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Eric Todd Piatkowski (/ˌp.ətˈkski/; born September 30, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He is the son of former ABA player Walt Piatkowski.

Eric Piatkowski
Personal information
Born (1970-09-30) September 30, 1970 (age 52)
Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolStevens (Rapid City, South Dakota)
CollegeNebraska (1990–1994)
NBA draft1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1994–2008
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Number52
Career history
1994–2003Los Angeles Clippers
2003–2004Houston Rockets
2004–2006Chicago Bulls
2006–2008Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1993, 1994)
  • No. 52 retired by Nebraska Cornhuskers
Career NBA statistics
Points5,919 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,716 (2.2 rpg)
Assists778 (1.0 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
1993 Buffalo National team

High school career


Piatkowski attended Rapid City Stevens High School and was a student and a standout in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he led his team to the 1989 South Dakota Class AA State Championship, was an All-State selection, and was named the Mr. Basketball for the State of South Dakota.


College career


Piatkowski played at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for coach Danny Nee from 1990 to 1994. He was a member of the All Big Eight Freshman team in 1991 and was honorable mention All Big Eight his freshman and sophomore seasons. 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. He averaged 21.5 points per game his senior season and was named to the All Big Eight team again. He also 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. They went on to defeat Oklahoma State in the finals and he secured tournament MVP honors. That helped earn them the sixth seed in the NCAA Tournament. However Piatkowski's team lost to the eleventh seeded Penn Quakers in the opening round. He 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. His jersey at Nebraska (No. 52) was retired in 2006.[2]


NBA career


After completing his eligibility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Piatkowski was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 15th pick of the 1994 NBA Draft. The Pacers immediately dealt his draft rights, along with Jerome Richardson and Malik Sealy, to the Los Angeles Clippers for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor. He ended his Clipper career as the franchise leader in games played (616), 3-point field goals made (738) and 3-point field goal attempts (1,835) and free throw percentage (.880%).

After nine seasons with the Clippers he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Houston Rockets before the 2003-04 season. Piatkowski became a Bull on September 8, 2004, when Houston sent him, Adrian Griffin and Mike Wilks to Chicago in exchange for Dikembe Mutombo. On July 13, 2006, Piatkowski officially signed with the Phoenix Suns, agreeing on a two-year, $2.4 million deal. In April 2014 Piatkowski's group was attempting to buy the L.A. Clippers from embattled owner Donald T Sterling, before Steve Ballmer bought the team outright.


Career highlights and trivia



NBA career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994–95 L.A. Clippers 811114.9.441.374.7831.61.0.5.27.0
1995–96 L.A. Clippers 65112.1.405.333.8171.6.7.4.24.6
1996–97 L.A. Clippers 65011.5.450.425.8211.6.8.5.26.0
1997–98 L.A. Clippers 673526.0.452.409.8243.51.3.8.211.3
1998–99 L.A. Clippers 493825.3.432.394.8632.91.1.9.110.5
1999–00 L.A. Clippers 752322.8.415.383.8503.01.1.6.28.7
2000–01 L.A. Clippers 814026.5.433.404.8733.01.2.6.210.6
2001–02 L.A. Clippers 716424.2.439.466.8942.61.6.6.28.8
2002–03 L.A. Clippers 622621.9.471.398.8282.51.1.5.19.7
2003–04 Houston 49014.3.377.352.8751.5.5.3.14.1
2004–05 Chicago 681112.4.430.425.8041.2.8.4.04.8
2005–06 Chicago 2917.9.393.273.400.8.4.2.02.0
2006–07 Phoenix 1106.6.360.3891.000.8.4.0.12.5
2007–08 Phoenix 1607.1.364.4231.000.8.6.0.12.4
Career 78925018.5.434.399.8392.21.0.5.17.5

Playoffs


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997 L.A. Clippers 3012.7.364.400.857.7.0.3.05.3
2004 Houston 104.0.000.000.0001.0.0.0.0.0
2005 Chicago 5013.2.316.385.8571.8.6.8.24.6
2006 Chicago 604.7.500.4001.000.8.2.0.21.7
2007 Phoenix 103.01.000.000.000.0.0.0.02.0
2008 Phoenix 102.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career 1708.3.368.391.8751.0.2.3.13.0

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