Jacky Dorsey
American basketball player (1954–2022)
Jacky Dorsey (born December 18, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player who spent three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Denver Nuggets (1977–78), the Portland Trail Blazers (1977–78), the Houston Rockets (1978–79), and the Seattle SuperSonics (1980–81). While in college he was listed as 6'8". He wore jersey number 44. He was drafted during the second round (26th overall) by the New Orleans Jazz from the University of Georgia. He was a nearly unstoppable shooter in Strat-O-Matic basketball.
Dorsey played in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) / Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Hartford Downtowners during the 1976–77 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1977–78 season and the Maine Lumberjacks from 1980 to 1982. He was selected to the All-EBA/CBA First Team in 1977, 1978 and 1981.
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