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{{short description|American basketball player (1941–2022)}}
{{short description|American basketball player (1941–2022)}}
{{About|a basketball player|the alternative rock band|Luscious Jackson}}
{{About|the basketball player|the alternative rock band|Luscious Jackson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Lucious Jackson
| name = Lucious Jackson
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| death_place = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
| high_school = Morehouse {{nowrap|([[Bastrop, Louisiana]])}}
| high_school = Morehouse {{nowrap|([[Bastrop, Louisiana]])}}
| college = *[[Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball|Texas Southern]] (1960–1961)
| college =
*[[Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball|Texas Southern]] (1960–1961)
*{{nowrap|[[Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball|Texas–Rio Grande Valley]] (1961–1964)}}
*{{nowrap|[[Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball|Texas–Rio Grande Valley]] (1961–1964)}}
| draft_year = 1964
| draft_year = 1964
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| career_end = 1972
| career_end = 1972
| career_number = 54
| career_number = 54
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| years1 = {{nbay|1964|start}}–{{nbay|1971|end}}
| years1 = {{nbay|1964|start}}–{{nbay|1971|end}}
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| highlights = * [[NBA champion]] ([[1967 NBA Finals|1967]])
| highlights =
* [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1967}})
* [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1965}})
* [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1965}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1964|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1964|end}})
* 2× [[Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award|NAIA tournament MVP]] ([[1963 NAIA basketball tournament|1963]], [[1964 NAIA basketball tournament|1964]])
* No. 54 [[Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball|retired by UTRGV]]
* No. 54 [[Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball|retired by UTRGV Vaqueros]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 5,170 (9.9 ppg)
| stat1value = 5,170 (9.9 ppg)
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| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 818 (1.6 apg)
| stat3value = 818 (1.6 apg)
| bbr = jackslu01
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Basketball]]}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
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}}


'''Lucious Brown Jackson''' (October 31, 1941 – October 12, 2022), also known as '''Luke Jackson''', was an American professional [[basketball]] player. A [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] and [[center (basketball)|center]], he played for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from 1964 to 1972. Jackson also played for the [[United States national basketball team|U.S. national team]] in the [[Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Summer Olympics]].
'''Lucious Brown Jackson''' (October 31, 1941 – October 12, 2022), also known as '''Luke Jackson''', was an American professional [[basketball]] player. A [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] and [[center (basketball)|center]], he played for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) from 1964 to 1972. He was named an [[NBA All-Star]] in 1965, and won an [[NBA championship]] with the 76ers in 1967. Jackson also played for the [[United States national basketball team|U.S. national team]] in the [[Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Summer Olympics]].


==Biography==
==Biography==


===Amateur career===
===Amateur career===
Jackson was born in [[San Marcos, Texas]], and his family moved to [[Bastrop, Louisiana]], when he was in high school because San Marcos would not allow him to play for the all-white basketball team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48617710/lucious-jackson-signs-with-pam-am/ |title=Lucious Jackson signs with Pam AM |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=2020-04-13 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He graduated from Morehouse High School in Bastrop.<ref name=panam/><ref name=gold>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/844290105/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20morehouse&match=1 |title=23 Sep 1964, 1 - The Bastrop Daily Enterprise at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1964-09-23 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He attended [[Pan American College]] and played [[college basketball]] for the [[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley|Pan American Broncs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48615265/lucious-jackson-welcome-home/ |title=Lucious Jackson. Welcome Home |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=2020-04-13 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> In 1963, [[United Press International]] named Jackson an [[All-America]]n.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/293007782/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22san%20marcos%22&match=1 |title=14 Mar 1963, 9 - The Monitor at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1963-03-14 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He won the [[Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award]] in the [[NAIA Men's Basketball Championships]] in 1963 and 1964.<ref name=signed/>
Jackson was born on October 31, 1941, in [[San Marcos, Texas]],<ref>{{Cite sports-reference |title= Luke Jackson {{!}} Lucious Brown Jackson |url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jackslu01.html |accessdate= October 16, 2022 }}</ref> and his family moved to [[Bastrop, Louisiana]], when he was in high school because San Marcos would not allow him to play for the all-white basketball team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48617710/lucious-jackson-signs-with-pam-am/ |title=Lucious Jackson signs with Pam AM |newspaper=[[Valley Morning Star]] |via=Newspapers.com |date=April 13, 2020 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He graduated from Morehouse High School in Bastrop.<ref name=panam/><ref name=gold>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/844290105/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20morehouse&match=1 |title=23 Sep 1964, 1 – The Bastrop Daily Enterprise at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=September 23, 1964 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He attended [[Pan American College]] and played [[college basketball]] for the [[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley|Pan American Broncs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48615265/lucious-jackson-welcome-home/ |title=Lucious Jackson. Welcome Home |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=April 13, 2020 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> In 1963, [[United Press International]] named Jackson an [[All-America]]n.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/293007782/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22san%20marcos%22&match=1 |title=14 Mar 1963, 9 – The Monitor at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=March 14, 1963 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He won the [[Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award]] in the [[NAIA Men's Basketball Championships]] in 1963 and 1964.<ref name=signed/>


