Dick Van Arsdale

Dick Van Arsdale

Van Arsdale in 1961
Personal information
Born	(1943-02-22)February 22, 1943 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2024(2024-12-16) (aged 81) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Emmerich Manual (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College	Indiana (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965: 2nd round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1965–1977
Position	Shooting guard
Number	5
Career history
As player:
1965–1968	New York Knicks
1968–1977	Phoenix Suns
As coach:
1987	Phoenix Suns (interim)
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA All-Star (1969–1971) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1974) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1966) No. 5 retired by Phoenix Suns Third-team All-American – UPI (1965) Third-team Parade All-American (1961)
Career NBA statistics
Points	15,079 (16.4 ppg)
Rebounds	3,807 (4.1 rpg)
Assists	3,057 (3.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard Albert Van Arsdale (February 22, 1943 – December 16, 2024) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star selection, his No. 5 was retired by the Phoenix Suns.

Van Arsdale played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, along with his identical twin brother, Tom. The New York Knicks selected Van Arsdale in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and played three seasons for the Knicks before being selected by the Suns with their first pick of the 1968 NBA expansion draft. An All-Star in each of his first three seasons with Phoenix, he is known as "the Original Sun". He was later an interim coach, executive, and color commentator for the team.