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Tom Van Arsdale
Van Arsdale with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1974
Personal information
Born (1943-02-22) February 22, 1943 (age 81)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Emmerich Manual
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College Indiana (1962–1965)
NBA draft 1965: 2nd round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1965–1977
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number5, 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
Career NBA statistics
Points14,232 (15.3 ppg)
Rebounds3,942 (4.2 rpg)
Assists2,085 (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 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 consecutive three-time All-Star starting in 1970, Van Arsdale’s play peaked as the Royals lost star Oscar Robertson to 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. [1] On February 13, 1972, Van Arsdale scored a career-high 44 points in a 112-111 loss to the Houston Rockets. [2] He retired as player in 1977.

Despite Robertson’s 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 without a playoff appearance. He played 929 games without making a single playoff appearance. [3] Van Arsdale is also the highest scoring player (14,232 career points) in NBA history without a playoff appearance.

Born and raised in Greenwood, Ind., the Van Arsdale twins played together through college and again in Phoenix during the 1976–77 season, [4] 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 statistics

Legend
  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 season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1965–66 Detroit 79 – 25.8 .374 – .721 3.9 2.6 – – 10.5
1966–67 Detroit 79 – 27.0 .391 – .784 4.3 2.4 – – 12.2
1967–68 Detroit 50 – 16.6 .371 – .743 2.6 1.6 – – 6.6
Cincinnati 27 – 25.3 .408 – .750 3.4 2.8 – – 10.4
1968–69 Cincinnati 77 – 39.7 .444 – .747 4.6 2.7 – – 19.4
1969–70 Cincinnati 71 – 35.8 .451 – .774 6.5 2.2 – – 22.8
1970–71 Cincinnati 82 – 38.4 .456 – .721 6.1 2.2 – – 22.9
1971–72 Cincinnati 73 – 35.6 .456 – .755 4.8 2.7 – – 19.2
1972–73 Kansas City–Omaha 49 – 26.2 .457 – .786 3.5 1.8 – – 12.4
Philadelphia 30 – 34.3 .393 – .833 6.2 2.1 – – 17.7
1973–74 Philadelphia 78 – 39.0 .428 – .851 5.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 19.6
1974–75 Philadelphia 9 – 30.3 .422 – .683 3.2 1.8 1.4 0.0 14.0
Atlanta 73 – 35.2 .429 – .768 3.4 2.8 1.1 0.0 18.9
1975–76 Atlanta 75 – 27.0 .441 – .759 2.5 1.9 0.8 0.1 10.9
1976–77 Phoenix 77 – 18.5 .433 – .703 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 5.8
Career 929 – 30.9 .431 – .762 4.5 2.2 0.7 0.1 15.3
All-Star 3 0 7.7 .375 – .333 1.0 0.7 – – 4.3

References

  1. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vanarto01.html Tom Van Arsdale Per Game Averages
  2. ^ Tom Van Arsdale Career High 44 Points
  3. ^ Veteran guard Jamal Crawford still waiting for his shot at a winner, Seattle Times (January 11, 2009)
  4. ^ "Van Arsdales 'one' again; Both delighted in Phoenix". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1976. p. 20.

External links

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