Jackson played for the [[United States men's national basketball team]] at the [[1963 Pan American Games]] and the [[1963 FIBA World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1963.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014034253/http://usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1963.html|url-status=dead|title=1963 USA Basketball|archivedate=October 14, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/652381308/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22pan%20american%20games%22&match=1 |title=1 Apr 1964, 11 - The News and Observer at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1964-04-01 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/652383028/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20olympics&match=1 |title=6 Apr 1964, 13 - The News and Observer at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1964-04-06 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/448419402/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22gold%20medal%22&match=1 |title=24 Oct 1964, 8 - Republican and Herald at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1964-10-24 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref>
Jackson played for the [[United States men's national basketball team]] at the [[1963 Pan American Games]] and the [[1963 FIBA World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1963.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014034253/http://usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1963.html|url-status=dead|title=1963 USA Basketball|archivedate=October 14, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/652381308/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22pan%20american%20games%22&match=1 |title=1 Apr 1964, 11 – The News and Observer at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=April 1, 1964 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/652383028/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20olympics&match=1 |title=6 Apr 1964, 13 – The News and Observer at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=April 6, 1964 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/448419402/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22gold%20medal%22&match=1 |title=24 Oct 1964, 8 – Republican and Herald at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 24, 1964 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref>


===Professional career===
===Professional career===
The 76ers selected Jackson in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, in the [[1964 NBA draft]].<ref name=signed>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/41459261/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20draft&match=1 |title=27 Oct 1964, Page 9 - Valley Morning Star at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1964-10-27 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/491349292/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20draft&match=1 |title=5 May 1964, 31 - The Record at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1964-05-05 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He played eight seasons (1964–1972) with the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. A 6-foot, 9-inch (2.06 m) [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] who played [[Center (basketball)|center]] occasionally. He played in the [[1965 NBA All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/414495429/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20all-star&match=1 |title=13 Jan 1965, 27 - The Billings Gazette at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1965-01-13 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> After the season, he was named to the NBA's 1964–65 [[NBA All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie Team]] after averaging 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/451650351/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20all-rookie&match=1 |title=26 Mar 1965, 29 - The Daily Oklahoman at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1965-03-26 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref>
The 76ers selected Jackson in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, in the [[1964 NBA draft]].<ref name=signed>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/41459261/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20draft&match=1 |title=27 Oct 1964, Page 9 – Valley Morning Star at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 27, 1964 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/491349292/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20draft&match=1 |title=5 May 1964, 31 – The Record at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=May 5, 1964 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He played eight seasons (1964–1972) with the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. A 6-foot, 9-inch (2.06 m) [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] who played [[Center (basketball)|center]] occasionally. He played in the [[1965 NBA All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/414495429/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20all-star&match=1 |title=13 Jan 1965, 27 – The Billings Gazette at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=January 13, 1965 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> After the season, he was named to the NBA's 1964–65 [[NBA All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie Team]] after averaging 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/451650351/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20all-rookie&match=1 |title=26 Mar 1965, 29 – The Daily Oklahoman at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=March 26, 1965 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref>


