Ed Davender (May 26, 1966 – April 28, 2016) was an American

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player. He was a noted streetballer, and considered to be among the best New York

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s throughout his high school career. Initially Davender played at Alexander Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, where he averaged 29 points per game until the school closed down. He transferred to Boys and Girls High School, where he became a

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and ''Parade'' All-American during his senior year. Davender played college basketball for the

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. He was selected by the

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as the 60th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, but never played professionally. In 2010, Davender was convicted of a basketball ticket scam and was sentenced to eight years in prison. He died on April 28, 2016, as the result of a heart attack suffered days earlier.

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