Edward Lewis Pinckney (born March 27, 1963) is an American former professional

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player.

College career

He attended

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Sa ...

and was a part of the

Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East (NCAA Division I) for every sport; except football and rowing where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association (Football Championship Sub ...

' 1981 heralded recruiting class that included

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, who was his roommate, and

Dwayne McClain Dwayne Eddie McClain (born February 7, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round (27th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for one season and was ...

. The trio would call themselves "The Expansion Crew" during their time at Villanova. A forward from

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, Pinckney led regional eight-seed Villanova Wildcats to the NCAA title over the heavily favored Georgetown Hoyas in 1985. He was the recipient of the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after registering 16 points and 6 rebounds in the 66–64 victory, widely considered one of the greatest NCAA tournament upsets of all time. This game is featured in the book ''The Perfect Game'' by Frank Fitzpatrick.

NBA career

Also in 1985 he was selected tenth overall by the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

in the NBA draft and played for them from 1985 to 1987. He also played with the

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

(1987–89),

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

(1989–94),

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

(1994–95),

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

(1995–96),

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

(1995–96) and

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...

(1996–97). He retired in

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. Ed participated in the first tip-off in Toronto Raptors franchise history facing off against

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of the

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on November 3, 1995.

Career statistics

Memphis Tigers men's basketball

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

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, 80 , , 24 , , 20.0 , , .558 , , .000 , , .673 , , 3.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 8.5 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 80 , , 65 , , 28.1 , , .584 , , .000 , , .739 , , 7.3 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , 0.7 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

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, 79 , , 7 , , 14.9 , , .522 , , .000 , , .747 , , 2.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 6.2 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

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, 51 , , 24 , , 26.2 , , .502 , , .000 , , .801 , , 5.9 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 12.3 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, 29 , , 9 , , 23.4 , , .540 , , .000 , , .798 , , 5.1 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 10.1 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 77 , , 50 , , 14.1 , , .542 , , .000 , , .773 , , 2.9 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 4.7 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 16 , , 16.6 , , .539 , , .000 , , .897 , , 4.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 5.2 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 36 , , 23.7 , , .537 , , .000 , , .812 , , 7.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.7 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 7 , , 5 , , 21.6 , , .417 , , .000 , , .923 , , 6.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.6 , , 1.0 , , 4.6 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 76 , , 35 , , 20.1 , , .522 , , .000 , , .736 , , 6.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 5.2 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, 62 , , 17 , , 13.5 , , .495 , , .000 , , .710 , , 3.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 2.3 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, 47 , , 24 , , 21.9 , , .502 , , .000 , , .758 , , 6.0 , , 1.1 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 7.0 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, 27 , , 23 , , 25.1 , , .529 , , .000 , , .764 , , 6.5 , , 0.8 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 5.6 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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, 27 , , 0 , , 10.1 , , .535 , , .000 , , .800 , , 2.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 2.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 793 , , 335 , , 19.8 , , .535 , , .000 , , .765 , , 5.0 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 6.8

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .250 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 2.7 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 6.3 , , .857 , , .000 , , .778 , , 1.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.8 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , 0 , , 15.5 , , .762 , , .000 , , .810 , , 3.6 , , 0.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 4.5 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 10 , , 8 , , 31.4 , , .603 , , .000 , , .839 , , 8.4 , , 0.7 , , 1.2 , , 0.9 , , 9.6 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

, 2 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .667 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 30 , , 8 , , 18.7 , , .614 , , .000 , , .825 , , 4.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 5.9

College

, - , align="left" , 1981–82 , align="left" , Villanova , 32 , , - , , 33.8 , , .640 , , - , , .714 , , 7.8 , , 1.4 , , 1.6 , , 2.0 , , 14.2 , - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" , Villanova , 31 , , - , , 33.2 , , .568 , , - , , .760 , , 9.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , 2.1 , , 12.5 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" , Villanova , 31 , , - , , 34.5 , , .604 , , - , , .694 , , 7.9 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , 1.9 , , 15.4 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" , Villanova , 35 , , - , , 33.9 , , .600 , , - , , .730 , , 8.9 , , 2.0 , , 1.5 , , 1.8 , , 15.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 129 , , - , , 33.8 , , .604 , , - , , .723 , , 8.6 , , 1.8 , , 1.5 , , 2.0 , , 14.5

Broadcasting

Pinckney was a radio and television analyst for the

from 1997 through 2003. He was the Heat's Director of Mentoring Programs from 2002 to 2003. He spent the 2009-10 NBA season as a color analyst for the

Coaching

Pinckney served as an assistant coach for the Villanova Wildcats, under head coach Jay Wright from 2003 to 2007. On September 21, 2007, Pinckney was hired as an assistant coach by the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

. He joined the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

' coaching staff on September 13, 2010. On July 4, 2015, he was hired to be an assistant coach for the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

. On October 2, 2016, he returned to the Timberwolves as an assistant coach.

Personal life

Ed and his wife Rose have three sons, Shae, Spencer, and Austin and one daughter, Andrea.https://www.nba.com/coachfile/ed_pinckney/?nav=page

NBA transactions

*Selected 10th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1985 NBA draft *Traded to the Sacramento Kings for Eddie Johnson on June 21, 1987. *Traded to the Boston Celtics along with

Joe Kleine Joseph William Kleine (born January 4, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for the US national team. He won a gold medal as a member of the Unite ...

in exchange for

Danny Ainge Daniel Ray Ainge ( ; born March 17, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and former professional baseball player who serves as an executive for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-sp ...

and Brad Lohaus on February 23, 1989. *Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with rights to Andrei Fetisov in exchange for

Blue Edwards Theodore "Blue" Edwards (born October 31, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Edwards now coaches at his alma mater, Greene Central High School in Snow Hil ...

and

Derek Strong Derek Lamar Strong (born February 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1991 to 2001 for six different teams. A 6'8" forward from Xavier University, Stro ...

on June 29, 1994. *Selected from the Bucks by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995

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on June 24, 1995. *Traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with

Tony Massenburg Tony Arnel Massenburg (born July 31, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He shares a National Basketball Association (NBA) record with Chucky Brown, Joe Smith & Jim Jackson for having played with twelve different teams ov ...

in exchange for

Sharone Wright Sharone Addaryl Wright (born January 30, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Macon, Georgia, he played collegiately at Clemson University from 1991 until 1994. Wright was selected 6th overall in the 1994 NBA draf ...

on February 22, 1996. *Waived by the 76ers on July 15, 1996. *Signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat on September 25, 1996. *Retired on October 1, 1997.

References

External links

Career college & NBA statistics page
on basketballreference.com

on villanova.collegesports.com

by Jeff D'Alessio, ''The Sporting News''
Catching Up With Ed Pinckney
by Jon Goode on Boston.com – January 14, 2005

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