Dick Van Arsdale

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 Indianapolis Emmerich Manual High School, Van Arsdale played collegiately at Indiana University. He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his identical twin brother Tom Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale played in the NBA for 12 seasons; three with the Knicks 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 the NBA in 1977 and is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun".[1]

Dick Van Arsdale
Personal information
Born (1943-02-22) February 22, 1943
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolEmmerich Manual
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeIndiana (1962–1965)
NBA draft1965 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1965–1977
PositionShooting guard
Number5
Career history
As player:
1965–1968New York Knicks
1968–1977Phoenix Suns
As coach:
1987Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points15,079 (16.4 ppg)
Rebounds3,807 (4.1 rpg)
Assists3,057 (3.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Van Arsdale later became the team's general manager; he is currently the team's senior vice president of player personnel.[1] In 1987, following the departure of John MacLeod, he briefly served as the team's head coach.

He is the identical twin brother of Tom Van Arsdale.[2]

References
  1. "Dick Van Arsdale". nba.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. Petersen, Matt (May 29, 2014). "Suns Throwback: Dick and Tom Van Arsdale". nba.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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