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Don Ackerman

Don Ackerman

American basketball player (1930–2011)

Donald D. Ackerman (September 4, 1930 – July 9, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He was nicknamed "Buddy" and also known as "Douglas".[2]

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Ackerman played college basketball for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds during the 1950–51 season.[3] He played for the Manchester British-Americans of the American Basketball League during the 1952–53 season.[4] Ackerman 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.[5] He was traded to the Boston Celtics at the end of the 1953–54 season but elected to end his playing career instead of moving his family to Boston.[3] Ackerman started a landscaping business that he ran for more than 40 years.[3]

Ackerman was married and had seven children.[2] He lived in Oceanside, New York, at the time of his death.[2]

NBA career statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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References

  1. [1]
    Whittle, Patrick. "Newsday obit". Newsday. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Obituary information for Douglas A/K/A Donald Ackerman". Towers Funeral Home Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Blackbirds Lose Former Standout, Donald "Buddy" Ackerman". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Donald Ackerman basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Ackerman NBA career stats". Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-12-02.


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