Bud Acton Explained

Bud Acton
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:11 January 1942
Nationality:American
High School:Troy (Troy, Michigan)
College:
  • Alma (1961–1964)
  • Hillsdale (1965–1966)
Draft Year:1966
Career Number:24
Career Position:Small forward
Team1:San Diego Rockets
Highlights:
  • MIAA Player of the Year (1964)
  • 2× First-team All-MIAA (1963, 1964)

Charles R. "Bud" Acton (born January 11, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 210 lbs small forward and played collegiately for Alma College and Hillsdale College. Acton was the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Player of the Year in 1964 and a two-time All-MIAA first-team selection in 1963 and 1964.[1]

Acton played 23 games for the San Diego Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1967–68 season.

Acton was inducted into the Alma College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| San Diego| 23 || – || 8.5 || .392 || – || .655 || 2.0 || .5 || – || – || 3.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 23 || – || 8.5 || .392 || – || .655 || 2.0 || .5 || – || – || 3.3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bud Acton (2019) . Alma College Athletics . September 7, 2023.