Brett Leon Szabo (born February 1, 1968 in Postville, Iowa) is a retired American professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1968 Postville, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Postville (Postville, Iowa) |
| College | Augustana (South Dakota) (1987–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991: undrafted |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 43 |
| Career history | |
| 1996–1997 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Career
editSzabo graduated from Postville High School, where he had played basketball, baseball and golf, in 1986. He was inducted into Postville's Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
A 6'11" center, Szabo played for the NCAA Division II's Augustana College Vikings in South Dakota, amassing 1,520 points, 802 rebounds and 185 blocks. He was presented with All-North Central Conference honors in 1989 and 1990. Szabo was inducted into the Augustana Vikings' Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
He went undrafted in the 1991 NBA draft and later joined the Charlotte Hornets' training camp, before being waived.[3] He played one season for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics (1996–97),[4] playing 70 games while averaging 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds. In the fall of 1997, he made the training camp of the Philadelphia 76ers, but was waived before season start.[3]
CBA
editAdditionally, he played four seasons with as many teams in the Continental Basketball Association (mostly with the Sioux Falls Skyforce). His best CBA season came in 1994–95, when he averaged 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 27 games for the Harrisburg Hammerheads.[5]
Overseas
editSzabo had stints in Kilsyth, Australia (in 1991),[6] Germany (TG Renesas Landshut in 1995–96),[7] Belgium (Castors Braine in 1997–98)[8] and Slovakia (BC Slovakofarma Pezinok from 1998 to 2000).[9] He retired in 2000. Suffering from double vision, Szabo wore corrective glasses during games.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Brett Szabo is Awarded Membership Into Postville's Hall of Fame". Postville Community School District. June 20, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Brett Szabo (2002) - Hall of Fame". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "On this day: former Boston Celtics big man Brett Szabo signs". Celtics Wire. October 8, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Brett Szabo Stats".
- ^ "Brett Szabo minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Brett Szabo - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Team von TG Hitachi Landshut". March 29, 2004. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Pepinster vs Castors Braine". This Is Basketball. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Brett Leon Szabo | Saporta Cup (1999) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "What the Hell Happened to...Brett Szabo?". www.celticslife.com. August 16, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
External links
edit- NBA stats @ Basketball-Reference
- Basketpedya career data[permanent dead link]
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