A teammate of [[Wilt Chamberlain]], Jackson was a starter on the 1966–67 Philadelphia championship team that ended the [[Boston Celtics]]' string of eight straight NBA championships. After the 1968 season, the 76ers traded Chamberlain to the Lakers, and the 76ers moved Jackson back to center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/321973859/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22pan%20american%20games%22&match=1 |title=28 Jul 1968, 15 - The Monitor at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1968-07-28 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> Before the 1969-70 season, Jackson defected to the [[Carolina Cougars]] of the rival [[American Basketball Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/231777278/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=13 Sep 1969, Page 15 - Daily Press at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1969-09-13 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> A few days later, he reneged on the agreement with Carolina, returning to the 76ers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/527853026/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=17 Sep 1969, 41 - Oakland Tribune at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1969-09-17 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/377156941/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=21 Sep 1969, 31 - The Baltimore Sun at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1969-09-21 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He missed time during the season with a [[achilles' heel]] injury and a collapsed lung.<ref name="newspapers1">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/28022857/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=14 Oct 1969, Page 11 - The Evening Standard at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1969-10-14 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref><ref name="newspapers2">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/372114625/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=30 Oct 1969, 35 - The Evening Sun at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1969-10-30 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> Jackson continued to experience chronic injuries to his left foot, including a tendon and a toe bone. He retired after the 1971-72 season.<ref name=panam/>
A teammate of [[Wilt Chamberlain]], Jackson was a starter on the 1966–67 Philadelphia championship team that ended the [[Boston Celtics]]' string of eight straight NBA championships. He scored 13 points and had 21 rebounds in the title-clinching game over the San Francisco Warriors in the [[1967 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucious Jackson, former 76ers star and NBA champion, dies at 80 |url=https://www.nba.com/news/lucious-jackson-former-76ers-star-and-nba-champion-dies-at-80 |website=NBA.com |access-date=October 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> After the 1968 season, the 76ers traded Chamberlain to the Lakers, and the 76ers moved Jackson back to center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/321973859/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%20%22pan%20american%20games%22&match=1 |title=28 Jul 1968, 15 – The Monitor at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=July 28, 1968 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> Before the 1969–70 season, Jackson defected to the [[Carolina Cougars]] of the rival [[American Basketball Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/231777278/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=13 Sep 1969, Page 15 – Daily Press at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=September 13, 1969 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> A few days later, he reneged on the agreement with Carolina, returning to the 76ers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/527853026/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=17 Sep 1969, 41 – Oakland Tribune at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=September 17, 1969 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/377156941/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=21 Sep 1969, 31 – The Baltimore Sun at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=September 21, 1969 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He missed time during the season with an Achilles injury and a collapsed lung.<ref name="newspapers1">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/28022857/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=14 Oct 1969, Page 11 – The Evening Standard at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 14, 1969 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref><ref name="newspapers2">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/372114625/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22&match=1 |title=30 Oct 1969, 35 – The Evening Sun at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 30, 1969 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> Jackson continued to experience chronic injuries to his left foot, including a tendon and a toe bone. He retired after the 1971–72 season.<ref name=panam/>


===Personal life and death===
===Personal life and death===
Jackson and his wife, Marva, were married for 57 years before his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kfdm.com/news/local/remembering-beaumont-resident-and-nba-legend-luke-jackson|title=Remembering Beaumont resident and NBA legend Luke Jackson|date=October 12, 2022|website=KFDM}}</ref> After his retirement from basketball, they settled in [[Beaumont, Texas]], Marva's hometown, in 1973.<ref name=beaumont/> He finished his degree at Pan American University and worked for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department starting in 1975.<ref name=panam>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/756980177/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%2076ers&match=1 |title=23 Oct 1973, 22 - Corpus Christi Caller-Times at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1973-10-23 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> He retired in 2002.<ref name=beaumont>{{cite web|last=Kubena |first=Brooks |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/texas/article/NBA-Olympic-basketball-champ-Lucious-Jackson-8407020.php |title=NBA, Olympic basketball champ Lucious Jackson keeps low profile in Beaumont |publisher=Beaumontenterprise.com |date=2016-07-25 |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> They had three children, all of whom played basketball at [[West Brook High School]] and collegiately.<ref name=beaumont/> Nicole and Andrea played for the [[North Texas Mean Green women's basketball|University of North Texas]] and Lucious III, played college basketball for [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse University]].<ref name=beaumont/>
Jackson and his wife, Marva, were married for 57 years before his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kfdm.com/news/local/remembering-beaumont-resident-and-nba-legend-luke-jackson|title=Remembering Beaumont resident and NBA legend Luke Jackson|date=October 12, 2022|website=KFDM}}</ref> After his retirement from basketball, they settled in [[Beaumont, Texas]], Marva's hometown, in 1973.<ref name=beaumont/> He finished his degree at Pan American University and worked for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department starting in 1975.<ref name=panam>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/756980177/?terms=%22lucious%20jackson%22%2076ers&match=1 |title=23 Oct 1973, 22 – Corpus Christi Caller-Times at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 23, 1973 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> He retired in 2002.<ref name=beaumont>{{cite web|last=Kubena |first=Brooks |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/texas/article/NBA-Olympic-basketball-champ-Lucious-Jackson-8407020.php |title=NBA, Olympic basketball champ Lucious Jackson keeps low profile in Beaumont |publisher=Beaumontenterprise.com |date=July 25, 2016 |accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref> They had three children, all of whom played basketball at [[West Brook High School]] and collegiately.<ref name=beaumont/> Nicole and Andrea played for the [[North Texas Mean Green women's basketball|University of North Texas]] and Lucious III played for [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse University]].<ref name=beaumont/>


