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Retired#44Center1976–1984#172 all-time in points

Dan Issel

Dan Issel scored 14,659 points in 718 games, 172nd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1979-80 at 23.8 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 9″ / 235 lb
Age78
PositionCenter
BornOct 25, 1948
HometownBatavia, Illinois
Experience1976–1984
CollegeUniversity of Kentucky
Draft1970 · round 8, pick 122
High schoolsPetersburg High School Petersburg, VirginiaBatavia High School Illinois, Illinois
TeamsDenver Nuggets 1976–1984
Career points
14,659
718 games · 20.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#172
Also 549th in assists, 221st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1976–1984. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1984-85.

1984-85 season

DEN · 77 games
Points98412.8 per game
Rebounds4.3331 total
Assists1.8137 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
3Legend
  • LegendSeasonAll-Star1976-77
  • LegendSeason20-10 season1977-78
  • LegendCareer10,000 points14,659 points

Dan Issel career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1979-80 · 23.8 points per game

Dan Issel milestones

Career · regular season
14,659 career points
Retired 172nd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points14,659Past 10,000 · 172nd all-time
Rebounds5,707Past 5,000 · 221st all-time

Dan Issel career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Dan Issel stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1984-85DEN7798412.84.31.8.459.143.8061———
1983-84DEN761,50619.86.82.3.493.211.8504———
1982-83DEN801,72621.67.52.8.510.211.8354———
1981-82DEN811,85222.97.52.2.527.667.8344———
1980-81DEN801,74921.98.42.0.503.167.7592———
1979-80DEN821,95123.88.82.4.505.333.7754———
1978-79DEN811,38017.09.13.1.517—.754————
1977-78DEN821,74621.310.13.7.512—.782————
1976-77DEN791,76522.38.82.2.515—.797————
Career9 seasons71814,65920.47.92.5.506.253.79719——0

Dan Issel splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
74%
Threes
0%
Free throws
26%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Dan Issel facts
How many career points did Dan Issel score?

Dan Issel scored 14,659 career regular-season points in 718 games, 20.4 per game, which ranks 172nd all-time.

What was Dan Issel’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1979-80 with DEN: 23.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

Where is Dan Issel from?

Dan Issel is from Batavia, Illinois. He played high school ball at Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia, then Batavia High School in Illinois, Illinois. He played college ball at University of Kentucky.

What teams did Dan Issel play for?

Denver Nuggets (1976–1984).