John Rudometkin Basketball player

John Rudometkin (born June 6, 1940) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly of the New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the second round as the 11th pick in the 1962 NBA Draft by the Knicks and spent three seasons playing in the league. Rudometkin was nicknamed "the Reckless Russian" by Chick Hearn, the legendary Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster who used to broadcast USC men's basketball games before transitioning to the NBA.