Jackie Moreland
Jackie Moreland as a Minden High School senior in 1956
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
March 11, 1938 Minden, Webster Parish Louiaiana, USA |
| Died | December 19, 1971 (aged 33) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Minden (Minden, Louisiana) |
| College | Louisiana Tech (1957–1960) |
| NBA draft | 1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1960–1970 |
| Position | Small forward / Guard |
| Number | 15, 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1960–1965 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1967–1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers (ABA) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
| Points | 5,730 (9.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,417 (5.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 937 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jack Wade Moreland, known as Jackie Moreland (March 11, 1938 – December 19, 1971), was an American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and the former New Orleans Buccaneers.
Moreland was one of six children of James Burgess "Jimmy" Moreland (1891-1974), originally from Arcadia in Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana, and the former Lucille Wade (1902-1994), a native of neighboring Claiborne Parish. An older brother, Lloyd Winston Moreland (1928-2002), who was an electrician, is interred beside his wife, the former Betty Virginia Almond (1931-2007) at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, where the couple had resided. His other siblings were Ralph Moreland (1935-2016) of Rogers, Arkansas, Edd Moreland of Union City, Tennessee, Joe Moreland of Ruston, Juanita McAdoo of Shreveport, and Marlene Gill of Houston, Texas.
In 1954, Moreland transferred from the since disbanded high school in the Harris Community of Claiborne Parish to Minden High School in Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. He played in 1955 and 1956 for the Minden Crimson Tide under Coach Cleveland S. "Cleve" Strong (1923-2008). He was the first from his school to be named "All American" in basketball. He was honored as "Most Valuable Player" by the Minden Junior Chamber International.
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