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Dan Issel

1948 - Today

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Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning All-American twice en route to a school-record 25.7 points per game for his career. The American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and a one-time NBA All-Star. A prolific scorer, Issel remains the all-time leading scorer at the University of Kentucky, the second-leading scorer of all time for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, and the second-leading scorer of all time for the American Basketball Association itself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Issel is the 406th most popular basketball player (down from 329th in 2019), the 13,409th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,079th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dan Issel ranks 406 out of 1,757. Before him are Willard Schmidt, Adrian Dantley, Bob Boozer, Josh Hart, Kelsey Plum, and Willy Hernangómez. After him are Hortência Marcari, Tim Hardaway Jr., Ralph Sampson, Darjuš Lavrinovič, Kšyštof Lavrinovič, and Norman Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Dan Issel ranks 744. Before him are Csaba Hegedűs, Oleg Dolmatov, David Davis, Byron K. Lichtenberg, Raymond Keene, and Patrika Darbo. After him are Robert J. Cenker, José Navarro, Georgia Engel, Leonid Levin, Sue Monk Kidd, and Lynne Thigpen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Issel ranks 13,413 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellen Sandweiss (1958), Simon Cameron (1799), Steven M. Greer (1955), Payman Maadi (1970), Steve Kuhn (1938), and Bill Gosper (1943). After him are Geri Allen (1957), Fred Savage (1976), Joan Blackman (1938), Jonathan Goldstein (1964), Bryan Burk (1968), and John Conyers (1929).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dan Issel ranks 233. Before him are CJ McCollum (1991), Willard Schmidt (1910), Adrian Dantley (1956), Bob Boozer (1937), Josh Hart (1995), and Kelsey Plum (1994). After him are Tim Hardaway Jr. (1992), Ralph Sampson (1960), Norman Powell (1993), Chauncey Billups (1976), Mitch Richmond (1965), and Kevin Martin (1983).

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