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Dan Issel
American basketball player, coach, executive.
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American basketball player, coach, executive.
Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning All-American twice en route to a school-record 25.7 points per game for his career. The American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and a one-time NBA All-Star. A prolific scorer, Issel remains the all-time leading scorer at the University of Kentucky, the second-leading scorer of all time for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, and the second-leading scorer of all time for the American Basketball Association itself. Upon Issel's retirement from the NBA in 1985, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Julius Erving were the only professional basketball players to have scored more career points. Issel was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Achievements and distinctions
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American basketball player, coach, executive.
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J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Kentucky Colonels · Denver Nuggets · Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Education
University of Kentucky · Petersburg High School · Batavia High School
Leagues and circuits
NCAA Division I men's basketball · American Basketball Association · National Basketball Association
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