The 1990s all-female rock band [[Luscious Jackson]] chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson.<ref name=beaumont/>
The 1990s all-female rock band [[Luscious Jackson]] chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson.<ref name=beaumont/>


Jackson died from heart failure in [[Houston]], Texas, on October 12, 2022, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucious Jackson, Former 76ers Star and Olympic Gold Medalist, Has Died |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/13/lucious-jackson-former-76ers-star-and-olympic-gold-medalist-has-died |access-date=14 October 2022 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=13 October 2022}}</ref>
Jackson died from heart failure in [[Houston]], Texas, on October 12, 2022, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucious Jackson, Former 76ers Star and Olympic Gold Medalist, Has Died |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/13/lucious-jackson-former-76ers-star-and-olympic-gold-medalist-has-died |access-date=October 14, 2022 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=October 13, 2022}}</ref>


== NBA career statistics ==
== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}
;Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77103|title=Lucious Jackson|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
;Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77103|title=Lucious Jackson|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>

=== Regular season ===
=== Regular season ===
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!Team
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!GP
!GS
!MPG
!MPG
!FG%
!FG%
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|76
|76
|
|'''34.1'''
|'''34.1'''
|.414
|.414
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|79
|79
|
|24.9
|24.9
|.401
|.401
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|81
|81
|
|29.3
|29.3
|'''.438'''
|'''.438'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1967-68 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1967-68 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|'''82'''
|'''82'''
|
|31.3
|31.3
|.433
|.433
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|25
|25
|
|33.6
|33.6
|.437
|.437
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|37
|37
|
|15.8
|15.8
|.392
|.392
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|79
|79
|'''40'''
|22.5
|22.5
|.376
|.376
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|63
|63
|22
|17.2
|17.2
|.396
|.396
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|522
|522
|62
|26.4
|26.4
|.415
|.415
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!PPG
!PPG
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1965 NBA Playoffs|1965]]
| style="text-align:left;" |1965
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;" |[[1964-65 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|11
|11
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|10.3
|10.3
|-
|-
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 3 April 2024

This article is about the basketball player. For the alternative rock band, see Luscious Jackson.

Lucious Jackson
Personal information
Born(1941-10-31)October 31, 1941
San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 80)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorehouse (Bastrop, Louisiana)
College
NBA draft1964: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1964–1972
PositionPower forward / center
Number54
Career history
1964–1972Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points5,170 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds4,613 (8.8 rpg)
Assists818 (1.6 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team competition

Lucious Brown Jackson (October 31, 1941 – October 12, 2022), also known as Luke Jackson, was an American professional basketball player. A power forward and center, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1972. He was named an NBA All-Star in 1965, and won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1967. Jackson also played for the U.S. national team in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Biography[edit]

Amateur career[edit]

Jackson was born on October 31, 1941, in San Marcos, Texas,[1] and his family moved to Bastrop, Louisiana, when he was in high school because San Marcos would not allow him to play for the all-white basketball team.[2] He graduated from Morehouse High School in Bastrop.[3][4] He attended Pan American College and played college basketball for the Pan American Broncs.[5] In 1963, United Press International named Jackson an All-American.[6] He won the Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player Award in the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships in 1963 and 1964.[7]

Jackson played for the United States men's national basketball team at the 1963 Pan American Games and the 1963 FIBA World Championship.[8][9] He was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10][11]

Professional career[edit]

The 76ers selected Jackson in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, in the 1964 NBA draft.[7][12] He played eight seasons (1964–1972) with the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. A 6-foot, 9-inch (2.06 m) power forward who played center occasionally. He played in the 1965 NBA All-Star Game.[13] After the season, he was named to the NBA's 1964–65 All-Rookie Team after averaging 14.8 points and 12.9 rebounds per game.[14]

A teammate of Wilt Chamberlain, Jackson was a starter on the 1966–67 Philadelphia championship team that ended the Boston Celtics' string of eight straight NBA championships. He scored 13 points and had 21 rebounds in the title-clinching game over the San Francisco Warriors in the 1967 NBA Finals.[15] After the 1968 season, the 76ers traded Chamberlain to the Lakers, and the 76ers moved Jackson back to center.[16] Before the 1969–70 season, Jackson defected to the Carolina Cougars of the rival American Basketball Association.[17] A few days later, he reneged on the agreement with Carolina, returning to the 76ers.[18][19] He missed time during the season with an Achilles injury and a collapsed lung.[20][21] Jackson continued to experience chronic injuries to his left foot, including a tendon and a toe bone. He retired after the 1971–72 season.[3]

