rehabilitate his knee and possibly test the free agent market later.

Wally Szczerbiak harbored hopes of signing a one-year contract with the New York Knicks.

However, on November 5,2009, Wally Szczerbiak revealed that he had a third surgery performed on his left knee.

Wally Szczerbiak became a basketball analyst for CBS College Sports in 2009.

In 2012, Wally Szczerbiak was hired as an analyst at MSG Network to cover the New York Knicks.

Wally Szczerbiak is of Ukrainian origin: his grandparents were Ukrainians and met in a refugee camp in West Germany after World War II.

Wally Szczerbiak has a younger brother named Will and a younger sister named Wendy.