Ed Sadowski (basketball)

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

Not to be confused with another basketball player Eddie Sadowski.
Ed Sadowski
Sadowski depicted on a Bowman trading card, 1948
Personal information
Born(1917-07-11)July 11, 1917
Akron, Ohio
DiedSeptember 18, 1990(1990-09-18) (aged 73)
Wall Township, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
CollegeSeton Hall (1936–1940)
Playing career1940–1950
PositionCenter
Number20, 7, 22, 14, 9, 17
Career history
As player:
1940–1941Detroit Eagles
1944–1946Fort Wayne Pistons
1946Toronto Huskies
1946–1947Cleveland Rebels
1947–1948Boston Celtics
1948–1949Philadelphia Warriors
1949–1950Baltimore Bullets
As coach:
1946Toronto Huskies
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Sadowski was born in Akron, Ohio.[1][2] He was part of a large family, with at least three brothers and three sisters.[3]

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[3] (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.[3]

Personal life and later years

Sadowski and his wife, Charlotte, had two sons, Edward and Bill.[3] Sadowski died of cancer at age 73 in his Wall Township, New Jersey home in 1990.[3]

Career 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[4]

Regular season
Year Team GP FGM FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG
1940–41 Detroit 249566101.65325610.7
1944–45† F.W. Zollner Pistons 1421010.0
1945–46 F.W. Zollner Pistons 3412282120.6833269.6
Career 59221150221.67059210.0

Playoffs
Year Team GP FGM FTM FTA FT% PTS PPG
1941 Detroit 379237.7
1945† F.W. Zollner Pistons 71711456.4
1946 F.W. Zollner Pistons 4201723.7395714.3
Career 14443723.7391258.9

Regular season
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Toronto 10.349.682.819.1
1946–47 Cleveland 43.375.664.916.0
1947–48 Boston 47.323.6971.619.4
1948–49 Philadelphia 60.405.6862.715.3
1949–50 Philadelphia 17.307.6932.38.6
1949–50 Baltimore 52.328.7451.914.0
Career 229.354.6971.815.6

Playoffs
Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947 Cleveland 3.393.7941.723.7
1948 Boston 3.345.6052.020.3
1949 Philadelphia 2.214.6151.510.0
Career 8.338.6821.819.0

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 1239.250(resigned)———— —

Source[5]

References
  1. Delozier, Alan (2002). Seton Hall Pirates: a basketball history. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7385-1079-8.
  2. "Ed Sadowski". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  3. "Ed Sadowski, Basketball Star, 73", The New York Times, September 20, 1990
  4. "Ed Sadowski NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. "Ed Sadowski: Coaching Record, Awards". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 March 2024.


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