Brett Szabo

Brett Leon Szabo (born (1968-02-01)February 1, 1968 in Postville, Iowa) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Brett Szabo
Personal information
Born (1968-02-01) February 1, 1968
Postville, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolPostville (Postville, Iowa)
CollegeAugustana (South Dakota) (1987–1991)
NBA draft1991: undrafted
PositionCenter
Number43
Career history
1996–1997Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-NCC (1989, 1990)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Career

Szabo 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

Additionally, 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

Szabo 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
  1. "Brett Szabo is Awarded Membership Into Postville's Hall of Fame". Postville Community School District. 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. "Brett Szabo (2002) - Hall of Fame". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. "On this day: former Boston Celtics big man Brett Szabo signs". Celtics Wire. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. "Brett Szabo Stats".
  5. "Brett Szabo minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  6. "Brett Szabo - Player Statistics". GameDay. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  7. "Team von TG Hitachi Landshut". 2004-03-29. Archived from the original on 2004-03-29. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  8. "Pepinster vs Castors Braine". This Is Basketball. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  9. "Brett Leon Szabo | Saporta Cup (1999) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  10. "What the Hell Happened to...Brett Szabo?". www.celticslife.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2021-07-21.


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