Cleveland Buckner

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: August 17, 1938 in Yazoo City, Mississippi
Died: October 5, 2006
College: Jackson State University
Draft: New York Knicks, 6th round (1st pick, 51st overall), 1961 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 19, 1961

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1961-62	23	NYK	NBA	PF	62	696	158	367	.431	83	133	.624	236	39	114	399
1962-63	24	NYK	NBA	PF	6	27	5	10	.500	2	4	.500	4	5	6	12
Career			NBA		68	723	163	377	.432	85	137	.620	240	44	120	411

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1961-62	23	NYK	NBA	PF	62	11.2	2.5	5.9	.431	1.3	2.1	.624	3.8	0.6	1.8	6.4
1962-63	24	NYK	NBA	PF	6	4.5	0.8	1.7	.500	0.3	0.7	.500	0.7	0.8	1.0	2.0
Career			NBA		68	10.6	2.4	5.5	.432	1.3	2.0	.620	3.5	0.6	1.8	6.0

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1961-62	23	NYK	NBA	PF	62	696	8.2	19.0	.431	4.3	6.9	.624	12.2	2.0	5.9	20.6
1962-63	24	NYK	NBA	PF	6	27	6.7	13.3	.500	2.7	5.3	.500	5.3	6.7	8.0	16.0
Career			NBA		68	723	8.1	18.8	.432	4.2	6.8	.620	12.0	2.2	6.0	20.5

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1961-62	23	NYK	NBA	PF	62	696	15.7	.469	.431	0.6	0.7	1.3	.087
1962-63	24	NYK	NBA	PF	6	27	14.0	.510	.500	0.0	0.0	0.1	.102
Career			NBA		68	723	15.6	.470	.432	0.6	0.7	1.3	.087

March 27, 1961: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 6th round (51st pick) of the 1961 NBA Draft.

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