Don Ackerman

Don Ackerman
Personal information
Born(1930-09-04)September 4, 1930
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 2011(2011-07-09) (aged 80)
Oceanside, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolMetropolitan (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (1950–1951)
NBA draft1953: 2nd round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1952–1954
PositionPoint guard
Number3
Career history
1952–1953Manchester British-Americans
1953–1954New York Knicks
Career NBA statistics
Points43 (1.5 ppg)
Rebounds15 (.5 rpg)
Assists23 (.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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]

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] In 20 games for Manchester, Ackerman scored 247 points, a 12.4 game average.[5] 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.[6] 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

Legend
  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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1953–54 New York 28 – 7.9 .222 – .536 .5 .8 – – 1.5
Career 28 – 7.9 .222 – .536 .5 .8 – – 1.5

References

  1. ^ Whittle, Patrick. "Newsday obit". Newsday. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary information for Douglas A/K/A Donald Ackerman". Towers Funeral Home Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Blackbirds Lose Former Standout, Donald "Buddy" Ackerman". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Donald Ackerman basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.apbr.org/ablstats3853.html
  6. ^ "Ackerman NBA career stats". Archived from the original on June 26, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
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