Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen
Risen in 1957
Personal information
Born (1924-10-09)October 9, 1924
Williamstown, Kentucky
Died August 4, 2012(2012-08-04) (aged 87)
Beachwood, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Williamstown
(Williamstown, Kentucky)
College
Playing career 1945–1958
Position Center
Number 14, 19
Career history
1945–1948 Indianapolis Kautskys
1948–1955 Rochester Royals
1955–1958 Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 7,633
Rebounds 5,011
Assists 1,058
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) center, he led the Ohio State University Buckeyes to two straight Final Four appearances. Risen had transferred to Ohio State from Eastern Kentucky State Teacher's College.[1]

Risen played professionally in the NBA for ten seasons (1948–1958) as a member of the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics. Risen was a four-time All-Star and two-time 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.

Risen died on August 4, 2012 in Beachwood, Ohio at the age of 87.[2]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  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
† Denotes seasons in which Risen 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 Rochester 4 – .415 .667 – 2.5 16.5
1950 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 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

  1. ↑ "Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame profile", Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, 2008
  2. ↑ Klemko, Robert; Ahern, Gerry (August 5, 2012), "Hall of Fame basketball player Arnie Risen dies at age 87", USA Today
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