Ed Leede
American basketball player (1927–2018)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1927-07-17)July 17, 1927 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 24, 2018(2018-02-24) (aged 90) |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bayside (Bayside, New York) |
College | Dartmouth (1945, 1947–1949) |
NBA draft | 1949: 3rd round, -- |
Selected by the Providence Steamrollers | |
Playing career | 1949–1951 |
Position | Forward / guard |
Number | 5 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1949–1951 | Boston Celtics |
As coach: | |
1951–1952 | MIT |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 949 (7.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 118 (2.1 rpg) |
Assists | 225 (1.9 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edward Horst Leede (July 17, 1927 – February 24, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. Leede was selected in the third round in the 1949 BAA draft by the Providence Steamrollers. He played for the Boston Celtics, however, during his two-year BAA/NBA career. Dartmouth College, his alma mater, named their basketball arena after him. He would earn an MBA at Harvard Business School.[1]
He died on February 24, 2018, at the age of 90.[2]
NBA career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949–50 | Boston | 64 | .343 | .706 | – | 2.0 | 8.9 |
1950–51 | Boston | 57 | .322 | .741 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
Career | 121 | .334 | .719 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 7.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1951 | Boston | 2 | .143 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Career | 2 | .143 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
References
External links
- Stats @ Basketball-reference.com