Ledell Eackles (born November 24, 1966) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who was selected by the
Washington Bullets
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in the second round (36th overall pick) of the
1988 NBA draft
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. Eackles played in seven NBA seasons for the Bullets,
Miami Heat
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and
Washington Wizards
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, averaging 10.8 ppg in his career. His best season came during
1989–90 when he appeared in 78 games for the Bullets averaging 13.5 points.
Eackles played college basketball at the
University of New Orleans
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and prepped at
Broadmoor High School
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History
Broadmoor High School was founded in 1960 and re ...
in Baton Rouge.
One of Eackles' sons, Ledell Eackles Jr., won two state championships at
Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge and went on to play college basketball for
Campbell College
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. Another son, Ledrick, played basketball at
McNeese State after transferring from
Oakland University.
References
External links
Player profile
1966 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
African-American basketball players
American men's basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Basketball players from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Broadmoor High School alumni
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Miami Heat players
New Orleans Privateers men's basketball players
Rapid City Thrillers players
Richmond Rhythm players
San Jacinto Central Ravens men's basketball players
Shooting guards
Washington Bullets draft picks
Washington Bullets players
Washington Wizards players
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