Ed Leede
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 17, 1927 New York City, New York |
| Died | February 24, 2018 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edward Horst Leede (July 17, 1927 – February 24, 2018) was an American former 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[edit]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Boston | 2 | .143 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 2 | .143 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
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Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2018 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New York (state)
- Bayside High School (Queens) alumni
- Boston Celtics players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- MIT Engineers men's basketball coaches
- Providence Steamrollers draft picks
- Basketball players from Queens, New York
- Harvard Business School alumni