Cleveland Buckner

Cleveland Buckner

No. 12
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth	August 17, 1938 (1938-08-17) (age 73)
Place of birth	Yazoo City, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Jackson State
NBA Draft	1961 / Round: 6 / Pick: 51st overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1961–1963
League	NBA
Career history
1961–1964	New York Knicks
Career NBA statistics
Points	411 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds	240 (3.5 rpg)
Assists	44 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Cleveland Buckner (born August 17, 1938 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is a retired American basketball player. A forward-center, he played collegiately for the Jackson State University and was selected by the New York Knicks in the 6th round (51st pick overall) of the 1961 NBA Draft.

He played 68 games for the Knicks in the NBA from 1961 to 1963.

External links

• Cleveland Buckner at Basketball-Reference.com

Persondata
Name	Buckner, Cleveland
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 17, 1938
Place of birth	Yazoo City, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death