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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1939 Blytheville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2012 (aged 72) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Muskegon Heights (Muskegon Heights, Michigan) |
| NBA draft | 1961: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1959–1965 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 14, 34 |
| Career history | |
| 1959–1962 | Allentown Jets |
| 1961 | New York Knicks |
| 1965 | St. Louis Hawks |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Edward Burton (August 13, 1939 – May 28, 2012) was an American basketball player.[1]
Burton attended Michigan State University as a freshman but dropped out in January 1958.[2] He played for the Allentown Jets of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1959 to 1962.[3] He won an EPBL championship with the Jets in 1962.[4] Burton was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1962.[3]
He played for the New York Knicks (1961–62) and St. Louis Hawks (1964–65) in the NBA for 15 games.
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
NBA
[edit]Source[5]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–62 | New York | 8 | 3.5 | .500 | .250 | .6 | .1 | 1.9 |
| 1964–65 | St. Louis | 7 | 6.0 | .350 | .571 | 1.9 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Career | 15 | 4.7 | .412 | .455 | 1.2 | .2 | 2.2 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Muskegon Chronicle retrieved 27th Aug 2012
- 1 2 Hagan, Jerry (January 15, 1958). "Sportitorial". The Kalamazoo Gazette. p. 25. Retrieved February 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Ed Burton minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ↑ "1961-62 Allentown Jets Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Ed Burton NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
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- 1939 births
- 2012 deaths
- Allentown Jets players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Forwards (basketball)
- Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
- New York Knicks players
- St. Louis Hawks players
- Undrafted NBA players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs