Eddie Malanowicz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1910 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1967 (aged 56) Cheektowaga, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fosdick-Masten (Buffalo, New York) |
| College | Buffalo (1929–1932) |
| Playing career | 1934–1943 |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career | 1945–1951 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1934–1935, 1937 | Buffalo Bisons |
| 1938–1943 | Rochester Eber-Seagrams |
| As coach: | |
| 1945–1948 | Rochester Royals |
| 1948–1951 | Rochester Royals (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Edmund Eugene Malanowicz (December 30, 1910 – September 5, 1967) was an American professional basketball player and coach.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Buffalo Bisons during the 1937–38 season and averaged 7.2 points per game.[1][3] He served as the head coach for the Rochester Royals from 1945–46 through 1947–48, then as an assistant from 1948–49 through 1950–51.[4][5][6] During this time, the Royals transitioned from the NBL to the BAA to the NBA.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 1945–46 | 34 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 2nd in Eastern | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | Won NBL Championship |
| Rochester | 1946–47 | 44 | 31 | 13 | .705 | 1st in Eastern | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | Lost in NBL Finals |
| Rochester | 1947–48 | 60 | 44 | 16 | .733 | 1st in Eastern | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | Lost in NBL Finals |
| Total | 138 | 99 | 39 | .717 | 29 | 18 | 11 | .621 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Edmund Malanowicz NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Eddie Malanowicz". Peach Basket Society. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Edmund Malanowicz Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Eddie Malanowicz, Ex-Royals Coach, Dies at Age 56". Democrat and Chronicle. September 6, 1967. p. 48. Retrieved August 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Riess, Steven A. (1998). Sports and the American Jew. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-8156-2754-8.
- ^ Nelson, Murry R. (2009). The National Basketball League: A History 1935–1949. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-7864-4006-1.
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