Dan Issel
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Issel, circa 1970–75
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
October 25, 1948 Batavia, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Batavia (Batavia, Illinois) |
| College | Kentucky (1967–1970) |
| NBA draft | 1970 / Round: 8 / Pick: 122nd overall |
| Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 1970–1985 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 44, 25 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1970–1975 | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1975–1985 | Denver Nuggets |
| As coach: | |
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1992–1994, 1999–2001 |
Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career ABA and NBA statistics | |
| Points | 27,482 (22.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 11,133 (9.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,907 (2.4 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American retired Hall of Fame professional basketball player and coach. An outstanding collegian at the University of Kentucky, he was twice named an All American en route to a still school record 25.7 points per game. The ABA Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and one-time NBA All-Star.
Issel played college basketball at the University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp. Issel was at UK 1966–1970 and scored 2,138 points (an average of 25.7 per game) while being named an All American for two of the three seasons he was eligible for the award. His career points total remains the highest among UK men's players.
On February 7, 1970, Issel scored 53 points in a 120–85 victory over Mississippi, breaking Cliff Hagan's single-game Wildcat record of 51. Issel's mark held for almost four decades, finally falling to Jodie Meeks' 54 in a win against University of Tennessee on January 13, 2009. A three-year starter for the Wildcats, Issel led his team to three Southeastern Conference titles and set 23 school records in the process.
Upon Issel's graduation in 1970 he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons of the NBA and the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA. Issel signed to play basketball for the Colonels and the ABA.
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