#34 Tony Hladik
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6'1"   Forward
HS: Mont Pleasant Schenectady, NY
Born: 3/6/1928 Schenectady, NY
Season Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS FG FGA % FT FTA % Fls DQ Pts PPG
1948-49 So F
25
11
24
87
27.6%
22
36
61.1%
33
70
2.8
1949-50 Jr F 17 1 7 29 24.1% 5 12 41.7%
21
-
19
1.1
1950-51 Sr F/C
24
0
22
-
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22
37
59.5%
59
-
66
2.8
Career    
66
12
53
+116
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49
85
57.6%
113
-
155
2.3

Tony Hladik was a forward for Syracuse for three seasons. He attended Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady and was a teammate of fellow Orangeman Dick Suprunowicz.

Tony Hladik Syracuse BasketballHladik would start several games mid season his sophomore year. Hladik was primarily a defensive player; he would score a career high 10 points against Oklahoma State and again against Duquesne. Bob Savage, who was a strong scorer near the hoop, would replace him in the starting lineup in mid-February.

Hladik would see reduced playing time his junior year. His role would expand his senior year as he was a reserve for the forward and center positions.

He would coach physical education at Great Meadow Correctional Institute in the late 1950s.

Hladik passed away in November 2000.

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