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.