Don Ackerman

American basketball player (1930–2011)

Don Ackerman

Personal information
Born| (1930-09-04)September 4, 1930
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died| July 9, 2011(2011-07-09) (aged 80)
Oceanside, New York, U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight| 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school| Metropolitan (Brooklyn, New York)
College| LIU Brooklyn (1950–1951)
NBA draft| 1953: 2nd round, 8th overall pick
Drafted by| New York Knicks
Playing career| 1952–1954
Position| Point guard
Number| 3
Career history
1952–1953| Manchester British-Americans
1953–1954| New York Knicks
Career NBA statistics
Points| 43 (1.5 ppg)
Rebounds| 15 (.5 rpg)
Assists| 23 (.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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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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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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1953–54 | New York | 28 | – | 7.9 | .222 | – | .536 | .5 | .8 | – | – | 1.5
Career  |  | 28 | – | 7.9 | .222 | – | .536 | .5 | .8 | – | – | 1.5

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference

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1953 NBA draft

Territorial pick|

* Ernie Beck
* Walter Dukes
* Larry Hennessy

First round|

* Ray Felix
* Bob Houbregs
* Jack Molinas
* Richie Regan
* Frank Ramsey
* Jim Neal
* Jim Fritsche

Second round|

* Don Ackerman
* Bobby Speight
* George Glasgow
* Norm Swanson
* Chet Noe
* Dick Knostman
* Nield Gordon
* Ron Feiereisel

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