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Jack Turner

Age 95 · USA · 193 cm (6'4") · 77 kg · Born Jun 29, 1930 · Western Kentucky

4.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 1.2 APG 65 games 1 seasons
Jack Turner

Career snapshot

1seasons
65games
279career pts
10.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 65 games · 1954-55–1954-55

Position rank · 1954-55

#20PPG rank
#4PER rank
#4WS rank
Among 23 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 4.3 1954-55 · NYK
RPG 2.4 1954-55 · NYK
APG 1.2 1954-55 · NYK
PER 10.8 1954-55 · NYK
WS 0.6 1954-55 · NYK

Draft

1954
Round 1 · Pick 8
from Western Kentucky

Career by team

New York Knicks
1954-55 – 1954-55 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 1.2 APG
65 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1954-55 NYK 65 0 14.2 4.3 2.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 78.9 10.8 0.6

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Born on June 29

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About Jack Turner

Jackie Lee Turner 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. He died at a hospital in Bedford, Indiana in 2014.