Dick Van Arsdale Biography

Dick Van Arsdale is an American former professional basketball player. Van Arsdale played collegiately at Indiana University. He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his identical twin brother Tom Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale played in the NBA for 12 seasons; three with the Knicks and the remainder with the Phoenix Suns (after he was selected in the 1968 expansion draft). Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star, was consistently over his career one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA. He retired from the NBA in 1977 and is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun".

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