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Don Ackerman
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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.
High school Metropolitan (Brooklyn, New York)
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College LIU Brooklyn (1950–1951)
NBA Draft 1953 / Round: 2 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career 1952–1954
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)

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

Ackerman played college basketball for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds during the 1950–51 season. He played for the Manchester British-Americans of the American Basketball League during the 1952–53 season. 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. 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. Ackerman started a landscaping business that he ran for more than 40 years.

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

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

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