Dan Issel FC

Born: Oct 25, 1948 (75 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Batavia, Illinois

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 235 (107kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1970 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 8, Pick 3, Detroit Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Kentucky (Sr)

High School: Batavia High School [Batavia, Illinois]

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NBA

9 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, All-Star, #44 retired by DEN

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 ☆ DEN 79 - 31.7 22.34 8.35 16.23 .515 - - - 5.63 7.06 .797 2.67 6.14 8.81 2.24 1.15 0.37 - 3.11
1977-78 DEN 82 - 34.8 21.29 8.04 15.70 .512 - - - 5.22 6.67 .782 3.09 7.04 10.12 3.71 1.22 0.50 3.16 3.40
1978-79 DEN 81 - 33.9 17.04 6.57 12.72 .517 - - - 3.90 5.17 .754 2.96 6.15 9.11 3.15 0.75 0.57 2.11 2.88
1979-80 DEN 82 - 35.8 23.79 8.72 17.27 .505 0.05 0.15 .333 6.30 8.13 .775 2.88 5.89 8.77 2.41 1.07 0.66 1.99 2.32
1980-81 DEN 80 - 33.0 21.86 7.67 15.25 .503 0.03 0.15 .167 6.49 8.55 .759 2.86 5.59 8.45 1.98 1.04 0.66 1.62 3.11
1981-82 DEN 81 81 30.5 22.86 8.04 15.26 .527 0.05 0.07 .667 6.74 8.09 .834 2.15 5.36 7.51 2.21 0.83 0.68 2.09 3.02
1982-83 DEN 80 80 30.4 21.57 8.26 16.20 .510 0.05 0.24 .211 5.00 5.99 .835 1.89 5.56 7.45 2.79 1.04 0.54 2.17 2.84
1983-84 DEN 76 66 27.3 19.82 7.49 15.17 .493 0.05 0.25 .211 4.79 5.63 .850 1.47 5.28 6.75 2.28 0.79 0.58 1.61 2.39
1984-85 DEN 77 9 21.9 12.78 4.71 10.27 .459 0.01 0.09 .143 3.34 4.14 .806 1.04 3.26 4.30 1.78 0.84 0.40 1.21 2.22
CAREER   718 236 31.1 20.42 7.55 14.92 .506 0.04 0.16 .253 5.28 6.62 .797 2.35 5.60 7.95 2.51 0.97 0.55 2.00 2.82

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 ☆ DEN 79 - 2,507 1,765 660 1,282 .515 - - - 445 558 .797 211 485 696 177 91 29 - 246
1977-78 DEN 82 - 2,851 1,746 659 1,287 .512 - - - 428 547 .782 253 577 830 304 100 41 259 279
1978-79 DEN 81 - 2,742 1,380 532 1,030 .517 - - - 316 419 .754 240 498 738 255 61 46 171 233
1979-80 DEN 82 - 2,938 1,951 715 1,416 .505 4 12 .333 517 667 .775 236 483 719 198 88 54 163 190
1980-81 DEN 80 - 2,641 1,749 614 1,220 .503 2 12 .167 519 684 .759 229 447 676 158 83 53 130 249
1981-82 DEN 81 81 2,472 1,852 651 1,236 .527 4 6 .667 546 655 .834 174 434 608 179 67 55 169 245
1982-83 DEN 80 80 2,431 1,726 661 1,296 .510 4 19 .211 400 479 .835 151 445 596 223 83 43 174 227
1983-84 DEN 76 66 2,076 1,506 569 1,153 .493 4 19 .211 364 428 .850 112 401 513 173 60 44 122 182
1984-85 DEN 77 9 1,684 984 363 791 .459 1 7 .143 257 319 .806 80 251 331 137 65 31 93 171
CAREER   718 236 22,342 14,659 5,424 10,711 .506 19 75 .253 3,792 4,756 .797 1,686 4,021 5,707 1,804 698 396 1,281 2,022

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 ☆ DEN 79 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .233 - - 0.44 48 31 .608 7.10 3.80 10.90
1977-78 DEN 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .271 1.17 0.39 0.43 48 34 .585 7.90 3.10 11.10
1978-79 DEN 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1.49 0.36 0.41 47 34 .580 6.70 3.10 9.80
1979-80 DEN 82 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264 1.21 0.54 0.47 30 52 .366 9.20 2.30 11.50
1980-81 DEN 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1.22 0.64 0.56 36 44 .450 8.90 1.60 10.50
1981-82 DEN 81 81 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 1.06 0.40 0.53 45 36 .556 9.00 0.80 9.80
1982-83 DEN 80 80 13 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1.28 0.48 0.37 44 36 .550 6.80 1.50 8.40
1983-84 DEN 76 66 8 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1.42 0.49 0.37 36 40 .474 4.80 1.30 6.10
1984-85 DEN 77 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 1.47 0.70 0.40 50 27 .649 2.70 1.70 4.30
CAREER   718 236 24 0 3 0 0 0 .215 1.27 0.47 0.44 384 334 .535 63.10 19.20 82.40

