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Dick Van Arsdale No. 5 Guard / Small forward Personal information Date of birth February 22, 1943 Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana Nationality American High school Emmerich Manual (Indianapolis) Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information College Indiana NBA Draft 1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall Selected by the New York Knicks Pro career 1965–1977 League NBA Career history As player: 1965–1968 New York Knicks 1968–1977 Phoenix Suns As coach: 1987 Phoenix Suns Career highlights and awards Career NBA statistics Points 15,079 (16.4 ppg) Rebounds 3,807 (4.1 rpg) Assists 3,057 (3.3 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Richard Albert (Dick) Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former professional basketball player and coach, and a current NBA executive. A graduate of Indianapolis Emmerich Manual High School, the 6'5" guard played collegiately at Indiana University, Van Arsdale was selected by the New York Knickerbockers in the 2nd round of the 1965 NBA Draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his brother Tom Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale played in the NBA for 12 seasons; three with the Knickerbockers and the remainder with the Phoenix Suns (after he was selected in the 1968 expansion draft). Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star, was consistently over his career one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA. He retired from play in 1977. Van Arsdale is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun".
Van Arsdale later became the team's general manager; he is currently the team's senior vice president of player personnel. In 1987, he briefly served as the team's head coach, following the departure of John MacLeod.
He is the identical twin brother of Tom Van Arsdale.
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com: Dick Van Arsdale (as player)
- Basketball-Reference.com: Dick Van Arsdale (as coach)
- Phoenix Suns History: Dick Van Arsdale
Preceded by
John MacLeodPhoenix Suns head coach
1987 (interim)Succeeded by
John Wetzel1965 NBA Draft Territorial pick First round Second round Wilbert Frazier · Dick Van Arsdale · Tom Van Arsdale · Tal Brody · Jesse Branson · Hal Blevins · Flynn Robinson · John Fairchild · Ron WattsPhoenix Suns Founded in 1968 • Based in Phoenix, Arizona The Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • History • Draft history • All-time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Records • Current seasonArenas D-League Affiliate Culture & Lore The Suns Gorilla • 1976 NBA Finals • The Shot 'Heard' Round the World • 1993 NBA Finals • 07 Seconds or Less • Spurs–Suns rivalry • STAT • The Matrix • Sir Charles • Nashty • The Greyhound • Thunder Dan • Shazam • Original Sun • HawkRing of Honor & Retired Numbers Hall of Famers Key Personnel Owner: Robert Sarver · President and CEO: Rick Welts · General Manager: Lance Blanks · Head Coach: Alvin Gentry · Voice of the Suns: Al McCoyHead Coaches Kerr • Colangelo • Fitzsimmons • van Breda Kolff • Colangelo • MacLeod • Van Arsdale • Wetzel • Fitzsimmons • Westphal • Fitzsimmons • Ainge • Skiles • Johnson • D'Antoni • Porter • GentryWestern Conference
Championships (2)Pacific Division
Championships (6)Seasons (41) 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11Media TV: FS Arizona • KUTP • Radio: KTAR • Announcers: Gary Bender • Tom Leander • Scott Williams • Eddie Johnson • Al McCoy • Tim KemptonAssociated Press Indiana All-Century high school basketball team Steve Alford • Damon Bailey • Kent Benson • Larry Bird • Hallie Bryant • Mike Conley • Bill Garrett • Terry Dischinger • Eric Gordon • Billy Keller • Clyde Lovellette • George McGinnis • Rick Mount • Greg Oden • Bobby Plump • Zach Randolph • Jimmy Rayl • Oscar Robertson • Glenn Robinson • Scott Skiles • Homer Stonebraker • Deshaun Thomas • Clay Trainum • Dick Van Arsdale • Tom Van Arsdale • John Wooden • Fuzzy Vandivier
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