Lucious Jackson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1941 San Marcos, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Morehouse (Bastrop, Louisiana) |
| College | Texas Southern (1960–1961) Texas–Pan American (1961–1964) |
| NBA draft | 1964: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1964–1972 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 54 |
| Career history | |
| 1964–1972 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,170 (9.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,613 (8.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 818 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson (born October 31, 1941) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Biography
Collegiate career
Born in San Marcos, Texas, Jackson played college basketball at Pan American College (now known as the University of Texas-Pan American) and was a member the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He also played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[1]
NBA career
The 76ers drafted Jackson with the 4th overall pick in the NBA draft. He would play 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 of Wilt Chamberlain, Jackson was a starter on the 1966–67 Philadelphia championship team that scissored the Boston Celtics' string of eight straight NBA championships. After the 1968 season, Chamberlain was dealt to the Lakers, and Jackson (along with the acquired Darrell Inhoff obtained in the Wilt trade), were asked to fill the void. However, Jackson suffered a major injury in 1969 and was never the same player after that, missing a total of 66 games his last three years in the NBA.
Personal life
Lucious Jackson's son, also Lucious, played for Jim Boeheim's Syracuse Orangemen from 1991–1995.
References in popular culture
The 1990s all-female rock band Luscious Jackson chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson.[2]
References
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- basketpedya.com
- College stats
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Texas
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- People from Caldwell County, Texas
- People from San Marcos, Texas
- People from Hays County, Texas
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball players
- Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players