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 ☆ DEN 79 - .578 .515 8.83 19.28 14.19 10.96 - 1.57 0.59 - 131.23 - 1.38 - 96.0 21.17
1977-78 DEN 82 - .571 .512 9.45 20.05 14.94 16.07 14.50 1.55 0.73 23.95 129.45 -1.94 1.36 111.1 100.5 21.49
1978-79 DEN 81 - .568 .517 9.23 18.77 14.05 13.32 12.34 1.01 0.87 19.47 127.07 -0.04 1.34 115.8 103.2 18.33
1979-80 DEN 82 - .571 .506 8.17 17.52 12.74 10.70 8.71 1.38 0.99 24.98 161.34 -1.05 1.38 118.4 107.3 22.25
1980-81 DEN 80 - .575 .504 8.64 17.70 13.06 8.36 7.87 1.38 1.02 23.22 142.87 -0.87 1.43 121.4 108.8 21.81
1981-82 DEN 81 81 .608 .528 7.74 18.32 13.17 9.78 9.98 1.18 1.11 26.03 202.70 -1.85 1.50 122.6 112.7 23.08
1982-83 DEN 80 80 .573 .512 6.27 18.55 12.40 12.58 10.35 1.46 0.89 25.54 155.56 -0.96 1.33 115.0 107.9 21.61
1983-84 DEN 76 66 .561 .495 5.52 20.84 12.98 11.58 8.34 1.26 1.11 26.56 155.45 -0.29 1.31 114.3 110.8 21.06
1984-85 DEN 77 9 .528 .460 4.76 16.97 10.47 10.68 9.08 1.72 1.02 23.00 140.74 -0.09 1.24 111.3 108.0 16.88
CAREER   718 236 .572 .507 7.80 18.78 13.27 11.52 10.20 1.38 0.92 24.01 155.70 -0.94 1.37 116.6 106.2 21.29

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Mar 23, 1970 - The Detroit Pistons selected Dan Issel in Round 8 with Pick 3 in the 1970 NBA Draft.
Aug 5, 1976 - Dan Issel signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Oct 29, 1983 - Dan Issel signed a veteran extension with the Denver Nuggets.
Jul 1, 1985 - Dan Issel, previously with the Denver Nuggets, became a free agent.
Jul 1, 1985 - The Denver Nuggets renounced their free-agent exception rights to Dan Issel.

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NBA Awards & Honors

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award - 1985

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 6 - 37.0 22.00 8.17 16.00 .510 - - - 5.67 7.50 .756 3.00 6.67 9.67 2.83 0.83 0.67 - 3.33
1977-78 DEN 13 - 35.4 20.15 7.92 16.31 .486 - - - 4.31 5.00 .862 3.15 7.15 10.31 4.08 0.54 0.23 3.00 3.31
1978-79 DEN 3 - 36.3 24.33 8.00 15.00 .533 - - - 8.33 10.33 .806 2.33 7.00 9.33 3.33 0.00 0.00 3.00 5.00
1981-82 DEN 3 0 34.3 25.33 10.67 20.00 .533 0.00 0.00 .000 4.00 4.00 1.000 2.67 4.33 7.00 1.67 1.00 0.33 2.33 3.33
1982-83 DEN 8 0 28.4 20.38 8.62 17.00 .507 0.00 0.12 .000 3.12 3.62 .862 1.62 5.62 7.25 3.12 1.12 0.62 1.25 2.25
1983-84 DEN 5 0 30.6 27.40 10.40 20.40 .510 0.20 0.40 .500 6.40 7.80 .821 2.00 6.00 8.00 1.60 1.20 1.20 3.00 3.00
1984-85 DEN 15 4 21.7 12.40 4.87 10.60 .459 0.07 0.07 1.000 2.60 3.20 .813 0.93 2.67 3.60 1.80 0.80 0.33 0.87 2.40
CAREER   53 4 30.2 19.42 7.58 15.28 .496 0.06 0.13 .500 4.21 5.08 .829 2.09 5.32 7.42 2.74 0.79 0.45 1.98 2.96

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1976-77 DEN 6 - 222 132 49 96 .510 - - - 34 45 .756 18 40 58 17 5 4 - 20
1977-78 DEN 13 - 460 262 103 212 .486 - - - 56 65 .862 41 93 134 53 7 3 39 43
1978-79 DEN 3 - 109 73 24 45 .533 - - - 25 31 .806 7 21 28 10 0 0 9 15
1981-82 DEN 3 0 103 76 32 60 .533 0 0 .000 12 12 1.000 8 13 21 5 3 1 7 10
1982-83 DEN 8 0 227 163 69 136 .507 0 1 .000 25 29 .862 13 45 58 25 9 5 10 18
1983-84 DEN 5 0 153 137 52 102 .510 1 2 .500 32 39 .821 10 30 40 8 6 6 15 15
1984-85 DEN 15 4 325 186 73 159 .459 1 1 1.000 39 48 .813 14 40 54 27 12 5 13 36
CAREER   53 4 1,599 1,029 402 810 .496 2 4 .500 223 269 .829 111 282 393 145 42 24 93 157

