Arnie Risen
American basketball player
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::summary American basketball player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Arnie Risen |
| image | Arnie Risen.jpg |
| caption | Risen in 1957 |
| height_ft | 6 |
| height_in | 9 |
| weight_lb | 200 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Williamstown, Kentucky, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Beachwood, Ohio, U.S. |
| high_school | Williamstown |
| (Williamstown, Kentucky) | |
| career_start | 1945 |
| career_end | 1958 |
| career_position | Center |
| career_number | 14, 19 |
| years1 | 1945–1948 |
| team1 | ndianapolis Kautskys |
| years2 | 1948– |
| team2 | Rochester Royals |
| years3 | – |
| team3 | Boston Celtics |
| stats_league | NBA |
| stat1label | Points |
| stat1value | 7,633 |
| stat2label | Rebounds |
| stat2value | 5,011 |
| stat3label | Assists |
| stat3value | 1,058 |
| HOF_player | arnie-risen |
| CBBASKHOF_year | 2006 |
| :: |
| name = Arnie Risen | image = Arnie Risen.jpg | width = | caption = Risen in 1957 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 200 | birth_date = | birth_place = Williamstown, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Beachwood, Ohio, U.S. | high_school = Williamstown (Williamstown, Kentucky) | college =
- Eastern Kentucky (1942–1943)
- Ohio State (1943–1945) | career_start = 1945 | career_end = 1958 | career_position = Center | career_number = 14, 19 | years1 = 1945–1948 | team1 = ndianapolis Kautskys | years2 = 1948– | team2 = Rochester Royals | years3 = – | team3 = Boston Celtics | highlights =
- 2× NBA champion (1951, 1957)
- 4× NBA All-Star (1952–1955)
- All-BAA Second Team (1949)
- All-NBL Second Team (1947)
- Second-team All-American – Helms, Converse (1945) | stats_league=NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 7,633 | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 5,011 | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 1,058 | HOF_player = arnie-risen | CBBASKHOF_year = 2006 Arnold Denny "Stilts" Risen (October 9, 1924 – August 4, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6 ft center, he led the Ohio State University Buckeyes to two straight Final Four appearances. Risen had transferred to Ohio State from Eastern Kentucky State Teacher's College.
Risen played professionally in the NBA for ten seasons (1948–1958) as a member of the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics. Risen was a four-time All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, and he scored 7,633 points in his NBA career. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, Ohio State's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame in 2004, the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Because he settled in Beachwood, Ohio, after his professional career, he was also inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Risen died in Beachwood on August 4, 2012, at the age of 87.
BAA/NBA career statistics
Regular season
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| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–49 | Rochester | 60 | – | .423* | .660 | – | 1.7 | 16.6 |
| 1949–50 | Rochester | 62 | – | .344 | .664 | – | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| 1950–51† | Rochester | 66 | – | .401 | .734 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 16.3 |
| 1951–52 | Rochester | 66 | 36.3 | .394 | .701 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 15.6 |
| 1952–53 | Rochester | 68 | 33.6 | .368 | .685 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 1953–54 | Rochester | 72 | 33.1 | .368 | .714 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 13.2 |
| 1954–55 | Rochester | 69 | 28.6 | .371 | .744 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 1955–56 | Boston | 68 | 23.5 | .383 | .708 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| 1956–57† | Boston | 43 | 21.7 | .388 | .679 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 1957–58 | Boston | 63 | 17.8 | .338 | .683 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| Career | 637 | 28.3 | .381 | .699 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 12.0 | |
| All-Star | 3 | 19.3 | .375 | .200 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | |
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Playoffs
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| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Rochester | 4 | – | .415 | .667 | – | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 1950 | Rochester | 2 | – | .368 | .600 | – | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 1951† | Rochester | 14 | – | .389 | .644 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 19.5 |
| 1952 | Rochester | 6 | 38.2 | .407 | .700 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 15.7 |
| 1953 | Rochester | 3 | 36.3 | .289 | .708 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 1954 | Rochester | 6 | 33.3 | .418 | .750 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 14.8 |
| 1955 | Rochester | 3 | 25.7 | .447 | .737 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 1956 | Boston | 3 | 29.3 | .353 | .722 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 1957† | Boston | 10 | 15.2 | .444 | .655 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 1958 | Boston | 10 | 16.8 | .231 | .667 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Career | 61 | 25.0 | .385 | .677 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 13.0 | |
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References
References
- (2008). "Arnie Risen".
- (August 5, 2012). "Hall of Fame basketball player Arnie Risen dies at age 87". [[USA Today]].
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