Dan Issel
Issel with the Kentucky Colonels in the 1970s | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1948 Batavia, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Batavia (Batavia, Illinois) |
| College | Kentucky (1967–1970) |
| NBA draft | 1970: 8th round, 122nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Detroit Pistons |
| Playing career | 1970–1985 |
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Number | 44, 25 |
| Coaching career | 1992–1994, 1999–2002 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1970–1975 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1975–1985 | Denver Nuggets |
| As a coach: | |
| 1992–1994, 1999–2001 | Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 27,482 (22.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 11,133 (9.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,907 (2.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning All-American twice en route to a school-record 25.7 points per game for his career. The American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and a one-time NBA All-Star.
A prolific scorer, Issel remains the all-time leading scorer at the University of Kentucky, the second-leading scorer of all time for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, and the second-leading scorer of all time for the American Basketball Association itself. Upon Issel's retirement from the NBA in 1985, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Julius Erving were the only professional basketball players to have scored more career points. Issel was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.