.jpg) Pawlak in 1981 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Collingswood (Collingswood, New Jersey) |
| College | Penn (1963–1966) |
| NBA draft | 1966:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1966–1976 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1966–1967 | Harrisburg Patriots |
| 1967–1973 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
| 1974–1975 | Scranton Apollos |
| 1975–1976 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
Coaching | |
| 1980–1982 | Atlantic City Hi-Rollers |
| Career highlights | |
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Stan Pawlak Jr. (pav-lak[1]) is an American former professionalbasketball player and coach. He playedcollege basketball for thePenn Quakers and was a three-time all-Ivy League selection. Pawlak played professionally in theEastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) and was theEPBL Most Valuable Player in 1969.
Pawlak attendedCollingswood High School inCollingswood, New Jersey.[2] He was a three-time All-Ivy League selection while playing for thePenn Quakers from 1963 to 1966.[3] Pawlak was part of a formidable duo alongside Jeff Neuman that led the Quakers to a 19–6 record and their first Ivy League championship in 1966.[3] He led the team in scoring with 23.2 points per game during his senior season.[3]
Pawlak averaged 20.6 points per game during his career with the Quakers which is the third highest scoring average in program history.[4] He scored 37 points in a 1966 game against theLa Salle Explorers that stands as the fourth highest in Quakers history.[3]
Pawlak also participated intrack and field for the Quakers and was a co-captain of the 1966 team.[3]
Pawlak was invited byPhiladelphia 76ers general manager,Jack Ramsay to attend training camp with the 76ers after he performed well during the summer league in 1967.[4] The 76ers ultimately returned most of their players from their1966–67 championship team and Pawlak was unable to break into the roster.[4]
Pavlak played for ten seasons in theEastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) with the Harrisburg Patriots,Wilkes-Barre Barons andScranton Apollos.[5] He wonEPBL/EBA championships with the Barons in 1969[6] and 1973.[7] He was theEPBL Most Valuable Player in 1969 and was a five-time all-league first team selection.[5] Pawlak led the league in scoring twice (736 in 1968–69 and 819 in 1972–73)[8][9] and assists three times (142 in 1970–71, 142 in 1971–72 and 227 in 1972–73).[9][10][11]
Pawlak served as a coach of the basketball teams atWoodrow Wilson High School inCamden, New Jersey, where he was an assistant toGary Williams on the varsity team and the head coach of the junior varsity team.[12]
Pawlak was the head coach of theAtlantic City Hi-Rollers of theContinental Basketball Association from 1980 to 1982 and amassed a 31–34 record.[13] He had a stint coaching in Saudi Arabia.[4]
Pawlak has been a broadcaster for the Penn Quakers radio team.[4][14]
Pawlak's father, Stan Sr., worked as a coach at Woodrow Wilson High School after playingbaseball andfootball at the school as a student.[15] His sister, Patricia, is a film producer.[15]