Eddie Mast
Eddie Mast was an American professional basketball player who played for the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.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 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.
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.
He wasn't much more successful for the Hawks, posting 2.8 points on average 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.
Mast played for the Belgium Lions of the European Professional Basketball League in early 1975.
He joined the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association in September 1975. He was waived a month later before playing a game for the Colonels.
Mast ultimately spent most of his career in the Eastern League, serving as player coach for the Lehigh Valley Jets until they folded in 1981.Later life
Following his retirement as a player, Mast served as sales executive and partner for World Timber Corp. in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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.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.
