[2] Wachter played for several professional teams in his 23-year 1,800 game career including the innovative New York based Troy Trojans with whom he won four league championships.

[2] Wachter was a dominant center and leading scorer for the Hudson River Valley and New York State Leagues from 1910 to 1915.

[3] Wachter was a college Men's Basketball coach for 35 years beginning when he played with the Utica Utes in 1915.

Wachter also wrote about how the game of basketball could be improved through uniform regulations, rule interpretations and acquiring fundamental skills.

[8] In 1958, Wachter designed an experimental six game basketball tournament at Union College in Schenectady, New York.