Stan Pawlak

Stan Pawlak Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Penn Quakers and was a three-time all-Ivy League selection. Pawlak played professionally in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) and was the EPBL Most Valuable Player in 1969.

College career Pawlak attended Collingswood High School in Collingswood, New Jersey. He was a three-time All-Ivy League selection while playing for the Penn Quakers from 1963 to 1966. Pawlak was part of a formidable duo alongside Jeff Neuman that led the Quakers to a 19–6 record and their first Ivy League championship in 1966. He scored 37 points in a 1966 game against the La Salle Explorers that stands as the fourth highest in Quakers history. He won EPBL/EBA championships with the Barons in 1969 and 1973. He was the EPBL Most Valuable Player in 1969 and was a five-time all-league first team selection. and assists three times (142 in 1970–71, 142 in 1971–72 and 227 in 1972–73).

Post-playing career Pawlak served as a coach of the basketball teams at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, New Jersey, where he was an assistant to Gary Williams on the varsity team and the head coach of the junior varsity team.

Pawlak was the head coach of the Atlantic City Hi-Rollers of the Continental Basketball Association from 1980 to 1982 and amassed a 31–34 record. He had a stint coaching in Saudi Arabia.

Personal life Pawlak's father, Stan Sr., worked as a coach at Woodrow Wilson High School after playing baseball and football at the school as a student. His sister, Patricia, is a film producer.