- Lucious Jackson
Infobox NBA player
name = Lucious Jackson
nickname = Luke
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 240
position = Power forward/Center
nationality = American
birth_date = Birth date and age|1941|10|31
birth_place =San Marcos, Texas
highschool = Morehouse
college = Pan American College
draft = 4th
draft_year = 1964
draft_team =Philadelphia 76ers
career_start = 1964
career_end = 1972
former_teams = Philadelphia 76ersLucious Brown "Luke" Jackson (born
October 31 1941 ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player.Biography
Collegate career
Born in San Marcos,
Texas , Jackson played college basketball at Pan American College (now known as theUniversity of Texas-Pan American ) and was a member the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He also played for theUnited States men's national basketball team at the1963 FIBA World Championship . [ [http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1963.html 1963 USA Basketball] ]NBA career
Jackson played eight seasons (1964–1972) with the
Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. A 6-foot, 9-inch (2.06 m) power forward who played center occasionally, he was named to the NBA's 1964-65 All-Rookie Team after averaging 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. He played in the NBA All-Star Game the same season. A teammate ofWilt Chamberlain , Jackson was a starter on the 1966-67 Philadelphia championship team that scissored theBoston Celtics ' string of eight straight NBA championships.Personal life
Lucious Jackson's son, also Lucious, played for
Jim Boeheim 'sSyracuse Orange men from 1991-95.References in popular culture
The 1990s all-female rock band
Luscious Jackson chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lusciousjackson/articles/story/5926430/luscious_jackson_loses_trimble Luscious Jackson Loses Trimble] ]References
External links
*basketball-reference|id=j/jackslu01|name=Lucious Jackson
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