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{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ed Conlin
| name = Ed Conlin
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| width =
| width =
| caption =
| caption =
| number = 8, 11, 12, 7
| position = [[Small forward]] / [[Shooting guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|09|02}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|09|02}}
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|09|21|1933|09|02}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|09|21|1933|09|02}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = St. Michael's<br />(Brooklyn, New York)
| high_school = St. Michael's<br />(Brooklyn, New York)
| college = [[Fordham Rams men's basketball|Fordham]] (1951–1955)
| college = [[Fordham Rams men's basketball|Fordham]] (1951–1955)
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| career_start = 1955
| career_start = 1955
| career_end = 1962
| career_end = 1962
| career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[shooting guard]]
| career_number = 8, 11, 12, 7
| coach_start = 1967
| coach_end = 1970
| years1 = {{nbay|1955|start}}–{{nbay|1958|end}}
| years1 = {{nbay|1955|start}}–{{nbay|1958|end}}
| team1 = [[Syracuse Nationals]]
| team1 = [[Syracuse Nationals]]
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| years3 = {{nbay|1960|start}}–{{nbay|1961|end}}
| years3 = {{nbay|1960|start}}–{{nbay|1961|end}}
| team3 = [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
| team3 = [[Philadelphia Warriors]]
| cyears1 = 1967–1968
| cteam1 = [[Fordham Rams men's basketball|Fordham]] (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1968–1970
| cteam2 = Fordham
| highlights =
| highlights =
* First-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Look (American magazine)|Look]] ([[1955 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1955]])
* First-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Look (American magazine)|Look]] ([[1955 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1955]])
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* Third-team All-American – [[Collier's]] (1955)
* Third-team All-American – [[Collier's]] (1955)
* 2× [[Haggerty Award]] winner (1954, 1955)
* 2× [[Haggerty Award]] winner (1954, 1955)
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders|NCAA rebounding leader]] (1953)
* [[List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders|NCAA season rebounds leader]] (1953)
* No. 11 [[Fordham Rams men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Fordham Rams]]
* No. 11 [[Fordham Rams men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Fordham Rams]]
| stats_league = NBA
| stats_league = NBA
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| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 949 (2.0 apg)
| stat3value = 949 (2.0 apg)
| bbr = conlied01
| cstats_league1 = College
| cwin1 = 27
| closs1 = 24
}}
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'''Edward James Conlin''' (September 2, 1933 – September 21, 2012) was an American [[basketball]] player and coach.
'''Edward James Conlin''' (September 2, 1933 – September 21, 2012) was an American [[basketball]] player and coach.


A 6'5" [[guard (basketball)|guard]]/[[forward (basketball)|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]]. He averaged 10.1 [[points per game]] in his NBA career.
A 6'5" [[guard (basketball)|guard]]/[[forward (basketball)|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]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/yardlge01.html George Yardley Transactions]</ref> 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.<ref name=fhof /> He assumed the position of head coach from 1968 to 1970.<ref name=fhof /> Conlin was dismissed from the team in 1970 with a record of 27–24 during his two seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harvin |first1=Al |title=FORDHAM DROPS CONLIN AS COACH |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/20/archives/fordham-drops-conlin-as-coach-rams-five-won-10-lost-15-in-his-2d.html |access-date=October 25, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=March 20, 1970 |page=60}}</ref>

Conlin was inducted into the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973 and his number 11 was retired by the team in 2004.<ref name=fhof>{{cite web |title=Edward Conlin (1973) |url=https://fordhamsports.com/honors/hall-of-fame/edward-conlin/59 |website=Fordham University |access-date=October 25, 2023}}</ref>

Conlin died on September 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title =Fordham Hall of Famer Ed Conlin Mourned | publisher =Fordham Athletics | date =September 25, 2012 | url =http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092512aaa.html | access-date =September 27, 2012 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120928012609/http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092512aaa.html | archive-date =September 28, 2012 }}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===NBA===
Source<ref name=bbr>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/conlied01.html|title=Ed Conlin NBA stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|accessdate=24 October 2023}}</ref>


====Regular season====
Conlin later coached men's basketball at Fordham University.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1955}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1955–56 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|66
|21.6
|.368
|.680
|4.9
|2.2
|8.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1956}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|71
|'''31.7'''
|.374
|.769
|6.1
|'''2.9'''
|13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1957}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1957–58 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|60
|31.2
|'''.391'''
|'''.796'''
|'''7.3'''
|2.2
|'''15.0'''
|-
|rowspan="2";style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1958}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1958–59 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|style="background:#CFECEC;"|57*
|28.1
|.365
|.739
|5.3
|2.0
|11.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1958–59 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|style="background:#CFECEC;"|15*
|23.6
|.389
|.651
|6.1
|1.1
|11.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1959}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1959–60 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|70
|23.4
|.361
|.761
|4.9
|1.8
|11.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1960}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|'''77'''
|16.8
|.361
|.748
|3.4
|1.6
|7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{nbay|1961}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|70
|13.8
|.345
|.742
|2.2
|1.2
|4.6
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|486
|23.4
|.370
|.750
|4.8
|2.0
|10.1
|}


====Playoffs====
Conlin died on September 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title =Fordham Hall of Famer Ed Conlin Mourned | publisher =Fordham Athletics | date =September 25, 2012 | url =http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092512aaa.html | accessdate =September 27, 2012 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20120928012609/http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092512aaa.html | archivedate =September 28, 2012 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!MPG
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1956 NBA Playoffs|1956]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1955–56 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|8
|24.6
|.365
|.579
|5.9
|1.1
|10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1957 NBA Playoffs|1957]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1956–57 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|5
|32.8
|'''.394'''
|.778
|3.4
|'''3.0'''
|'''15.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1958 NBA Playoffs|1958]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1957–58 Syracuse Nationals season|Syracuse]]
|3
|'''37.7'''
|.311
|.714
|'''7.0'''
|1.3
|11.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1959 NBA Playoffs|1959]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1958–59 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|3
|14.3
|.250
|.500
|2.3
|1.3
|3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960 NBA Playoffs|1960]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1959–60 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|2
|10.0
|.300
|'''1.000'''
|2.0
|.0
|4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961 NBA Playoffs|1961]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1960–61 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|3
|14.0
|.294
|'''1.000'''
|1.3
|1.3
|5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1962 NBA Playoffs|1962]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season|Philadelphia]]
|'''11'''
|7.8
|.200
|.615
|1.8
|.3
|2.4
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|35
|19.0
|.325
|.677
|3.4
|1.1
|7.2
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{basketballstats|bbr=c/conlied01}}
* {{Basketball-reference}}


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Latest revision as of 01:51, 13 November 2023

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:
1955–1959Syracuse Nationals
1959–1960Detroit Pistons
1960–1962Philadelphia 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)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
College27–24 (.529)

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

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[edit]

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

NBA[edit]

Source[5]

Regular season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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 24 October 2023.

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