Edward James Conlin (September 2, 1933 – September 21, 2012) was an American basketball player and coach.

Ed Conlin
Personal information
Born(1933-09-02)September 2, 1933
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 2012(2012-09-21) (aged 79)
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Michael's
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeFordham (1951–1955)
NBA draft1955: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1955–1962
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number8, 11, 12, 7
Coaching career1967–1970
Career history
As player:
19551959Syracuse Nationals
19591960Detroit Pistons
19601962Philadelphia Warriors
As coach:
1967–1968Fordham (assistant)
1968–1970Fordham
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA playing statistics
Points4,891 (10.1 ppg)
Rebounds2,349 (4.8 rpg)
Assists949 (2.0 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Career coaching record
College27–24 (.529)

A 6'5" guard/forward from Fordham University, Conlin played in the National Basketball Association from 1955 to 1962 as a member of the Syracuse Nationals, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia Warriors. On February 13, 1959, Conlin was traded from Syracuse to Detroit for eventual hall-of-famer George Yardley.[1] He averaged 10.1 points per game in his NBA career.

Conlin returned to Fordham when he joined the coaching staff of Johnny Bach in 1967.[2] He assumed the position of head coach from 1968 to 1970.[2] Conlin was dismissed from the team in 1970 with a record of 27–24 during his two seasons.[3]

Conlin was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 and his number 11 was retired by the team in 2004.[2]

Conlin died on September 21, 2012.[4]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Source[5]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955–56 Syracuse 66 21.6 .368 .680 4.9 2.2 8.2
1956–57 Syracuse 71 31.7 .374 .769 6.1 2.9 13.4
1957–58 Syracuse 60 31.2 .391 .796 7.3 2.2 15.0
1958–59 Syracuse 57* 28.1 .365 .739 5.3 2.0 11.9
Detroit 15* 23.6 .389 .651 6.1 1.1 11.8
1959–60 Detroit 70 23.4 .361 .761 4.9 1.8 11.2
1960–61 Philadelphia 77 16.8 .361 .748 3.4 1.6 7.0
1961–62 Philadelphia 70 13.8 .345 .742 2.2 1.2 4.6
Career 486 23.4 .370 .750 4.8 2.0 10.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956 Syracuse 8 24.6 .365 .579 5.9 1.1 10.5
1957 Syracuse 5 32.8 .394 .778 3.4 3.0 15.4
1958 Syracuse 3 37.7 .311 .714 7.0 1.3 11.0
1959 Detroit 3 14.3 .250 .500 2.3 1.3 3.3
1960 Detroit 2 10.0 .300 1.000 2.0 .0 4.0
1961 Philadelphia 3 14.0 .294 1.000 1.3 1.3 5.0
1962 Philadelphia 11 7.8 .200 .615 1.8 .3 2.4
Career 35 19.0 .325 .677 3.4 1.1 7.2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ George Yardley Transactions
  2. ^ a b c "Edward Conlin (1973)". Fordham University. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Harvin, Al (March 20, 1970). "FORDHAM DROPS CONLIN AS COACH". The New York Times. p. 60. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fordham Hall of Famer Ed Conlin Mourned". Fordham Athletics. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Ed Conlin NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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