Ed Leede
Height6 ft
Height in3
Weight lb185
Birth dateJuly 17, 1927
Birth placeNew York City, New York, U.S.
Death dateFebruary 24, 2018 (aged 90)
High schoolBayside (Bayside, New York)
CollegeDartmouth (1945, 1947–1949)
Draft year1949
Draft round3
Draft pick
Draft teamProvidence Steamrollers
Career start1949
Career end1951
Career number5
Years 1
Team 1Boston Celtics
Cyears 11951–1952
Cteam 1MIT
Stats leagueNBA
Stat1labelPoints
Stat1value949 (7.8 ppg)
Stat2labelRebounds
Stat2value118 (2.1 rpg)
Stat3labelAssists
Stat3value225 (1.9 apg)
Bbrleedeed01

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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1949–50Boston64.343.7062.08.9
1950–51Boston57.322.7412.11.76.6
Career121.334.7192.11.97.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1951Boston2.1431.0000.01.01.5
Career2.1431.0000.01.01.5

References

  1. ^ "Edward H. Leede '49"
  2. ^ Edward Leede, Dartmouth Basketball’s First 1,000-Point Scorer and Namesake for Current Arena, Dies at 90