Wally Szczerbiak played college basketball for Miami University, and is one of five players to have his Miami jersey retired.
23 Facts About Wally Szczerbiak
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Wally Szczerbiak spent much of his childhood in Europe, during his father's playing career, where he was taught how to speak Spanish and Italian fluently.
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Wally Szczerbiak played basketball at Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
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Wally Szczerbiak was named the winner of the Richard Sangler Award as Nassau County's outstanding boys' basketball player.
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Wally Szczerbiak competed for the Long Island team in the 1994 Empire State Games.
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Wally Szczerbiak was named MAC Player of the Year, and first-team All-American by Basketball News and Sports Illustrated and second-team All-American by the Associated Press.
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Wally Szczerbiak finished his college career with a degree in marketing and Miami's second all-time leading scorer with 1,847 points.
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In 2001, Wally Szczerbiak became the fifth Miami player to have his jersey retired.
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Wally Szczerbiak's best year as a pro was in 2002, when he was a coaches' selection to the Western Conference All-Star team.
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Wally Szczerbiak was uncomfortable with the role and wanted to be a starter.
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Wally Szczerbiak underwent surgery in the 2006 offseason to fix a knee which had been injured for several months.
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Wally Szczerbiak played in 25 regular season games with the Cavaliers averaging 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds.
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Wally Szczerbiak scored 18 points against Detroit on April 16,2008.
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Between the SuperSonics and the Cavaliers, Wally Szczerbiak played in 75 games and averaged 11.5 points and 2.9 rebounds.
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Wally Szczerbiak was in discussions with the Denver Nuggets in August 2009, about joining the team on a one-year contract.
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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.
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Wally Szczerbiak harbored hopes of signing a one-year contract with the New York Knicks.
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However, on November 5,2009, Wally Szczerbiak revealed he'd had a third surgery performed on his left knee, which doctors told him would almost certainly end his career.
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Wally Szczerbiak succeeded in making the transition to sports broadcasting, becoming a basketball analyst for CBS College Sports.
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Currently, Wally Szczerbiak is an analyst at MSG Network covering the New York Knicks as a color analyst backup for Walt Frazier and contributor to the teams' post-game broadcasts.
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Wally Szczerbiak is of Ukrainian origin: his grandparents were Ukrainians and met in a refugee camp in West Germany after World War II.
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Wally Szczerbiak has a brother, Will, nine years his junior, and a sister, Wendy, thirteen years younger.
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In 2013, Wally Szczerbiak was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.