RRetiredetired NumbersNumbers andand JerseysJerseys Ed Macauley is easily the greatest Billiken basketball program and became Billiken basketball player in the history of an immediate contributor for coaches the program and one of the most beloved. John Flanigan and . He is a member of the Basketball Hall A third-team All-America and fi rst- of Fame in Springfi eld, Mass., and was team All-Missouri Valley Conference named one of the top 100 players in NBA during 1945-46, he was a fi rst- history. team All-American in both 1947-48 and As a result, his No. 50 is the only 1948-49. He led SLU to the 1948 NIT number to be retired in Billiken basketball championship and was named MVP. He was history and hangs proudly from the the 1948-49 Associated Press Collegiate Scottrade Center rafters. Player of the Year. He still ranks eighth on After developing into one of the the Bills’ all-time scoring list with 1,402 top high school basketball players in points. the country at St. Louis University High Macauley was the top draft choice School in 1945, Macauley joined the of the NBA’s St. Louis Bombers in 1949 and played one season with them before being traded to the . He spent six seasons (1950-51 through ’55-56) with the Celtics before being dealt to the St. Louis Hawks. In that trade, the Ed Macauley’s No. 50 is the only SLU Hawks sent No. 1 draft choice Bill retired number. Russell to the Celtics in return for (UPI/Bill Greenblatt) Macauley and . NBA four times. In Macauley’s three seasons with Macauley entered the Basketball Hall the Hawks, St. Louis won the NBA of Fame in 1960 and later had his number title in 1958-59. He scored more retired by the Celtics. In his post-playing than 11,000 points in nine NBA days, he became a visible fi gure in the St. seasons and ranked with Dolph Louis community. He was a sportscaster Schayes and as the for KTVI-TV for many years, was a color elite scorers of that era. In fact, analyst for Illinois and SLU basketball Macauley was considered by many games, became a deacon in his church to be the best defensive big man of and worked ardently for the St. Louis that time until Russell entered the archdiocese. He has accrued numerous pro game. He played in eight NBA civic awards, including a star on the St. All-Star games and was named All- Louis Walk of Fame.

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY RETIRED JERSEYS

No. 24 Dick Boushka No. 34 Anthony Bonner No. 43 Bob Ferry 1954-55 All-American All-time leader in points/rebounds 1958-59 AP, UPI All-American 2007-08 Basketball 111