Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1942)

Tony Jackson
Personal information
Born	November 7, 1942; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	October 28, 2005 (aged 62); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas Jefferson; (Brooklyn, New York)
College	St. John's (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961: 3rd round, 24th overall pick
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1961–1969
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	24, 25
Career history
1961–1963	Chicago Majors
1967–1968	New Jersey Americans / New York Nets
1968	Minnesota Pipers
1968–1969	Houston Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
	ABA All-Star (1968); 2× Consensus second-team All-American (1960, 1961); Third-team All-American – NABC (1959); National Invitation Tournament MVP (1959); Haggerty Award (1961); No. 24 retired by St. John's; First-team Parade All-American (1957);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Tony B. Jackson (November 7, 1942 – October 28, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

Jackson was born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.^[1] A standout player under coach Joe Lapchick at St. John's University from 1958 to 1961, Jackson was six feet, four inches tall and played two seasons in the American Basketball League and two seasons in the American Basketball Association.^[1]^[2] Jackson scored 53 points (including 12 three-point baskets) while playing for the Chicago Majors of the ABL on March 14, 1962. He died of cancer in 2005 in Brooklyn.^[2]

Jackson, Connie Hawkins, Doug Moe, and Roger Brown were indicted in the 1962 NCAA basketball point shaving scandals involving Jack Molinas and banned from the NBA for life by then-NBA commissioner Walter Kennedy.^[3]^[4] Jackson participated in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game and holds the ABA record for free throws in a single game with 24.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Tony Jackson Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
^ ^a ^b Goldstein, Richard (November 2, 2005). "Tony Jackson, 65, Who Led St. John's Basketball, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^ Callahan, Tom (June 26, 1989). "Essay: Did Pete Rose Do It? What Are the Odds?". Time. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
^ "ESPN Classic - Explosion II: The Molinas period".
^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 208. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.

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[bbr-1] "Tony Jackson Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".

[nyt-2] Goldstein, Richard (November 2, 2005). "Tony Jackson, 65, Who Led St. John's Basketball, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010.

[3] Callahan, Tom (June 26, 1989). "Essay: Did Pete Rose Do It? What Are the Odds?". Time. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.

[4] "ESPN Classic - Explosion II: The Molinas period".

[encyc-5] The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 208. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.

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