Archie Dees
Personal information
Born(1936-02-22)February 22, 1936
Ethel, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 2016(2016-04-04) (aged 80)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolMount Carmel
(Mount Carmel, Illinois)
CollegeIndiana (1955–1958)
NBA draft1958: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career1958–1962
PositionPower forward / center
Number22, 44, 29
Career history
1958–1959Cincinnati Royals
1959–1961Detroit Pistons
1961Chicago Packers
1961St. Louis Hawks
1961–1962Cleveland Pipers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,548 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds907 (4.8 rpg)
Assists132 (0.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

William Archie Dees (February 22, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Dees was the second-overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft from Indiana University.

Basketball career

A 6'8" forward/center born in Ethel, Mississippi, Dees started his basketball career at Mount Carmel High School in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He was later named an All-American his senior year, scoring a record 2,337 points.[1]

Afterward, he attended Indiana University, where he received the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player award twice, in 1957 and 1958.[1] Dees is one of three people (the others being Jerry Lucas and Scott May) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors.[1]

When he graduated in 1958, Dees was drafted as the second-overall pick by the Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association.[2] He went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Packers, and St. Louis Hawks.[3]

Honors and personal life

Dees was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1983.[3]

In 2001, he was named to the Indiana University All-Century Team.[3]

Dees died April 4, 2016, in Bloomington, Indiana.[3]

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

NBA

Source[4]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1958–59 Cincinnati 68 18.4 .356 .779 5.0 .8 8.2
1959–60 Detroit 73 17.0 .439 .809 5.4 .6 9.7
1960–61 Detroit 28 11.0 .393 .830 3.4 .6 5.2
1961–62 Chicago 13 16.7 .437 .771 4.5 .9 7.9
1961–62 St. Louis 8 8.9 .464 .727 2.4 .5 4.3
Career 190 16.3 .402 .794 4.8 .7 8.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1960 Detroit 2 9.0 .333 1.000 2.0 1.0 5.5

References

  1. ^ a b c Osterman, Zach (April 4, 2016). "IU basketball great Archie Dees dies at 80". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Houser, Lynn (July 18, 2013). "Dees in good company". The Herald-Times. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Bozich, Alex (April 4, 2016). "IU basketball legend Archie Dees dies at age 80". Inside the Hall. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Archie Dees NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

External links


1958 NBA draft
1958 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
Cleveland Pipers 1961–62 ABL Champions
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