Personal life and death[edit]

Jackson and his wife, Marva, were married for 57 years before his death.[22] After his retirement from basketball, they settled in Beaumont, Texas, Marva's hometown, in 1973.[23] He finished his degree at Pan American University and worked for the Beaumont Parks and Recreation Department starting in 1975.[3] He retired in 2002.[23] They had three children, all of whom played basketball at West Brook High School and collegiately.[23] Nicole and Andrea played for the University of North Texas and Lucious III played for Syracuse University.[23]

The 1990s all-female rock band Luscious Jackson chose their name as inspiration from Lucious Jackson.[23]

Jackson died from heart failure in Houston, Texas, on October 12, 2022, at the age of 80.[24]

NBA career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship
Source[25]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1964–65 Philadelphia 76 34.1 .414 .713 12.9 1.2 14.8
1965–66 Philadelphia 79 24.9 .401 .738 8.6 1.7 8.2
1966–67† Philadelphia 81 29.3 .438 .759 8.9 1.4 12.0
1967–68 Philadelphia 82 31.3 .433 .719 10.6 1.7 11.8
1968–69 Philadelphia 25 33.6 .437 .711 11.4 2.2 14.4
1969–70 Philadelphia 37 15.8 .392 .741 5.4 1.4 5.5
1970–71 Philadelphia 79 40 22.5 .376 .693 7.2 1.9 6.7
1971–72 Philadelphia 63 22 17.2 .396 .692 4.9 1.4 5.8
Career 522 62 26.4 .415 .722 8.8 1.6 9.9

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1965 Philadelphia 11 29.2 .338 .781 7.2 2.2 10.3
1966 Philadelphia 5 32.6 .429 .818 8.8 1.6 12.0
1967† Philadelphia 15 36.2 .398 .725 11.7 2.0 11.0
1968 Philadelphia 13 33.2 .392 .686 8.8 1.2 11.4
1970 Philadelphia 5 14.6 .474 1.000 6.6 .6 4.0
1971 Philadelphia 7 22.9 .421 .700 8.7 1.6 5.6
Career 56 30.2 .389 .743 9.1 1.6 9.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Luke Jackson | Lucious Brown Jackson". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lucious Jackson signs with Pam AM". Valley Morning Star. April 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "23 Oct 1973, 22 – Corpus Christi Caller-Times at". Newspapers.com. October 23, 1973. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "23 Sep 1964, 1 – The Bastrop Daily Enterprise at". Newspapers.com. September 23, 1964. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lucious Jackson. Welcome Home". Newspapers.com. April 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "14 Mar 1963, 9 – The Monitor at". Newspapers.com. March 14, 1963. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "27 Oct 1964, Page 9 – Valley Morning Star at". Newspapers.com. October 27, 1964. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "1963 USA Basketball". Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.
  9. ^ "1 Apr 1964, 11 – The News and Observer at". Newspapers.com. April 1, 1964. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "6 Apr 1964, 13 – The News and Observer at". Newspapers.com. April 6, 1964. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "24 Oct 1964, 8 – Republican and Herald at". Newspapers.com. October 24, 1964. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "5 May 1964, 31 – The Record at". Newspapers.com. May 5, 1964. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "13 Jan 1965, 27 – The Billings Gazette at". Newspapers.com. January 13, 1965. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "26 Mar 1965, 29 – The Daily Oklahoman at". Newspapers.com. March 26, 1965. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lucious Jackson, former 76ers star and NBA champion, dies at 80". NBA.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "28 Jul 1968, 15 – The Monitor at". Newspapers.com. July 28, 1968. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "13 Sep 1969, Page 15 – Daily Press at". Newspapers.com. September 13, 1969. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  18. ^ "17 Sep 1969, 41 – Oakland Tribune at". Newspapers.com. September 17, 1969. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  19. ^ "21 Sep 1969, 31 – The Baltimore Sun at". Newspapers.com. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  20. ^ "14 Oct 1969, Page 11 – The Evening Standard at". Newspapers.com. October 14, 1969. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  21. ^ "30 Oct 1969, 35 – The Evening Sun at". Newspapers.com. October 30, 1969. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  22. ^ "Remembering Beaumont resident and NBA legend Luke Jackson". KFDM. October 12, 2022.
  23. ^ a b c d e Kubena, Brooks (July 25, 2016). "NBA, Olympic basketball champ Lucious Jackson keeps low profile in Beaumont". Beaumontenterprise.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  24. ^ "Lucious Jackson, Former 76ers Star and Olympic Gold Medalist, Has Died". Sports Illustrated. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  25. ^ "Lucious Jackson". NBA.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

External links[edit]

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