When Walter retired, he moved his family back to his native Long Island, New York, where Wally attended high school in Cold Spring Harbor. Szczerbiak competed for the Long Island team in the 1997 Empire State Games.
College career
In college, Szczerbiak played for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
At Miami he led his team to the Sweet 16 in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. As a #10 seed, Szczerbiak scored a career high 43 points in a first round win over #7 seed University of Washington.
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He followed that up by with a 24 point performance in the second round against #2 seed University of Utah, leading the Redhawks to the Sweet 16, where they would eventually lose to the University of Kentucky 58-48, despite Szczerbiak's 23-point performance.
NBA career
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Szczerbiak 6th overall in the 1999 NBA Draft. His best year as a pro was in 2002 when he was a coaches' selection to the Western Conference All-Star team.
Later he tied a Timberwolves franchise record of 44 points on April 13, 2003, since broken by Kevin Garnett. He was uncomfortable with the role and wanted to be a starter.
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In the 2005-2006 season, the former All-Star returned to the starting role.
Boston
On January 26, 2006, Szczerbiak, along with Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a conditional first-round draft pick, was traded to the Boston Celtics for Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two second-round draft picks.
Szczerbiak is an offensive-minded player with an excellent perimeter touch; however, his defense is only average. However, he was soon plagued by several injuries to both ankles, which greatly affected his performance, namely his shooting and jumping ability.
Ben Wallace and Joe Smith were involved in the trade also, and were traded from the Bulls. Wally was a starter for the Cleveland Cavaliers playing at the #2 spot. Wally helped the Cavs get past the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs by putting up 26 points along with shooting 6-13 from the 3 point line.
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The Cavaliers were eventually knocked out of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics in the 2nd round.
Personal life
Szczerbiak and his wife Shannon have 3 children, the youngest of whom was born on March 1, 2008. He is named Maximus Jack. Szczerbiak has two younger siblings, Will (a graduate of Georgetown University) and Wendy (a current memember of the women's basketball team at Lehigh).
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