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1976-77 DEN 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 - - 0.47 2 4 .333 0.60 0.20 0.90
1977-78 DEN 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 1.36 0.18 0.31 6 7 .462 1.00 0.20 1.30
1978-79 DEN 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1.11 0.00 0.69 1 2 .333 0.40 - 0.40
1981-82 DEN 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0.71 0.43 0.20 1 2 .333 0.30 - 0.30
1982-83 DEN 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 2.50 0.90 0.21 3 5 .375 0.50 0.20 0.70
1983-84 DEN 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0.53 0.40 0.38 2 3 .400 0.30 0.10 0.40
1984-85 DEN 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 2.08 0.92 0.30 8 7 .533 0.40 0.30 0.70
CAREER   53 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1.38 0.40 0.33 23 30 .434 3.50 1.00 4.70

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1976-77 DEN 6 - .570 .510 8.39 19.55 13.84 12.87 - 1.01 0.99 - 126.60 - 1.38 - 99.3 19.35
1977-78 DEN 13 - .544 .486 9.24 20.09 14.78 16.71 13.95 0.69 0.33 22.89 134.74 -0.80 1.24 110.7 107.1 19.82
1978-79 DEN 3 - .622 .533 6.51 21.67 13.70 13.04 13.31 - - 24.54 133.98 -2.18 1.62 120.9 110.5 21.73
1981-82 DEN 3 0 .582 .533 8.28 14.42 11.25 7.04 9.68 1.32 0.50 27.20 153.33 -3.39 1.27 116.5 114.3 22.31
1982-83 DEN 8 0 .548 .507 5.44 20.03 12.51 16.87 6.30 1.73 1.08 27.08 136.94 2.76 1.20 111.7 107.5 22.99
1983-84 DEN 5 0 .575 .515 7.23 23.07 14.90 7.92 11.18 1.77 2.24 34.46 183.03 -6.04 1.34 111.7 112.1 25.69
1984-85 DEN 15 4 .516 .462 4.30 14.25 8.90 10.99 6.73 1.63 0.89 22.32 227.16 1.45 1.17 111.4 110.1 15.60
CAREER   53 4 .554 .498 7.06 19.06 12.88 13.14 10.27 1.17 0.81 25.10 182.53 -0.54 1.27 112.5 108.3 20.46

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1977

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977 West 1 - 10 0 0 3 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 0
TOTAL   1 - 10 0 0 3 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 0
AVERAGES   1 - 10.0 0.00 0.00 3.00 .000 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00

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NCAA

College: Kentucky (1970)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1966-67 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1967-68 Kentucky So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1968-69 Kentucky Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-70 Kentucky Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1970
Consensus All-American Second Team - 1969
NABC All-American First Team - 1970
NABC All-American Second Team - 1969
AP All-American First Team - 1970
AP All-American Second Team - 1969
USBWA All-American First Team - 1969, 1970
UPI All-American First Team - 1970
UPI All-American Third Team - 1969


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel is 75 years old.

What is the height of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

What is the weight of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel is 235 lbs (107kg).

What is the birthday of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel was born on Oct 25, 1948.

What position does Dan Issel play?

Dan Issel plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel was drafted out of Kentucky.

What high school did Dan Issel attend?

Dan Issel attended Batavia High School in Batavia, Illinois.

What nationality is Dan Issel?

Dan Issel has a United States nationality.

Where was Dan Issel born?

Dan Issel was born in Batavia, Illinois.

How many NBA seasons has Dan Issel played?

Dan Issel played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel had career averages 20.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.6 blocks, 1.0 steals in 718 games.

What are the career totals of Dan Issel?

Dan Issel had career totals of 14,659 points, 5,707 rebounds, 1,804 assists, 396 blocks, 698 steals in 718 games.

How many teams has Dan Issel been on?

Dan Issel played their entire career for the .

When was Dan Issel drafted?

Dan Issel was drafted in the 8th round (#122 overall) of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

What is Dan Issel's career high in points?

Dan Issel averaged a career high 23.8 points per game in 1979-1980.

What is Dan Issel's career high in rebounds?

Dan Issel averaged a career high 10.1 rebounds per game in 1977-1978.

What is Dan Issel's career high in assists?

Dan Issel averaged a career high 3.7 assists per game in 1977-1978.

What is the career PER of Dan Issel's?

Dan Issel had a career PER of 21.3.

Is Dan Issel in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Dan Issel was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.

How many All-Star teams has Dan Issel been on?

Dan Issel is a 1x All-Star.

Is Dan Issel's jersey retired?

Dan Issel's #44 jersey was retired by the Denver Nuggets.