Jerry W. Baskerville (born November 10, 1951) is a retired American

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player. Born in

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, he played collegiately for the

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and

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

. Baskerville was selected by the

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as a supplemental pick in the

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. He played for the

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(1975–76) in the

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for 21 games. Baskerville played in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) / Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Hazleton Bullets, Scranton Apollos,

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, Rochester Zeniths and Atlantic City Hi-Rollers from 1974 to 1981. He was selected as the EBA Most Valuable Player and a member of the All-EBA First Team in 1975. Baskerville won EBA championships with the Apollos in 1977 and Barons in 1978.

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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