Dan Issel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dan Issel

American basketball player, coach, executive

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1948

Place of Birth: Batavia, Illinois, United States

Profession: coach, basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American retired Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame professional basketball player and coach.
An outstanding collegian at the University of Kentucky, he was twice named an All-American en route to a still school record 25.7 points per game.
The American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and one-time NBA All-Star.
A prolific scorer, Issel remains the all-time leading scorer at the University of Kentucky and second all-time for the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the American Basketball Association itself.
Upon his retirement from the NBA in 1985, only Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Julius Erving had scored more professional points.