Dick Van Arsdale

Dick Van Arsdale
	Van Arsdale in 1961
Personal information
Born	February 22, 1943; Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Emmerich Manual; (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall
	Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1965–1977
Position	Shooting guard
Number	5
Career history
As player:
1965–1968	New York Knicks
1968–1977	Phoenix Suns
As coach:
1987	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA All-Star (1969–1971); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1974); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1966); No. 5 retired by Phoenix Suns; Third-team All-American – UPI (1965); Third-team Parade All-American (1961);
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 Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and a current National Basketball Association (NBA) executive.

A graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, Van Arsdale played collegiately at Indiana University under longtime head coach Branch McCracken. He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his identical twin brother Tom.

Van Arsdale played in the NBA for twelve seasons; three with the Knicks and the remainder with the Phoenix Suns (their first selection in the 1968 expansion draft).[1] Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star, was consistently one of the best free throw shooters in professional basketball. He retired from the NBA in 1977 and is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun".[2]

Van Arsdale later became the Suns' general manager; he is currently the team's senior vice president of player personnel.[2] Following the firing of John MacLeod in February 1987, he was the interim head coach for that season's final 26 games.[1]

He is the identical twin brother of Tom Van Arsdale.[3] The twins played together through college and again in Phoenix during the 1976–77 season,[4] the final for both.

References

"Van Arsdale chosen Phoenix head coach". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). combined reports. February 27, 1987. p. 21.
"Dick Van Arsdale". nba.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
Petersen, Matt (May 29, 2014). "Suns Throwback: Dick and Tom Van Arsdale". nba.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
"Van Arsdales 'one' again; Both delighted in Phoenix". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1976. p. 20.

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com or Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball-Reference.com: Dick Van Arsdale (as coach)
Phoenix Suns History: Dick Van Arsdale

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[chheco-1] "Van Arsdale chosen Phoenix head coach". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). combined reports. February 27, 1987. p. 21.

[NBA-2] "Dick Van Arsdale". nba.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[3] Petersen, Matt (May 29, 2014). "Suns Throwback: Dick and Tom Van Arsdale". nba.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[oneagn-4] "Van Arsdales 'one' again; Both delighted in Phoenix". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1976. p. 20.