Ed Macauley

School: 
Height: 
6-8
Position: 
Center/Forward
Hometown: 
St. Louis, MO
High School: 
University High School
  • NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1949 and consensus first-team All-American in 1948
  • All-American Recognition: 1948 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, Converse 2nd Team) and 1949 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, UP1)
  • Led the nation in field-goal percentage in 1949
  • Ranked 38th in the nation in scoring and 32nd in free-throw percentage in 1949
  • Did not play in NCAA Tournament
  • NIT Most Valuable Player in 1948
  • Averaged 16.5 points in four NIT games in 1948 (champion) and 1949 (first-round loser)
  • Selected as a territorial pick by the St. Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America in 1949
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1945-46

23

94

71

259

11.3

1946-47

28

141

104

386

13.8

1947-48

27

132

324

.407

104

159

.654

368

13.6

1948-49

26

144

275

.524

116

153

.758

404

15.5

Totals

104

511

275

.524

395

153

.758

1417

13.6