Brett Szabo
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Brett Leon Szabo is a retired American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player.

A 6'11" center
Center (basketball)
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, Szabo played for the NCAA
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 Division II's Augustana College Vikings
Augustana College (South Dakota)
Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...

 in South Dakota
South Dakota
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, and played one season for the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
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's Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
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 (1996–97), playing 70 games while averaging 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Additionally, he played four seasons with as much teams in the Continental Basketball Association
Continental Basketball Association
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 (especially the Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sioux Falls Skyforce
The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a professional basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League. They are based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The team plays at the Sioux Falls Arena. The Skyforce began in the CBA in 1989...

), also having stints in Germany
Germany
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, Belgium
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 and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, retiring in 2000.

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