Jack Turner (basketball, born 1930)

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Jack Turner
Personal information
Born(1930-06-29)June 29, 1930
Bedford, Indiana
DiedOctober 5, 2014(2014-10-05) (aged 84)
Bedford, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolBedford (Bedford, Indiana)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (1948–1951, 1953–1954)
NBA draft1954: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number16
Career history
1954–1955New York Knicks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Jackie Lee Turner (June 29, 1930 – October 5, 2014) was an American basketball player for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the eighth pick in the first round of the 1954 NBA draft by the Knicks. In his one NBA season, Turner averaged 4.3 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game and 1.2 assists per game.[1] He died at a hospital in Bedford, Indiana in 2014.[2]

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

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1954–55 New York 65 14.2 .360 .789 2.4 1.2 4.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1955 New York 2 8.0 .333 .333 2.0 1.0 2.5

References

  1. ^ a b "Jack Turner NBA statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Obituaries for October 7, 2014 - WBIW.com / Obituaries". Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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