| Ed Leede | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1927 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| College: | Dartmouth (1945, 1947–1949) |
| Draft Year: | 1949 |
| Draft Round: | 3 |
| Draft Pick: | -- |
| Draft Team: | Providence Steamrollers |
| Career Start: | 1949 |
| Career End: | 1951 |
| Career Number: | 5 |
| Career Position: | Forward / guard |
| Years1: | – |
| Team1: | Boston Celtics |
| Cyears1: | 1951–1952 |
| Cteam1: | MIT |
| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 949 (7.8 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 118 (2.1 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 225 (1.9 apg) |
| Bbr: | leedeed01 |
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]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||