Arnie Risen
 Risen in 1957 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 9, 1924 Williamstown, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 2012 (aged 87) Beachwood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Williamstown (Williamstown, Kentucky) |
| College |
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| Playing career | 1945–1958 |
| Position | Rochester Royals |
| 1955–1958 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 7,633 |
| Rebounds | 5,011 |
| Assists | 1,058 |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Arnold Denny "Stilts" Risen (October 9, 1924 – August 4, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'9" (2.06 m)
Final Four appearances. Risen had transferred to Ohio State from Eastern Kentucky State Teacher's College.[1]
Risen played professionally in the
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.[2]
BAA/NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
| 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 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949
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Rochester | 4 | – | .415 | .667 | – | 2.5 | 16.5 |
1950
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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
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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 | |
References
- ^ "Arnie Risen". Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. 2008.
- ^ Klemko, Robert; Ahern, Gerry (August 5, 2012), "Hall of Fame basketball player Arnie Risen dies at age 87", USA Today
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arnie Risen.
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Risen's Basketball Hall of Fame page