Brett Leon Szabo (born in

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) is a retired

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professional

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player.

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. A 6'11"

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, Szabo played for the

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Division II's Augustana College Vikings in

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, 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. He went undrafted in the 1991 NBA draft and later joined the Charlotte Hornets' training camp, before being waived. He played one season for the

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's Boston Celtics ( 1996–97), 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.

CBA

Additionally, he played four seasons with as many teams in the Continental Basketball Association (mostly with the

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). 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.

Overseas

Szabo had stints in Kilsyth, Australia (in 1991),

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(TG Renesas Landshut in 1995-96),

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(Castors Braine in 1997-98) and

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(BC Slovakofarma Pezinok from 1998 to 2000). He retired in 2000. Suffering from

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, Szabo wore corrective glasses during games.

References

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NBA stats
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