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Ed Sadowski (basketball)

Edward Anthony Sadowski (July 11, 1917 – September 18, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.

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Sadowski depicted on a Bowman trading card, 1948
(1917-07-11)July 11, 1917Akron, Ohio, U.S.
September 18, 1990(1990-09-18) (aged 73)Wall Township, New Jersey, U.S.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Seton Hall (1936–1940)
1940–1950
Center
20, 7, 22, 14, 9, 17
Detroit Eagles
Fort Wayne Pistons
Toronto Huskies
Cleveland Rebels
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors
Baltimore Bullets
Toronto Huskies
All-NBL First Team (1941)
NBL Rookie of the Year (1941)
NBL champion (1945)
All-BAA First Team (1948)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Edward Anthony Sadowski (July 11, 1917 – September 18, 1990) was an American professional basketball player.

Sadowski was born in Akron, Ohio. He was part of a large family, with at least three brothers and three sisters.

He starred at Seton Hall University during the late 1930s and early 1940s. A 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) center, he led Seton Hall to its only undefeated season (1939–1940).

Sadowski later played professionally in the National Basketball League, the Basketball Association of America, and the National Basketball Association (which was formed after a merger between the first two leagues in this list).

As a member of the Boston Celtics in 1947–48, Sadowski ranked third in the BAA in points per game (19.4) and was named to the All-BAA first team, making him the first ever Boston Celtics player to be named to the All-BAA/NBA Team. He led the Celtics to their first ever postseason, but they lost to the Chicago Stags 2 games to 1.

Retiring from basketball in 1950, he worked in labor relations for the Cities Service Oil Company.

Sadowski and his wife, Charlotte, had two sons, Edward and Bill. Sadowski died of cancer at age 73 in his Wall Township, New Jersey home in 1990.

Legend
GP	Games played	FGM	Field-goals made
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FTM	Free-throws made
FTA	Free-throws attempted	FT%	Free-throw percentage
APG	Assists per game	PTS	Points
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

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†	Denotes seasons in which Sadowski's team won an NBL championship

Source

Year	Team	GP	FGM	FTM	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG
1940–41	Detroit	24	95	66	101	.653	256	10.7
1944–45†	F.W. Zollner Pistons	1	4	2			10	10.0
1945–46	F.W. Zollner Pistons	34	122	82	120	.683	326	9.6
Career	59	221	150	221	.670	592	10.0

Year	Team	GP	FGM	FTM	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG
1941	Detroit	3	7	9	23			7.7
1945†	F.W. Zollner Pistons	7	17	11	45			6.4
1946	F.W. Zollner Pistons	4	20	17	23	.739	57	14.3
Career	14	44	37	23	.739	125	8.9

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1946–47	Toronto	10	.349	.682	.8	19.1
1946–47	Cleveland	43	.375	.664	.9	16.0
1947–48	Boston	47	.323	.697	1.6	19.4
1948–49	Philadelphia	60	.405	.686	2.7	15.3
1949–50	Philadelphia	17	.307	.693	2.3	8.6
1949–50	Baltimore	52	.328	.745	1.9	14.0
Career	229	.354	.697	1.8	15.6

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1947	Cleveland	3	.393	.794	1.7	23.7
1948	Boston	3	.345	.605	2.0	20.3
1949	Philadelphia	2	.214	.615	1.5	10.0
Career	8	.338	.682	1.8	19.0

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Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

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Career statistics

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