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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Dan Issel</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Issel_(1).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Dan_Issel_%281%29.jpeg/220px-Dan_Issel_%281%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Dan_Issel_%281%29.jpeg/330px-Dan_Issel_%281%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Dan_Issel_%281%29.jpeg/440px-Dan_Issel_%281%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1203" data-file-height="1695" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Issel with the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels" title="Kentucky Colonels">Kentucky Colonels</a> in the 1970s</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1948-10-25</span>) </span>October 25, 1948<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 76)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Batavia,_Illinois" title="Batavia, Illinois">Batavia, Illinois</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">235 lb (107 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Batavia_High_School_(Batavia,_Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batavia High School (Batavia, Illinois)">Batavia</a> (Batavia, Illinois)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> (1967–1970)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a>: 8th round, 122nd overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1970–1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a> / <a href="/wiki/Power_forward" title="Power forward">power forward</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">44, 25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Coaching career</th><td class="infobox-data">1992–1994, 1999–2002</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As player:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season" title="1970–71 ABA season">1970</a>–<a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_ABA_season" title="1974–75 ABA season">1975</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels" title="Kentucky Colonels">Kentucky Colonels</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_ABA_season" title="1975–76 ABA season">1975</a>–<a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1985</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">As coach:</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992</a>–<a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999</a>–<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Denver Nuggets</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABA_champion" class="mw-redirect" title="ABA champion">ABA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_ABA_Playoffs" title="1975 ABA Playoffs">1975</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1977 NBA All-Star Game">1977</a>)</li> <li>6× <a href="/wiki/ABA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="ABA All-Star">ABA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_ABA_All-Star_Game" title="1971 ABA All-Star Game">1971</a>–<a href="/wiki/1976_ABA_All-Star_Game" title="1976 ABA All-Star Game">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABA_All-Star_Game_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="ABA All-Star Game MVP">ABA All-Star Game MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/1972_ABA_All-Star_Game" title="1972 ABA All-Star Game">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-ABA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-ABA First Team">All-ABA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_ABA_season" title="1971–72 ABA season">1972</a>)</li> <li>4× All-ABA Second Team (1971, <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_ABA_season" title="1972–73 ABA season">1973</a>, <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_ABA_season" title="1973–74 ABA season">1974</a>, <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_ABA_season" title="1975–76 ABA season">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABA_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="ABA Rookie of the Year">ABA Rookie of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season" title="1970–71 ABA season">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association#Scoring_leaders" title="American Basketball Association">ABA scoring champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season" title="1970–71 ABA season">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABA_All-Time_Team" title="ABA All-Time Team">ABA All-Time Team</a></li> <li>No. 44 <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets#Retired_numbers" title="Denver Nuggets">retired by Denver Nuggets</a></li> <li>Consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1970 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1970</a>)</li> <li>Consensus second-team All-American (<a href="/wiki/1969_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1969 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1969</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career ABA and NBA statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">27,482 (22.6 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">11,133 (9.1 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,907 (2.4 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/77097">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159084#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Daniel Paul Issel</b> (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. An outstanding collegian at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a>, Issel was twice named an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> en route to a school-record 25.7 points per game for his career. The <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> <a href="/wiki/ABA_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="ABA Rookie of the Year">Rookie of the Year</a> in 1971, he was a six-time <a href="/wiki/ABA_All-Star_Game" title="ABA All-Star Game">ABA All-Star</a> and a one-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star</a>. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> itself. Upon Issel's retirement from the NBA in 1985, <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a> were the only professional basketball players to have scored more career points.<sup id="cite_ref-pressreader.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pressreader.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> in 1993. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Issel was born in <a href="/wiki/Batavia,_Illinois" title="Batavia, Illinois">Batavia, Illinois</a>, son of Robert and Elanor Issel, and grew up with sister Kathi and brother Greg. Robert Issel owned and operated Issel Painting & Decorating.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel attended <a href="/wiki/Batavia_High_School_(Batavia,_Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batavia High School (Batavia, Illinois)">Batavia High School</a>, graduating in 1966 as an All-American playing for coach Don Vandersnick.<sup id="cite_ref-ibcaillinois.org_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibcaillinois.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel led Batavia to regional titles his last two years. As a senior, Issel averaged 25.8 points on Batavia's 26–3 team.<sup id="cite_ref-pressreader.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pressreader.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Growing up in Batavia, Issel's backyard was adjacent to his friend <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Ken Anderson</a>’s backyard.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson became a <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> quarterback with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> and the 1981 NFL Most Valuable Player.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another Batavia High School teammate was future sports announcer <a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a>, who was a freshman at Batavia when Issel was a senior.<sup id="cite_ref-westsuburbanliving.net_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-westsuburbanliving.net-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Said Issel of his Batavia teammates: “What Batavia instilled in all three of us — myself, Kenny, and Craig — was a solid work ethic."<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>,</i> Don VanDersnick showed Issel how to dunk by training him with a volleyball and had Issel jump up and grab the rim 50 times each day at practice. Issel did not start for Batavia High's basketball team until he was a junior and considered himself fortunate that he had VanDersnick as his coach, saying, "If he'd told us that if we dove off a water tower it would make us better basketball players, there would have been a line waiting to do it."<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_basketball_career">College basketball career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College basketball career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg/150px-Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg/225px-Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg/300px-Dan-Issel-jersey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="484" /></a><figcaption>A jersey honoring Issel hangs in <a href="/wiki/Rupp_Arena" title="Rupp Arena">Rupp Arena</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Issel was recruited by Northwestern, Illinois and Wisconsin, but he chose Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel then played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">University of Kentucky</a> under legendary coach <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Adolph Rupp</a>. </p><p>As a senior at Kentucky, Issel averaged 33.9 points per game (36.0 in the NCAA Tournament) to help Kentucky reach the Elite Eight.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Issel was at the UK from 1966 to 1970 and scored 2,138 points (an average of 25.7 per game) and had 1,078 rebounds, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Illustrated Magazine">Sports Illustrated Magazine</a>, in a game early in Issel's Kentucky career, teammates were neglecting to give him the ball. Rupp called a timeout and said, "This guy is going to be Kentucky's all-time leading scorer by the time he's through here. I thought you might like to meet him."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 7, 1970, Issel scored 53 points in a 120–85 victory over <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_men%27s_basketball" title="Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball">Ole Miss</a>, breaking <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a>'s single-game record of 51. Issel's mark held for almost four decades, until <a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a> scored 54 points against <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Tennessee_Volunteers_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team">Tennessee</a> on January 13, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel also scored 51 at <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> on February 21, 1970, currently the third-best mark in school history.<sup id="cite_ref-ukathletics.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ukathletics.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Issel's career at Kentucky coincided with that of <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a> at SEC rival <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="LSU Tigers men's basketball">LSU</a>, who scored an NCAA-record 3,667 points (44.2 per game). Maravich and Issel finished 1–2 in SEC Player of the Year voting in each of their three seasons. </p><p>A three-year starter for Kentucky, Issel led his team to three Southeastern Conference titles and set 23 school records in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-ukathletics.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ukathletics.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_basketball_career">Professional basketball career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional basketball career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Issel_(3).jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Dan_Issel_%283%29.jpeg/150px-Dan_Issel_%283%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="150" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Dan_Issel_%283%29.jpeg/225px-Dan_Issel_%283%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Dan_Issel_%283%29.jpeg/300px-Dan_Issel_%283%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1635" /></a><figcaption>In his rookie season, Dan Issel led the ABA in scoring with 29.9 points per game, and also averaged 13.2 rebounds per game.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kentucky_Colonels_(1970–1975)"><span id="Kentucky_Colonels_.281970.E2.80.931975.29"></span>Kentucky Colonels (1970–1975)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Kentucky Colonels (1970–1975)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon Issel's graduation in 1970, he was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> (8th round) of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels" title="Kentucky Colonels">Kentucky Colonels</a> (1st round) of the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sportingnews87_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportingnews87-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel signed to play basketball for the Colonels and the ABA. </p><p>In his first season, Issel led the ABA in scoring with an average of 29.9 points per game, and pulled down 13.2 rebounds per game. He played in the 1971 ABA All-Star Game and was selected to the All-ABA Second Team. Issel shared ABA Rookie of the Year honors with <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Scott_(basketball)" title="Charlie Scott (basketball)">Charlie Scott</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Squires" title="Virginia Squires">Virginia Squires</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sportingnews87_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportingnews87-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel's success did not stop there, en route to the Colonels' <a href="/wiki/1971_ABA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 ABA Finals">1971 ABA Finals</a> appearance that postseason, Issel averaged 28.1 points and 11.6 rebounds per playoff game.<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite these averages, the Colonels lost to the <a href="/wiki/Zelmo_Beaty" title="Zelmo Beaty">Zelmo Beaty</a>-led <a href="/wiki/Utah_Stars" title="Utah Stars">Utah Stars</a> in a closely contested seven-game series.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following season, Issel played in 83 of 84 games and raised his scoring average to 30.6 points per game. He was named the MVP of his second All-Star Game for scoring 21 points and collaring nine rebounds. Issel made the All-ABA First Team of that season.<sup id="cite_ref-sportingnews87_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportingnews87-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Helped by dominant 7'2" center <a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Artis Gilmore</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season">1974–75 Kentucky Colonels</a> won the <a href="/wiki/1975_ABA_Playoffs" title="1975 ABA Playoffs">1975 ABA championship</a>, with key support from Issel and sharp-shooting guard (and fellow ex-Kentucky Wildcat) <a href="/wiki/Louie_Dampier" title="Louie Dampier">Louie Dampier</a>. In Game 4 of the series, Issel led all scorers with 26 points.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In six seasons, Issel led the league in total points three times (including a record 2,538 in 1971–72) and was an All-Star each year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Denver_Nuggets_(1975–1985)"><span id="Denver_Nuggets_.281975.E2.80.931985.29"></span>Denver Nuggets (1975–1985)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Denver Nuggets (1975–1985)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the 1975–76 season, the Colonels traded Issel to the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Claws" title="Baltimore Claws">Baltimore Claws</a> (formerly the Memphis Sounds) for <a href="/wiki/Tom_Owens" title="Tom Owens">Tom Owens</a> and cash. The Claws folded before the season's start, and Issel was subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets for <a href="/wiki/Dave_Robisch" title="Dave Robisch">Dave Robisch</a> and cash.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> During his first season on the Nuggets, Issel and his new team finished with an ABA best 60–24 record and advanced to the <a href="/wiki/1976_ABA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 ABA Finals">ABA Finals</a>, where he averaged 22.8 points and 12.8 rebounds during a contested six-game series loss.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For his ABA career, Issel was a 6-Time ABA All-Star, a 5-Time Member of the ABA All-Pro Team, the ABA's 2nd All-Time Scorer (behind <a href="/wiki/Louie_Dampier" title="Louie Dampier">Louie Dampier</a>), was the 1972 ABA All-Star Game MVP, 1971 ABA Co-Rookie of the Year, Led ABA in scoring in 70–71 with 29.4 ppg and holds the ABA Record for most points in a season with 2,538 in 71–72.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Issel remained with the Nuggets following the <a href="/wiki/ABA%E2%80%93NBA_merger" title="ABA–NBA merger">ABA–NBA merger</a> in June 1976, and represented Denver in the 1977 <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a>. He remained productive, topping 20 points per game for five of his remaining eight years. Issel played a key role in helping the Nuggets make the postseason every year of his tenure,<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> alongside (at various points) fellow stars <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">David Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">Bobby Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Vandeweghe" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiki Vandeweghe">Kiki Vandeweghe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">Alex English</a>. On January 31, 1980, Issel scored an NBA career high 47 points, including making 19 of 23 free throw attempts, in a 127–126 win over the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 21, 1981, Issel grabbed an NBA career high 21 rebounds, while also scoring 32 points, during a 129–115 win over the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 NBA Playoffs">1984 NBA Playoffs</a>, Issel averaged his highest postseason per game scoring average since his ABA days with 27.4 points per game during a 2–3 series loss against the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference1_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Retiring following the <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–1985 season</a>, after the Nuggets were eliminated in the Western Conference finals by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he received the NBA's <a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Kennedy_Citizenship_Award" title="J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award">J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award</a> during his last season for his outstanding service to the community.<sup id="cite_ref-citizenship_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citizenship-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In nine seasons and 718 NBA games with Denver, Issel averaged 20.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wearing number 44, Issel is the Nuggets' second all-time leading scorer. He accumulated over 27,000 points in his combined ABA and NBA career, trailing only <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a> upon his retirement. Issel currently ranks #11 on the all time combined ABA/NBA scoring list. He missed only 24 games in 15 seasons, earning him the moniker, "the Horse". He was part of the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> Class of 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his playing career ended, Issel retired to his Courtland horse farm in <a href="/wiki/Woodford_County,_Kentucky" title="Woodford County, Kentucky">Woodford County, Kentucky</a>. He spent a year doing color commentary for Kentucky basketball games then became a Nuggets broadcaster from 1988 to 1992.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Even with no coaching experience, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Bickerstaff" title="Bernie Bickerstaff">Bernie Bickerstaff</a> recruited him as Nuggets head coach in <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992</a>. In 1994, Issel led his team to the playoffs with their first winning record in four years, after only winning 44 games in the previous two years. That year, the Nuggets pulled off the biggest upset to that date in <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) playoff history, knocking off the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> in five games (the first ever 8th seed to beat a 1st seed in the first round). He resigned 34 games into the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95 season</a> after facing criticism for his coaching style, saying the pressures of the job "have started to make me something I don’t want to be.”<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Issel returned to the Nuggets in <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998</a> as president and general manager. He named himself head coach again in December 1999, yielding his general manager's title to <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Vandeweghe" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiki Vandeweghe">Kiki Vandeweghe</a>. His second tenure was far less successful than his first; the Nuggets did not post a winning season during this time. He was hampered in part by a drawn-out effort to find a new owner; two deals to sell the team collapsed at the last minute. Just before the start of the 1999–2000 season, he told reporters that there were several decisions he simply couldn't make due to the unstable ownership situation.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, Issel faced a team mutiny after he criticized them following a winless four-game Eastern road trip. The Nuggets' team captains called a boycott of their next practice, prompting interest from <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> and other news outlets. The team saw some improvement later in the season, but missed the playoffs with a 40–42 record.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Issel's Nuggets tenure ended in December 2001. On December 11, after a close loss to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>, Issel heard a fan taunting him, as he walked off the court at the <a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepsi Center">Pepsi Center</a>. Issel taunted back, "Go drink another beer, you Mexican piece of shit."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The incident was captured on Denver's <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> affiliate, <a href="/wiki/KUSA-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KUSA-TV">KUSA-TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce responded by stating that its members would boycott the team unless Issel was fired.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Issel was suspended without pay for four games by the team. He publicly apologized the next day, and on Friday met with Hispanic chamber representatives, who accepted his apology.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, several members of Denver's Hispanic community thought the suspension was insufficient punishment and called for him to be fired. Hours before he was due to return, Issel took a leave of absence to decide whether he wanted to return. He accepted a buyout of his contract and resigned on December 26.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Issel's wife Cheri, whom he met at the University of Kentucky, is an accomplished artist. Cheri was a cheerleader at Kentucky. The Issels have two children, Sheridan and Scott.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greg Issel, Dan's younger brother, was a star forward on Batavia teams in 1968 and 1969, following Dan. Greg Issel died suddenly of heart failure in 1998 at the age of 46.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Issel served as executive director at the Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2014, he lived in <a href="/wiki/Windsor,_Colorado" title="Windsor, Colorado">Windsor, Colorado</a>, and was employed in the oil and gas business.<sup id="cite_ref-DP201402_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP201402-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Issel served as a speaker at Batavia High School's gymnasium to honor a family friend, fellow Batavia classmate and national sportscaster <a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a>, after Sager's death. Sager and Issel were basketball teammates at Batavia High School when Sager was a freshman and Issel a senior.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-westsuburbanliving.net_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-westsuburbanliving.net-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2018, Issel became president of the Louisville Basketball Investment and Support Group, a Kentucky-based company founded in 2016 to pursue an NBA franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Issel was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-ibcaillinois.org_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibcaillinois.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1985, Issel received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.<sup id="cite_ref-nba.com_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nba.com-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1985, Issel's jersey #44 was retired by the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Issel was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Colorado Sports Hall of Fame">Colorado Sports Hall of Fame</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1993, Issel was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-nba.com_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nba.com-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Issel was inducted into the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-ukathletics.com_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ukathletics.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2006, Issel was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame">College Basketball Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Issel was inducted into the Batavia High School Hall of Honor in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2018, Issel was inducted into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In April 2021, Issel joined local radio station ESPN Louisville to host <i>Sports Talk with Dan Issel And Mike Pratt</i>, airing weekdays from 10 to noon.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="ABA/NBA_career_statistics"><span id="ABA.2FNBA_career_statistics"></span>ABA/NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: ABA/NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#afe6fa; width:3em;">† </td> <td>Denotes seasons in which Issel won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_ABA_champions" title="List of ABA champions">ABA championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em">* </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season" title="1970–71 ABA season">1970–71</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1970–71 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>–</td> <td>39.4</td> <td>.485</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.807</td> <td><b>13.2</b></td> <td>2.0</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">29.9* </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_ABA_season" title="1971–72 ABA season">1971–72</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>43.0</b></td> <td>.486</td> <td>.273</td> <td>.785</td> <td>11.2</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>30.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_ABA_season" title="1972–73 ABA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>84*</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>42.0</td> <td>.513</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.764</td> <td>11.0</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>27.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_ABA_season" title="1973–74 ABA season">1973–74</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>–</td> <td>40.3</td> <td>.480</td> <td>.176</td> <td>.787</td> <td>10.2</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.4</td> <td>25.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6fa;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_ABA_season" title="1974–75 ABA season">1974–75</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>–</td> <td>34.5</td> <td>.471</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.738</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>17.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_ABA_season" title="1975–76 ABA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1975–76 Denver Nuggets season">Denver(ABA)</a> </td> <td>84</td> <td>–</td> <td>34.0</td> <td>.511</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.816</td> <td>11.0</td> <td>2.4</td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td><b>.7</b></td> <td>23.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1976–77 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>–</td> <td>31.7</td> <td>.515</td> <td>–</td> <td>.797</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>2.2</td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td>.4</td> <td>22.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1977–78 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>–</td> <td>34.8</td> <td>.512</td> <td>–</td> <td>.782</td> <td>10.1</td> <td><b>3.7</b></td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td>.5</td> <td>21.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1978–79 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>–</td> <td>33.9</td> <td>.517</td> <td>–</td> <td>.754</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.6</td> <td>17.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1979–80 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>–</td> <td>35.8</td> <td>.505</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.775</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.7</td> <td>23.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1980–81 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>–</td> <td>33.0</td> <td>.503</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.759</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.7</td> <td>21.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1981–82 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81</td> <td>30.5</td> <td><b>.527</b></td> <td><b>.667</b></td> <td>.834</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.7</td> <td>22.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1982–83 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>80</td> <td>30.4</td> <td>.510</td> <td>.211</td> <td>.835</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td>21.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1983–84 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>66</td> <td>27.3</td> <td>.493</td> <td>.211</td> <td><b>.850</b></td> <td>6.8</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.6</td> <td>19.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1984–85 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>9</td> <td>21.9</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.143</td> <td>.806</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.4</td> <td>12.8 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1,218</td> <td>236</td> <td>34.3</td> <td>.499</td> <td>.204</td> <td>.793</td> <td>9.1</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td>22.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>24.7</td> <td>.512</td> <td>–</td> <td>.731</td> <td>6.9</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>.1</td> <td>.1</td> <td>14.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971_ABA_Playoffs" title="1971 ABA Playoffs">1971</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1970–71 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td><b>19</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>35.3</td> <td>.505</td> <td>–</td> <td>.878</td> <td>11.6</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>28.1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972_ABA_Playoffs" title="1972 ABA Playoffs">1972</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>44.8</b></td> <td>.412</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.760</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>.8</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973_ABA_Playoffs" title="1973 ABA Playoffs">1973</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td><b>19</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>43.4</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.795</td> <td>11.8</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>27.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1974_ABA_Playoffs" title="1974 ABA Playoffs">1974</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1973–74 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>38.9</td> <td>.444</td> <td>–</td> <td>.848</td> <td>10.9</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.8</td> <td>18.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6fa;"><a href="/wiki/1975_ABA_Playoffs" title="1975 ABA Playoffs">1975</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Kentucky_Colonels_season" title="1974–75 Kentucky Colonels season">Kentucky(ABA)</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>38.5</td> <td>.467</td> <td>–</td> <td>.811</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.8</td> <td>20.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_ABA_Playoffs" title="1976 ABA Playoffs">1976</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1975–76 Denver Nuggets season">Denver(ABA)</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>36.2</td> <td>.489</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.786</td> <td><b>12.0</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.6</td> <td>20.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 NBA Playoffs">1977</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1976–77 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>.510</td> <td>–</td> <td>.756</td> <td>9.7</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.7</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 NBA Playoffs">1978</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1977–78 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>35.4</td> <td>.486</td> <td>–</td> <td>.862</td> <td>10.3</td> <td><b>4.1</b></td> <td>.5</td> <td>.2</td> <td>20.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 NBA Playoffs">1979</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1978–79 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>36.3</td> <td><b>.533</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>.806</td> <td>9.3</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>24.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NBA Playoffs">1982</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1981–82 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>34.3</td> <td><b>.533</b></td> <td>–</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>7.0</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>25.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 NBA Playoffs">1983</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1982–83 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>28.4</td> <td>.507</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.862</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.6</td> <td>20.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 NBA Playoffs">1984</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1983–84 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>30.6</td> <td>.510</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.821</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>1.6</td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td>27.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 NBA Playoffs">1985</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1984–85 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td>21.7</td> <td>.459</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>.813</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.3</td> <td>12.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>133</td> <td>4</td> <td>35.5</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.822</td> <td>9.4</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.6</td> <td>22.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;">Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Regular season </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">G </td> <td>Games coached </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W </td> <td>Games won </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">L </td> <td>Games lost </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">W–L % </td> <td>Win–loss % </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Playoffs </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PG </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff games </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px">Playoff wins </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PL </td> <td>Playoff losses </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black; width:50px; text-align:center;">PW–L % </td> <td>Playoff win–loss % </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_Issel&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: NBA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games">G</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Win–loss perecentage">W–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Finish </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games">PG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games won">PW</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games lost">PL</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Playoff games win–loss percentage">PW–L%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1992–93 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4th in <a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest</a></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1993–94 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td style="text-align:center;">4th in Midwest</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Lost in <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 NBA Playoffs">Conference semifinals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1994–95 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a> </td> <td>34</td> <td>18</td> <td>16</td> <td>.529</td> <td style="text-align:center;">(resigned)</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1999–2000 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>35</td> <td>47</td> <td>.427</td> <td style="text-align:center;">5th in Midwest</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2000–01 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td style="text-align:center;">6th in Midwest</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Missed playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2001–02 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a> </td> <td>26</td> <td>9</td> 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Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Barnett" title="Dick Barnett">Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Beckman" title="John Beckman">Beckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Belov" title="Sergei Belov">Belov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Blazejowski" title="Carol Blazejowski">Blazejowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Borgmann" title="Bennie Borgmann">Borgmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Braun_(basketball)" title="Carl Braun (basketball)">Braun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brennan_(basketball)" title="Joseph Brennan (basketball)">Brennan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Cervi" title="Al Cervi">Cervi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">Cheeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Clayton" title="Zack Clayton">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper-Dyke" title="Cynthia Cooper-Dyke">Cooper-Dyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louie_Dampier" title="Louie Dampier">Dampier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Davies" title="Bob Davies">Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Drexler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Dumars" title="Joe Dumars">Dumars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Edwards" title="Teresa Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Endacott" title="Paul Endacott">Endacott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Friedman_(basketball)" title="Marty Friedman (basketball)">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikos_Galis" title="Nikos Galis">Galis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Ginóbili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Goodrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theresa_Grentz" title="Theresa Grentz">Grentz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Guerin" title="Richie Guerin">Guerin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Hammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Hanson" title="Vic Hanson">Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Hardaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marques_Haynes" title="Marques Haynes">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Holman" title="Nat Holman">Holman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Hyatt" title="Charley Hyatt">Hyatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Isaacs" title="John Isaacs">Isaacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Jeannette" title="Buddy Jeannette">Jeannette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Jenkins" title="Fats Jenkins">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">D. 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White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynette_Woodard" title="Lynette Woodard">Woodard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Arizin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Bosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boswell" title="Sonny Boswell">Boswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brown_(basketball,_born_1942)" title="Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942)">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Cooper_(basketball)" title="Chuck Cooper (basketball)">C. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">M. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Curry" title="Denise Curry">Curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Dalipagi%C4%87" title="Dražen Dalipagić">Dalipagić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dandridge" title="Bob Dandridge">Dandridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_DeBusschere" title="Dave DeBusschere">DeBusschere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Dehnert" title="Dutch Dehnert">Dehnert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Foster" title="Harold E. Foster">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Fulks" title="Joe Fulks">Fulks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laddie_Gale" title="Laddie Gale">Gale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Gasol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Gates" title="Pop Gates">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Gola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Hagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">Havlicek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Hawkins" title="Connie Hawkins">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Howell" title="Bailey Howell">Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Hudson" title="Lou Hudson">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">L. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Gus Johnson (basketball)">G. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">B. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radivoj_Kora%C4%87" title="Radivoj Korać">Korać</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Kukoč</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Luisetti" title="Hank Luisetti">Luisetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">K. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katrina_McClain" title="Katrina McClain">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branch_McCracken" title="Branch McCracken">B. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_McCracken" title="Jack McCracken">J. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">McGinnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vern_Mikkelsen" title="Vern Mikkelsen">Mikkelsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Miller" title="Cheryl Miller">C. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pollard" title="Jim Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pullins" title="Albert Pullins">Pullins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Ra%C4%91a" title="Dino Rađa">Radja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Schayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Schmidt" title="Ernest Schmidt">E. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt" title="Oscar Schmidt">O. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stokes" title="Maurice Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_Thompson" title="Cat Thompson">C. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">T. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Walker" title="Chet Walker">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nera_White" title="Nera White">N. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Yardley" title="George Yardley">Yardley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barlow_(basketball)" title="Thomas Barlow (basketball)">Barlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelmo_Beaty" title="Zelmo Beaty">Beaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarzan_Cooper" title="Tarzan Cooper">T. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kre%C5%A1imir_%C4%86osi%C4%87" title="Krešimir Ćosić">Ćosić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Crawford_(basketball)" title="Joan Crawford (basketball)">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Daniels" title="Mel Daniels">Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_DeBernardi" title="Forrest DeBernardi">DeBernardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Divac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Donovan" title="Anne Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gallatin" title="Harry Gallatin">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Griffith" title="Yolanda Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Gruenig" title="Ace Gruenig">Gruenig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusia_Harris" title="Lusia Harris">Harris-Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Houbregs</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inman_Jackson" title="Inman Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skinny_Johnson" title="Skinny Johnson">W. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moose_Krause" title="Moose Krause">M. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kurland" title="Bob Kurland">Kurland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">Macauley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubiratan_Pereira_Maciel" title="Ubiratan Pereira Maciel">Maciel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Meneghin" title="Dino Meneghin">Meneghin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">Mikan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretch_Murphy" title="Stretch Murphy">S. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Mutombo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Risen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Sabonis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uljana_Semjonova" title="Uljana Semjonova">Semjonova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Sikma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Thurmond" title="Nate Thurmond">Thurmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Unseld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Wachter" title="Ed Wachter">Wachter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ora_Washington" title="Ora Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_coaches_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Coaches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Adelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lidiya_Alekseyeva" title="Lidiya Alekseyeva">Alexeeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phog_Allen" title="Phog Allen">P. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Harold Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Auriemma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Barmore" title="Leon Barmore">Barmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Barry" title="Sam Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Bess" title="Gene Bess">Bess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Blair" title="Gary Blair">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Blood" title="Ernest Blood">Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Boeheim" title="Jim Boeheim">Boeheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">L. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Calhoun" title="Jim Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Calipari" title="John Calipari">Calipari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cann" title="Howard Cann">Cann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Carlson" title="Doc Carlson">Carlson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Carnesecca" title="Lou Carnesecca">Carnesecca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Carnevale" title="Ben Carnevale">Carnevale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Carril" title="Pete Carril">Carril</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Case" title="Everett Case">Case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Chancellor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chaney_(basketball,_born_1932)" title="John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)">Chaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jody_Conradt" title="Jody Conradt">Conradt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Crum" title="Denny Crum">Crum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Dean" title="Everett Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_D%C3%ADaz-Miguel" title="Antonio Díaz-Miguel">Díaz-Miguel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Diddle" title="Edgar Diddle">Diddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Drake" title="Bruce Drake">Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefty_Driesell" title="Lefty Driesell">Driesell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Ferr%C3%A1ndiz" title="Pedro Ferrándiz">Ferrándiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Gaines" title="Clarence Gaines">Gaines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandro_Gamba" title="Sandro Gamba">Gamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Gardner_(basketball)" title="Jack Gardner (basketball)">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gaze" title="Lindsay Gaze">Gaze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slats_Gill" title="Slats Gill">Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Gomelsky" title="Alexander Gomelsky">Gomelsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Gunter" title="Sue Gunter">Gunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Hannum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Harshman" title="Marv Harshman">Harshman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Haskins" title="Don Haskins">Haskins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hatchell" title="Sylvia Hatchell">Hatchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hickey" title="Eddie Hickey">Hickey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hixon" title="David Hixon">Hixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Hobson" title="Howard Hobson">Hobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Holzman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Huggins" title="Bob Huggins">Huggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hughes_(basketball)" title="Robert Hughes (basketball)">Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hurley" title="Bob Hurley">Hurley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Iba" title="Henry Iba">Iba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Izzo" title="Tom Izzo">Izzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">P. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doggie_Julian" title="Doggie Julian">Julian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Keady" title="Gene Keady">Keady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Keaney" title="Frank Keaney">Keaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Keogan" title="George Keogan">Keogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Krzyzewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kundla" title="John Kundla">Kundla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Lambert" title="Ward Lambert">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leonard" title="Bobby Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Lewis" title="Guy Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Litwack" title="Harry Litwack">Litwack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Loeffler" title="Ken Loeffler">Loeffler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Lonborg" title="Dutch Lonborg">Lonborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Magee" title="Herb Magee">Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arad_McCutchan" title="Arad McCutchan">McCutchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muffet_McGraw" title="Muffet McGraw">McGraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_McGuire" title="Al McGuire">A. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McGuire" title="Frank McGuire">F. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLendon" title="John McLendon">McLendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Meanwell" title="Walter Meanwell">Meanwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Meyer" title="Ray Meyer">Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Miller" title="Ralph Miller">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Moore" title="Billie Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Mulkey" title="Kim Mulkey">Mulkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleksandar_Nikoli%C4%87" title="Aleksandar Nikolić">Nikolić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirko_Novosel" title="Mirko Novosel">Novosel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lute_Olson" title="Lute Olson">Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Pitino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Popovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Redin" title="Harley Redin">Redin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Richardson" title="Nolan Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cesare_Rubini" title="Cesare Rubini">Rubini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Rupp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Rush" title="Cathy Rush">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Ryan" title="Bo Ryan">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Sachs" title="Lenny Sachs">Sachs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Self" title="Bill Self">Self</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Shelton" title="Everett Shelton">Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Sloan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Smith_(basketball_coach)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Smith (basketball coach) (page does not exist)">C. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Smith" title="Dean Smith">D. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Stanley" title="Marianne Stanley">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stevens_(basketball)" title="Barbara Stevens (basketball)">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Vivian_Stringer" title="C. Vivian Stringer">Stringer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Summitt" title="Pat Summitt">Summitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Sutton" title="Eddie Sutton">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Tarkanian" title="Jerry Tarkanian">Tarkanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Taylor_(basketball,_born_1924)" title="Fred Taylor (basketball, born 1924)">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_Teague" title="Bertha Teague">Teague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(basketball)" title="John Thompson (basketball)">J. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Tomjanovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_VanDerveer" title="Tara VanDerveer">VanDerveer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Wade_(basketball)" title="Margaret Wade (basketball)">Wade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Watts" title="Stan Watts">Watts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Williams" title="Gary Williams">G. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Williams_(basketball_coach)" title="Roy Williams (basketball coach)">R. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolpert" title="Phil Woolpert">Woolpert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wootten" title="Morgan Wootten">Wootten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Wright_(basketball)" title="Jay Wright (basketball)">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Yow" title="Kay Yow">Yow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Contributors" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Contributors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senda_Berenson_Abbott" title="Senda Berenson Abbott">Abbott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Ackerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Attles" title="Al Attles">Attles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Barksdale" title="Don Barksdale">Barksdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Baumann_(basketball)" title="Patrick Baumann (basketball)">Baumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clair_Bee" title="Clair Bee">Bee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Biasone" title="Danny Biasone">Biasone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bunn_(basketball)" title="John Bunn (basketball)">Bunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Buss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Clifton" title="Nat Clifton">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Colangelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davidson_(businessman)" title="Bill Davidson (businessman)">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Douglas" title="Bob Douglas">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alva_Duer" title="Alva Duer">Duer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Embry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Fagan" title="Cliff Fagan">Fagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Fisher" title="Harry A. Fisher">Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fleisher" title="Larry Fleisher">Fleisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Garfinkel" title="Howard Garfinkel">Garfinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Gavitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb" title="Eddie Gottlieb">Gottlieb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Granik" title="Russ Granik">Granik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Gulick_(physician)" title="Luther Gulick (physician)">Gulick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Harrison_(basketball)" title="Les Harrison (basketball)">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Henderson" title="Edwin Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Hepp" title="Ferenc Hepp">Hepp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Hickox" title="Edward J. Hickox">Hickox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hinkle" title="Tony Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Irish" title="Ned Irish">Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannie_Jackson" title="Mannie Jackson">M. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jernstedt" title="Tom Jernstedt">Jernstedt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renato_William_Jones" title="Renato William Jones">R. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Kennedy" title="J. Walter Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Knight" title="Phil Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Krause" title="Jerry Krause">J. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowlark_Lemon" title="Meadowlark Lemon">Lemon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Liston" title="Emil Liston">Liston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Lloyd" title="Earl Lloyd">Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Lobo" title="Rebecca Lobo">Lobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLendon" title="John McLendon">McLendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mokray" title="Bill Mokray">Mokray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Morgan_(basketball)" title="Ralph Morgan (basketball)">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Morgenweck" title="Pop Morgenweck">Morgenweck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Naismith" title="James Naismith">Naismith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Newell" title="Pete Newell">Newell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Brien_(basketball,_born_1888)" title="John O'Brien (basketball, born 1888)">J. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">L. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Olsen" title="Harold Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Podoloff" title="Maurice Podoloff">Podoloff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._Porter" title="H. V. Porter">Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Raveling" title="George Raveling">Raveling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Reid_(basketball)" title="William Reid (basketball)">Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reinsdorf" title="Jerry Reinsdorf">Reinsdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Ripley" title="Elmer Ripley">Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satch_Sanders" title="Satch Sanders">Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abe_Saperstein" title="Abe Saperstein">Saperstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Schabinger" title="Arthur Schabinger">Schabinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Simon_(businessman)" title="Herb Simon (businessman)">Simon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_St._John" title="Lynn St. John">St. John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amos_Alonzo_Stagg" title="Amos Alonzo Stagg">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borislav_Stankovi%C4%87" title="Borislav Stanković">Stanković</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Steitz" title="Ed Steitz">Steitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">Stern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_(salesman)" title="Chuck Taylor (salesman)">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Thorn" title="Rod Thorn">Thorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oswald_Tower" title="Oswald Tower">Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Trester" title="Arthur Trester">Trester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Valvano" title="Jim Valvano">Valvano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Vitale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Wells" title="Clifford Wells">Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Welts" title="Rick Welts">Welts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Wilke" title="Louis Wilke">Wilke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Winter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zollner" title="Fred Zollner">Zollner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Referees" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Referees</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Bavetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Enright_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Enright (referee)">Enright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Evans_(basketball)" title="Hugh Evans (basketball)">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darell_Garretson" title="Darell Garretson">Garretson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hepbron" title="George Hepbron">Hepbron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hoyt" title="George Hoyt">Hoyt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_P._Kennedy" title="Matthew P. Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Leith" title="Lloyd Leith">Leith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Mihalik" title="Red Mihalik">Mihalik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Nichols" title="Hank Nichols">Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nucatola" title="John Nucatola">Nucatola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_C._Quigley" title="Ernest C. Quigley">Quigley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendy_Rudolph" title="Mendy Rudolph">Rudolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Shirley" title="Dallas Shirley">Shirley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Strom" title="Earl Strom">Strom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Tobey_(basketball)" title="Dave Tobey (basketball)">Tobey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Walsh_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Walsh (referee)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Teams" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Teams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wayland_Baptist_University#Women's_basketball" title="Wayland Baptist University">1948–1982 Wayland Baptist women's teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Tennessee_A%26I_State_Tigers_basketball_team" title="1956–57 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team">1956–57 Tennessee A&I State men's team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Tennessee_A%26I_State_Tigers_basketball_team" title="1957–58 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team">1957–58 Tennessee A&I State men's team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Tennessee_A%26I_State_Tigers_basketball_team" title="1958–59 Tennessee A&I State Tigers basketball team">1958–59 Tennessee A&I State men's team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team">1960 United States men's Olympic team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Texas_Western_Miners_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1965–66 Texas Western Miners men's basketball team">1965–66 Texas Western men's team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_women%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="1976 United States women's Olympic basketball team">1976 United States women's Olympic team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team">1992 United States men's Olympic team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-American_Red_Heads" title="All-American Red Heads">All-American Red Heads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Germans" title="Buffalo Germans">Buffalo Germans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_First_Team" title="The First Team">The First Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters" title="Harlem Globetrotters">Harlem Globetrotters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immaculata_University#Women's_basketball" title="Immaculata University">Immaculata College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Renaissance" title="New York Renaissance">New York Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Original_Celtics" title="Original Celtics">Original Celtics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jones_(basketball)" title="Jimmy Jones (basketball)">Jimmy Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Lewis" title="Freddie Lewis">Freddie Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Lucas" title="Maurice Lucas">Maurice Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">George McGinnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Moe" title="Doug Moe">Doug Moe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Netolicky" title="Bob Netolicky">Bob Netolicky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Paultz" title="Billy Paultz">Billy Paultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Scott_(basketball)" title="Charlie Scott (basketball)">Charlie Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Silas" title="James Silas">James Silas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">David Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wise" title="Willie Wise">Willie Wise</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bass" title="Bob Bass">Bob Bass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Bianchi" title="Al Bianchi">Al Bianchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leonard" title="Bobby Leonard">Bobby Leonard</a>†</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_McCarthy" title="Babe McCarthy">Babe McCarthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>† <i>Special voting by the panelists selected Julius Erving as the ABA's all-time most valuable player and Bobby Leonard as the ABA's all-time best head 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<li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Meyers" title="Joel Meyers">Joel Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Atlanta_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sunderland" title="Paul Sunderland">Paul Sunderland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Chuck Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Mike Dunleavy Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Guokas" title="Matt Guokas">Matt Guokas</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dan Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Joe Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Ann Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Rothstein" title="Ron Rothstein">Ron Rothstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beck" title="Bruce Beck">Bruce Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gray (sportscaster)">Jim Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Johnson_(commentator)" title="Lewis Johnson (commentator)">Lewis Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Jones" title="Marion Jones">Marion Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Joyce" title="Andrea Joyce">Andrea Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Malosky" title="Lisa Malosky">Lisa Malosky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad" title="Ahmad Rashad">Ahmad Rashad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Sanders" title="Summer Sanders">Summer Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Wragge" title="Chris Wragge">Chris Wragge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Croce" title="Pat Croce">Pat Croce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Vecsey_(sports_columnist)" title="Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)">Peter Vecsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Williams" title="Jayson Williams">Jayson Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play <small>(<a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">62</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Doggett" title="Jerry Doggett">Jerry Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Glickman" title="Marty Glickman">Marty Glickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Donnell_(sportscaster)" title="Bill O'Donnell (sportscaster)">Bill O'Donnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_Finals" title="1955 NBA Finals">1955</a> (Games 2, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a> (Games 1, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a> (Games 1, 3–4, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a> (Games 1, 3–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a 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2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1959 NBA All-Star Game">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1991 NBA All-Star Game">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1992 NBA All-Star Game">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1993 NBA All-Star Game">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1994 NBA All-Star Game">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1995 NBA All-Star Game">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" 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