Donald D. Ackerman (September 4, 1930 – July 9, 2011) was an American professional

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player. He was nicknamed "Buddy" and also known as "Douglas". Ackerman played

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for the

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during the 1950–51 season. He played for the Manchester British-Americans of the American Basketball League during the 1952–53 season. In 20 games for Manchester, Ackerman scored 247 points, a 12.4 game average. Ackerman was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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and played in 28 games for the Knicks in the 1953–54 season. He was traded to the

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at the end of the 1953–54 season but elected to end his playing career instead of moving his family to

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. Ackerman started a landscaping business that he ran for more than 40 years. Ackerman was married and had seven children. He lived in

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, at the time of his death.

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