Ed Pinckney

Edward Lewis Pinckney (born March 27, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player.^[1]

Ed Pinckney

Personal information
Born	(1963-03-27) March 27, 1963 (age 62) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Adlai E. Stevenson (The Bronx, New York)
College	Villanova (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1985–1997
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	54
Coaching career	2003–2019
Career history
As a player:
1985–1987	Phoenix Suns
1987–1989	Sacramento Kings
1989–1994	Boston Celtics
1994–1995	Milwaukee Bucks
1995–1996	Toronto Raptors
1996	Philadelphia 76ers
1996–1997	Miami Heat
As a coach:
2003–2007	Villanova (assistant)
2007–2010	Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2010–2015	Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2015–2016	Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2016–2019	Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
Career highlights
NCAA champion (1985) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1985) Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1985) 2× First-team All-Big East (1983, 1985) Second-team All-Big East (1984) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1981)
Career statistics
Points	5,378 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds	3,952 (5.0 rpg)
Steals	612 (0.8 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  United States Men's basketball Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team competition

College career

He attended Villanova University and was a part of the Villanova Wildcats' 1981 heralded recruiting class that included Gary McLain, who was his roommate, and Dwayne McClain. The trio would call themselves "The Expansion Crew" during their time at Villanova.

A 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) forward from The Bronx, New York,^[2] 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^[3] after registering 16 points and 6 rebounds in the 66–64 victory, widely considered one of the greatest NCAA tournament upsets of all time.^[4][5] This game is featured in the book The Perfect Game by Frank Fitzpatrick.^[6]

NBA career

Also in 1985 he was selected tenth overall by the Phoenix Suns in the NBA draft and played for them from 1985 to 1987. He also played with the Sacramento Kings (1987–89), Boston Celtics (1989–94), Milwaukee Bucks (1994–95), Toronto Raptors (1995–96), Philadelphia 76ers (1995–96) and Miami Heat (1996–97). He retired in 1997.

As a Celtic, on April 19, 1994, Pinckney grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds and scored 21 points during a win against the Bucks.^[7][8] He participated in the first tip-off in Toronto Raptors franchise history, facing off against Yinka Dare of the New Jersey Nets on November 3, 1995.

Career statistics

Memphis Tigers men's basketball

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985–86	Phoenix	80	24	20.0	.558	.000	.673	3.9	1.1	0.9	0.5	8.5
1986–87	Phoenix	80	65	28.1	.584	.000	.739	7.3	1.5	1.1	0.7	10.5
1987–88	Sacramento	79	7	14.9	.522	.000	.747	2.9	0.8	0.5	0.4	6.2
1988–89	Sacramento	51	24	26.2	.502	.000	.801	5.9	1.5	1.1	0.8	12.3
1988–89	Boston	29	9	23.4	.540	.000	.798	5.1	1.5	1.0	0.8	10.1
1989–90	Boston	77	50	14.1	.542	.000	.773	2.9	0.9	0.4	0.5	4.7
1990–91	Boston	70	16	16.6	.539	.000	.897	4.9	0.6	0.9	0.6	5.2
1991–92	Boston	81	36	23.7	.537	.000	.812	7.0	0.8	0.9	0.7	7.6
1992–93	Boston	7	5	21.6	.417	.000	.923	6.1	0.1	0.6	1.0	4.6
1993–94	Boston	76	35	20.1	.522	.000	.736	6.3	0.8	0.8	0.6	5.2
1994–95	Milwaukee	62	17	13.5	.495	.000	.710	3.4	0.3	0.5	0.3	2.3
1995–96	Toronto	47	24	21.9	.502	.000	.758	6.0	1.1	0.7	0.4	7.0
1995–96	Philadelphia	27	23	25.1	.529	.000	.764	6.5	0.8	1.2	0.4	5.6
1996–97	Miami	27	0	10.1	.535	.000	.800	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	2.4
Career		793	335	19.8	.535	.000	.765	5.0	0.9	0.8	0.5	6.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Boston	3	0	15.0	.250	.000	1.000	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.7
1989–90	Boston	4	0	6.3	.857	.000	.778	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8
1990–91	Boston	11	0	15.5	.762	.000	.810	3.6	0.2	0.5	0.2	4.5
1991–92	Boston	10	8	31.4	.603	.000	.839	8.4	0.7	1.2	0.9	9.6
1996–97	Miami	2	0	3.0	.667	.000	.000	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.0
Career		30	8	18.7	.614	.000	.825	4.5	0.4	0.6	0.4	5.9

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1981–82	Villanova	32	-	33.8	.640	-	.714	7.8	1.4	1.6	2.0	14.2
1982–83	Villanova	31	-	33.2	.568	-	.760	9.7	1.8	1.5	2.1	12.5
1983–84	Villanova	31	-	34.5	.604	-	.694	7.9	1.7	1.5	1.9	15.4
1984–85	Villanova	35	-	33.9	.600	-	.730	8.9	2.0	1.5	1.8	15.6
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 Miami Heat 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 Philadelphia 76ers.

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.^[9] He joined the Chicago Bulls' coaching staff on September 13, 2010.^[10]

On July 4, 2015, he was hired to be an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets.^[11]

On October 2, 2016, he returned to the Timberwolves as an assistant coach.^[12]

Personal life

Ed and his wife Rose have three sons, Shae, Spencer, and Austin and one daughter, Andrea.^[13]

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 in exchange for Danny Ainge and Brad Lohaus on February 23, 1989.
• Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks along with rights to Andrei Fetisov in exchange for Blue Edwards and Derek Strong on June 29, 1994.
• Selected from the Bucks by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 expansion draft on June 24, 1995.
• Traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Tony Massenburg in exchange for Sharone Wright 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.