| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elm Grove, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Triadelphia (Wheeling, West Virginia) |
| College | West Liberty (1950–1952, 1954–1956) |
| NBA draft | 1952: 4th round |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1969–1992 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1969–1975; 1987–1992 | West Liberty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Career coaching record | |
| College | 101–200 (.336) |
Thomas L. Ackerman is an American former basketball player and coach. He played college basketball as a guard for the West Liberty State Hilltoppers and was a three-time All-West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) selection.[1][2] He also played baseball and golf for the Hilltoppers and was the only athlete to be named to the All-WVIAC team in three sports.[1]
Ackerman attended Triadelphia High School in Wheeling, West Virginia.[3] He made his first All-WVIAC basketball team for the Hilltoppers in 1952.[1] He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1952 NBA draft but he enlisted into the United States Army for the Korean War.[1] Ackerman returned to West Liberty in 1954 to continue his athletic career and was named to the All-WVIAC basketball teams in 1955 and 1956.[1] Ackerman served as head coach of the Hilltoppers men's basketball team from 1969 to 1975 and 1987 to 1992 and amassed a 101–200 record over eleven seasons.[4]
Ackerman was inducted into the West Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f "Thomas L. Ackerman (1982)". West Liberty University Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Solomon, Rosen On Tourney Team" (PDF). Charleston Daily Mail. March 7, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Holbrook, George (March 7, 1952). "No Speed Limit, So West Liberty Sets Sail" (PDF). Charleston Daily Mail. p. 9. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "2018–19 West Liberty Hilltoppers Media Guide" (PDF). West Liberty University Athletics.