Ed Leede

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]

Ed Leede
Personal information
Born(1927-07-17)July 17, 1927
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 24, 2018(2018-02-24) (aged 90)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolBayside
(Bayside, New York)
CollegeDartmouth (1945, 1947–1949)
NBA draft1949: 3rd round, --
Selected by the Providence Steamrollers
Playing career1949–1951
PositionForward / guard
Number5
Career history
As player:
19491951Boston Celtics
As coach:
1951–1952MIT
Career NBA statistics
Points949 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds118 (2.1 rpg)
Assists225 (1.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

He died on February 24, 2018, at the age of 90.[2]

NBA career statistics

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

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
1951 Boston 2 .143 1.000 0.0 1.0 1.5
Career 2 .143 1.000 0.0 1.0 1.5

References

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