Bucky Bockhorn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 8, 1933 Campbell Hill, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Trico (Campbell Hill, Illinois) |
| College | Dayton (1955–1958) |
| NBA draft | 1958 / Round: 3 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |
| Playing career | 1958–1965 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 15, 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1958–1965 | Cincinnati Royals |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,430 (11.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,234 (4.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,645 (3.5 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Arlen Dale "Bucky" Bockhorn (born July 8, 1933) is a retired American basketball player. He was a guard for the NBA's Cincinnati Royals (1958–65). He played college basketball at the University of Dayton and is a member of Dayton's Hall of Fame and All-Century team.
Raised in the small coal-mining town of Campbell Hill, Illinois, Bockhorn attended Trico Consolidated High School.
Bockhorn spent a year at the University of Dayton and two years in the U.S. Army before becoming a starter for three National Invitation Tournament (NIT) teams at Dayton, beginning in 1955–56. As a sophomore at Dayton, Bockhorn was on a team that had a 25-4 record, finished third in the final Associated Press poll and was runner-up in the NIT. He averaged 10.7, 11.8 and 10.8 points in his three UD seasons, averaging 12.4 rebounds in 1957–58 when he was the team's most valuable player. In his three seasons, the Flyers were a combined 69-17.
Bockhorn has the distinction of being one of three brothers to play on one varsity major college team, in 1957–58 with brothers Terry and Harold, one of the few times this has happened in Division I history. Brothers Matthew, Thomas and William Brennan also played together in 1957–58, for Villanova University. The two trios of brothers were the last to play together in Division I for 54 seasons until Miles, Mason, and Marshall Plumlee played for Duke University in 2011–12.
Bockhorn was selected in the third round (17th overall) of the 1958 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals.
Known primarily as a tough defender, he was primarily a starter at guard alongside Johnny McCarthy for one season,Win Wilfong for one season, then future Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson for three seasons, his most productive season was 1961–62, when he averaged a career-high 15.8 points along with 4.7 rebounds and a career-high 4.6 assists The Royals posted a record of 43-37, advancing to the NBA playoffs, where they were ousted by the Detroit Pistons.
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