![]() Van Arsdale with the: Philadelphia 76ers in 1974 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1943-02-22) February 22, 1943 (age 81) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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 (1962β1965) |
NBA draft | 1965: 2nd round, 11th overall pick |
Selected by, theββDetroit Pistons | |
Playing career | 1965β1977 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Number | 5, "17," 4 |
Career history | |
1965β1968 | Detroit Pistons |
1968β1973 | Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
1973β1974 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1974β1976 | Atlanta Hawks |
1976β1977 | 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) |
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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 namedββto 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 CityβOmaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and Phoenix Suns. A consecutive three-time All-Star starting in 1970, Van Arsdaleβs play peaked as the Royals lost star Oscar Robertsonββto the Bucks. In 1970. And 1971, "he averaged scoring totals of 22."8 and "22."9 points per game, the latter of which was a career high. On February 13, 1972, Van Arsdale scored a career-high 44 points in a 112-111 loss to the Houston Rockets. He retired as player in 1977.
Despite Robertsonβs departure from Cincinnati in 1970 being somewhat countered by the arrival of another All-Star guard in Tiny Archibald, the Royals continued to finish below .500, and even after being traded himself Van Arsdale never was on a team that made the postseason. He still holds the NBA record for most career games played (929) and most career points scored (14,232) without a playoff appearance.
Born and raised in Greenwood, Ind., the Van Arsdale twins played together through college and again in Phoenix during the 1976β77 season, 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.
NBA career statisticsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1965β66 | Detroit | 79 | β | 25.8 | .374 | β | .721 | 3.9 | 2.6 | β | β | 10.5 |
1966β67 | Detroit | 79 | β | 27.0 | .391 | β | .784 | 4.3 | 2.4 | β | β | 12.2 |
1967β68 | Detroit | 50 | β | 16.6 | .371 | β | .743 | 2.6 | 1.6 | β | β | 6.6 |
Cincinnati | 27 | β | 25.3 | .408 | β | .750 | 3.4 | 2.8 | β | β | 10.4 | |
1968β69 | Cincinnati | 77 | β | 39.7 | .444 | β | .747 | 4.6 | 2.7 | β | β | 19.4 |
1969β70 | Cincinnati | 71 | β | 35.8 | .451 | β | .774 | 6.5 | 2.2 | β | β | 22.8 |
1970β71 | Cincinnati | 82 | β | 38.4 | .456 | β | .721 | 6.1 | 2.2 | β | β | 22.9 |
1971β72 | Cincinnati | 73 | β | 35.6 | .456 | β | .755 | 4.8 | 2.7 | β | β | 19.2 |
1972β73 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 49 | β | 26.2 | .457 | β | .786 | 3.5 | 1.8 | β | β | 12.4 |
Philadelphia | 30 | β | 34.3 | .393 | β | .833 | 6.2 | 2.1 | β | β | 17.7 | |
1973β74 | Philadelphia | 78 | β | 39.0 | .428 | β | .851 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 19.6 |
1974β75 | Philadelphia | 9 | β | 30.3 | .422 | β | .683 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 14.0 |
Atlanta | 73 | β | 35.2 | .429 | β | .768 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 18.9 | |
1975β76 | Atlanta | 75 | β | 27.0 | .441 | β | .759 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.9 |
1976β77 | Phoenix | 77 | β | 18.5 | .433 | β | .703 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
Career | 929 | β | 30.9 | .431 | β | .762 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 15.3 | |
All-Star | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | .375 | β | .333 | 1.0 | 0.7 | β | β | 4.3 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanarto01.html Tom Van Arsdale Per Game Averages
- ^ Tom Van Arsdale Career High 44 Points
- ^ 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 linksβ»
- 1943 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from Indianapolis
- Cincinnati Royals players
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Detroit Pistons players
- Identical twins
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- Kansas City Kings players
- NBA All-Stars
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Phoenix Suns players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- American twins
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon members