John Laskowski is an American

United States

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 former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player.

A 6'6" guard, Laskowski played basketball at Indiana University

Indiana University

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 from 1972 to 1975. He averaged 10.8 points per game

Points per game

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 and 3.8 rebounds per game in three seasons as his team's sixth man

Sixth man

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, earning him the nickname "Super-Sub." In 1975 he was selected by the Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

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 in the second round of the National Basketball Association Draft and by the Kentucky Colonels

Kentucky Colonels

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 in the fourth round of the 1975 ABA

American Basketball Association

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 Draft. He played two seasons with the Bulls, averaging 7.1 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Since retiring as a player, Laskowski has worked as a television color commentator

Color commentator

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 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

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

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in 1999.