John Laskowski

John Laskowski (born June 7, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

John Laskowski

Personal information
Born	(1953-06-07) June 7, 1953 (age 72) South Bend, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Joseph's (South Bend, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1972–1975)
NBA draft	1975: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick
Drafted by	Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1975–1977
Position	Shooting guard
Number	20, 31
Career history
1975–1977	Chicago Bulls
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

College career

A 6'6" guard born in South Bend, Indiana, Laskowski played basketball for Bob Knight and the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1971 to 1975. He averaged 10.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game in three seasons as his team's sixth man, earning him the nickname "Super-Sub."^[1]

In his sophomore year, 1972–73, Indiana reached the Final Four losing to UCLA. His senior season, the 1974–75 season, the Hoosiers went undefeated the entire regular season and swept the entire Big Ten by an average of 22.8 points per game. However, in an 83–82 win against Purdue they lost consensus All-American forward Scott May to a broken left arm. With May's injury keeping him to 7 minutes of play, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92–90 in the Mideast Regional.

Professional basketball career

In 1975 he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the National Basketball Association draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the fourth round of the 1975 ABA draft. He played two seasons with the Bulls, averaging 7.1 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Later life

Since retiring as a player, Laskowski has worked as a television color commentator and play-by-play analyst for Indiana University basketball games for the Big Ten Network. He also authored the 2003 book Tales from the Hoosier Locker Room (ISBN 1582615845). He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.^[2] In 2018, he opened a Culver's restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana.^[3]

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

NBA

Source^[4]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1975–76	Chicago	71	40	22.1	.412	.725	3.1	.8	.8	.1	9.2
1976–77	Chicago	47	5	12.0	.354	.900	1.3	.9	.7	.0	3.8
Career		118	45	18.1	.398	.760	2.4	.8	.7	.1	7.1