Eddie Mast

Eddie Mast (October 3, 1948 – October 18, 1994) was an American professional basketball player who played for the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.

Eddie Mast
Personal information
Born(1948-10-03)October 3, 1948
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 18, 1994(1994-10-18) (aged 45)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
CollegeTemple (1966–1969)
NBA draft1969 / Round: 3 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1969–1981
PositionPower forward
Career history
1969–1970Allentown Jets
1970–1972New York Knicks
1972–1973Atlanta Hawks
1975Belgium Lions
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Mast played collegiately for Temple between 1966 and 1969. He grabbed 22 rebounds to help the Owls beat Boston College and win the 1969 National Invitation Tournament.

Professional career

Mast was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 3rd round (40th overall) of the 1969 NBA draft. He was not offered a contract and played a season for the Allentown Jets in the Eastern League, winning Rookie of the Year. He eventually signed for the Knicks in September 1970.[1] After playing sparingly for two seasons, Mast was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in October 1972 for a second round pick in the 1973 NBA draft.[2]

He wasn't much more successful for the Hawks, posting 2.8 points on average (42 per cent field goal accuracy) and lacking the muscle under the boards to take more than 3.2 rebounds a game. He was released by the team in July 1973. Rejoining the Knicks during the 1974 offseason, he was cut in September before league play began.[3]

Mast played for the Belgium Lions of the European Professional Basketball League in early 1975.[4] He joined the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association in September 1975.[5] He was waived a month later before playing a game for the Colonels.[6] Mast ultimately spent most of his career in the Eastern League (later renamed Continental Basketball Association), serving as player coach for the Lehigh Valley Jets (formerly Allentown) until they folded in 1981.[7]

Later life

Following his retirement as a player, Mast served as sales executive and partner for World Timber Corp. in Easton, Pennsylvania (having previously been a salesman for Martin Guitar in Nazareth). He served as boys basketball head coach at Louis E. Dieruff High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1985. He also coached Easton Catholic Youth Organization boys and girls basketball teams.[8]

Death

Mast of a heart attack on 18 October 1994 while playing a pick-up game of basketball at the Kirby Field House on the campus of Lafayette College. He was said to suffer from Pete Maravich syndrome. Aged 46 at the time of his passing, he had a wife and five children.[8]

References
  1. Goldaper, Sam (11 October 1970). "N.B.A. Offers Three New Clubs and Two Rookie Stars as It Enters 25th Season". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Mast in trade". The Morning News. (The New York Times). 10 October 1972. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  3. "New York Knicks cut veterans". The Courier-Journal. (AP). 28 September 1974. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  4. "European failure". El Paso Herald-Post. 22 April 1975. p. 8. Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  5. "Five free agents join Colonels". The Courier-Journal. (AP). 22 September 1975. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  6. "Pro Basketball". Los Angeles Times. 14 October 1975. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  7. "Jets end Zeniths 13-game win streak". Democrat and Chronicle. 1 March 1981. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  8. Bostrom, Don (20 October 1994). "Eddie Mast remembered, Lehigh Valley hoop fixture dead at 46". The Morning Call. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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