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American basketball and baseball player

Leo Katkaveck
Personal information
Born(1923-04-17)April 17, 1923
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 83)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolManchester (Manchester, Connecticut)
CollegeNC State (1941–1942, 1945–1948)
BAA draft1948: — round, —
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career1948–1950
PositionGuard
Number23
Career history
1948–1950Washington Capitols
Career BAA/NBA statistics
Points457 (4.3 ppg)
Assists136 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Leo Frank Katkaveck (April 17, 1923 – May 6, 2006) was an American professional basketball and baseball player. Katkaveck was selected in the 1948 BAA draft by the Washington Capitols after a collegiate career at North Carolina State. He played for the Capitols in 1948–49 and 1949–50 before retiring from basketball.

Katkaveck was also a minor league baseball player. Between 1948 and 1951, he played for the Warsaw Red Sox, Raleigh Capitals, Goldsboro Goldbugs, and Roanoke Rapids Jays.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Washington 53 .332 .746 1.3 4.2
1949–50 Washington 54 .306 .607 1.3 4.4
Career 107 .317 .685 1.3 4.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Washington 9 .241 .750 1.1 2.2
1950 Washington 2 .154 .667 1.5 3.0
Career 11 .214 .727 1.2 2.4

References

  1. ^ Leo Katkaveck. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Leo Katkaveck. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 25, 2013.

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