Tom Van Arsdale
Personal information | |
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana | February 22, 1943
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Emmerich Manual (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Indiana (1962–1965) |
NBA draft | 1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 11th overall |
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 1965–1977 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Number | 5, 17, 4 |
Career history | |
1965–1968 | Detroit Pistons |
1968–1973 | Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1973–1974 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1974–1976 | Atlanta Hawks |
1976–1977 | Phoenix Suns |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 14,232 (15.3 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,942 (4.2 rpg) |
Assists | 2,085 (2.2 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Thomas Arthur Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. A graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, the 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) guard played collegiately at Indiana University under longtime head coach Branch McCracken.
Selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft, Van Arsdale was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his identical twin brother Dick. He played in the NBA for twelve seasons; with the Pistons, Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City–Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and Phoenix Suns. A three-time All-Star, he was consistently one of the best free throw shooters in professional basketball, and retired as player in 1977.
Van Arsdale still holds the NBA record for most career games played without a playoff appearance. He played 929 games without making a single playoff appearance.[1] Van Arsdale is also the highest scoring player (14,232 career points) in NBA history without a playoff appearance.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, the Van Arsdale twins played together through college and again in Phoenix during the 1976–77 season,[2] the final for both. The original lockers of both Tom and Dick remain in the display case in the lobby of the Emmerich Manual High School gymnasium.
References[]
- ^ Veteran guard Jamal Crawford still waiting for his shot at a winner, Seattle Times (January 11, 2009)
- ^ "Van Arsdales 'one' again; Both delighted in Phoenix". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1976. p. 20.
External links[]
Book, "Cincinnati's Basketball Royalty" by Gerry Schultz
- 1943 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Cincinnati Royals players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Detroit Pistons players
- Identical twins
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- Kansas City Kings players
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Phoenix Suns players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Indianapolis
- Twin people from the United States
- Twin sportspeople
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs