Dan Issel

School: 
Height: 
6-9
Position: 
Forward/Center
Hometown: 
Batavia, IL
  • NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1970 and consensus second-team All-American in 1969
  • All-American Recognition: 1969 (Converse 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 3rd Team) and 1970 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
  • Academic All-America as senior
  • Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1969 (11th) and 1970 (4th)
  • Ranked 27th in the nation in field-goal percentage in 1970
  • Averaged 29.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in six NCAA Tournament games from 1968 through 1970 (3-3 record)
  • Selected by the Detroit Pistons in eighth round of 1970 NBA draft (122nd pick overall). Selected by the Kentucky Colonels in first round of 1970 ABA draft
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1967-68

27

171

390

.438

102

154

.662

328

12.1

444

16.4

1968-69

28

285

534

.534

176

232

.759

381

13.6

746

26.6

1969-70

28

369

667

.553

210

275

.764

369

13.2

948

33.9

Totals

83

825

1591

.519

488

661

.738

1078

13.0

2138

25.8