Ted Luckenbill

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ted Luckenbill

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|7|27}}

| birth_place = Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|06|24|1939|7|27}}

| death_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| high_school = Elkhart (Elkhart, Indiana)

| college = Houston (1958–1961)

| draft_year = 1961

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 15

| draft_team = Philadelphia Warriors

| career_start = 1961

| career_end = 1964

| career_number = 12

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1961|start}}–{{nbay|1962|end}}

| team1 = Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors

| years2 = 1963–1964

| team2 = Wilkes-Barre Barons

| highlights =

• All-EPBL Second Team (1963)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 196 (2.3 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 166 (1.9 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 35 (0.4 apg)

| bbr = luckete01

}}

Theodore Ray Luckenbill (July 27, 1939 – June 24, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He spent two seasons (1961–1963) in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'6" forward who attended Elkhart High School and the University of Houston, Luckenbill was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1961 NBA draft. He would later play in Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game.

Luckenbill played for the Wilkes-Barre Barons of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1963 to 1964.{{cite web |title=Ted Luckenbill minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-lucketed001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=February 16, 2025}} He was selected to the All-EPBL Second Team in 1963.

Luckenbill died in Dallas, Texas on June 24, 2012, at age 72 from cancer."[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8095410 Ted Luckenbill dies at 72]". Associated Press. ESPN. June 25, 2012. Retrieved on June 26, 2012.