| Don Ackerman | |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1930 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Oceanside, New York, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 183 |
| High School: | Metropolitan (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College: | LIU Brooklyn (1950–1951) |
| Draft Year: | 1953 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 8 |
| Draft Team: | New York Knicks |
| Career Start: | 1952 |
| Career End: | 1954 |
| Career Position: | Point guard |
| Career Number: | 3 |
| Years1: | 1952–1953 |
| Team1: | Manchester British-Americans |
| Team2: | New York Knicks |
| Stats League: | NBA |
| Stat1label: | Points |
| Stat1value: | 43 (1.5 ppg) |
| Stat2label: | Rebounds |
| Stat2value: | 15 (.5 rpg) |
| Stat3label: | Assists |
| Stat3value: | 23 (.8 apg) |
Donald D. Ackerman (September 4, 1930 – July 9, 2011) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He was nicknamed "Buddy" and also known as "Douglas".[2]
Ackerman played college basketball for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds during the 1950–51 season.[3] He played for the Manchester British-Americans of the American Basketball League during the 1952–53 season.[4] 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.[5] 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.
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