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
#19PPG rank
#3PER rank
#3WS 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
1961
Round 2 ·
Pick 18
from Louisville
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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.