Lucious Jackson


Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson is a retired American professional basketball player.

Biography

Collegiate career

Born in San Marcos, Texas, Jackson played college basketball at Pan American College 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.

NBA career

The 76ers drafted Jackson with the 4th overall pick in the NBA draft. He would play eight seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. A 6-foot, 9-inch 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, 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 at Syracuse from 1991 to 1995.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs