- Don Ackerman
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Don Ackerman Point guard Personal information Date of birth September 4, 1930 Place of birth New York City, New York Nationality American Date of death July 9, 2011 (aged 80)Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg) Career information College Long Island NBA Draft 1953 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall Selected by the New York Knicks Pro career 1952–1954 Career history 1952–1953 Manchester British-Americans (ABL) 1953–1954 New York Knicks Career NBA statistics Points 43 Rebounds 15 Assists 23 Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Donald D. "Buddy" Ackerman (September 4, 1930 - July 9, 2011) was an American basketball player.[1]
Ackerman played collegiately for Long Island University. He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1953 NBA Draft and played in 28 games for the Knicks in the 1953/54 season.[2]
References
- ^ Whittle, Patrick. "Newsday obit". Newsday. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/buddy-ackerman-80-cyo-program-founder-1.3016663. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Ackerman NBA career stats
1953 NBA Draft Territorial pick First round Second round Larry Hennessy · Don Ackerman · Bobby Speight · George Glasgow · Norm Swanson · Chet Noe · Dick Knostman · Neil Gordon · Ron FeiereiselCategories:- 1930 births
- 2011 deaths
- American basketball players
- American Basketball League (1925–1955) players
- Basketball players from New York
- Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- New York Knicks players
- Sportspeople from New York City
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs
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