Ed Sadowski (basketball)

Not to be confused with another basketball player Eddie Sadowski.

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

Ed Sadowski

Sadowski depicted on a Bowman trading card, 1948
Personal information
Born	(1917-07-11)July 11, 1917 Akron, Ohio
Died	September 18, 1990(1990-09-18) (aged 73) Wall Township, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Seton Hall (1936–1940)
Playing career	1940–1950
Position	Center
Number	20, 7, 22, 14, 9, 17
Career history
As player:
1940–1941	Detroit Eagles
1944–1946	Fort Wayne Pistons
1946	Toronto Huskies
1946–1947	Cleveland Rebels
1947–1948	Boston Celtics
1948–1949	Philadelphia Warriors
1949–1950	Baltimore Bullets
As coach:
1946	Toronto Huskies
Career highlights and awards
All-BAA First Team (1948) NBL champion (1945) All-NBL First Team (1941)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Early life

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

College athletics

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

Career

Professional basketball

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, made 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.

After basketball

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

Personal life and later years

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.

Career playing statistics

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

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

NBL

Source

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

BAA/NBA

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

Head coaching record

Legend

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 %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Toronto	1946–47	12	3	9	.250	(resigned)	—	—	—	—	—

Source

External links

• Career statistics