About Tom Van Arsdale
Thomas Arthur Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) guard and small forward played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City–Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and Phoenix Suns. In 1966, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. Van Arsdale was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game three consecutive seasons (1970 to 1972) while with the Royals. He and his identical twin brother Dick Van Arsdale became the first brothers to play in the same NBA All-Star Game. Van Arsdale had six seasons where his scoring average ranged from 18.4 to 22.9 points per game. A graduate of Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis, Van Arsdale played collegiately at Indiana University in the Big Ten Conference under longtime head coach Branch McCracken. Van Arsdale and his brother were jointly named Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1961 during their senior year in high school. He was a first-team Academic All-American in 1965 at Indiana, and second-team All-Big Ten Conference as a junior and senior. Van Arsdale was a member of the U.S. team that won the gold medal in the 1965 Summer Universiade. He still holds the NBA record for most career games played (929) and most career points scored (14,232) without a playoff appearance. Van Arsdale idolized future hall of fame player Oscar Robertson when Robertson was an Indianapolis high school player, and later became Robertson's teammate in the NBA.
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