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Archie Dees

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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 theCincinnati 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)
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA.com
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com

William Archie Dees(February 22, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an American professionalbasketballplayer. Dees was the second-overall pick in the1958 NBA draftfromIndiana University.

Basketball career

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A 6'8 "forward/centerborn inEthel, Mississippi,Dees started his basketball career atMount Carmel High SchoolinMount Carmel, Illinois.He was later named anAll-Americanhis senior year, scoring a record 2,337 points.[1]

Afterward, he attendedIndiana University,where he received theBig Ten ConferenceMost Valuable Player award twice, in 1957 and 1958.[1]Dees is one of three people (the others beingJerry LucasandScott May) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors.[1]

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

Honors and personal life

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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, inBloomington, Indiana.[3]

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

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Source[4]

Regular season

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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

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

References

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  1. ^abcOsterman, Zach (April 4, 2016)."IU basketball great Archie Dees dies at 80".The Indianapolis Star.RetrievedSeptember 6,2023.
  2. ^Houser, Lynn (July 18, 2013)."Dees in good company".The Herald-Times.RetrievedSeptember 6,2023.
  3. ^abcdBozich, Alex (April 4, 2016)."IU basketball legend Archie Dees dies at age 80".Inside the Hall.RetrievedSeptember 6,2023.
  4. ^"Archie Dees NBA stats".Basketball Reference.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedDecember 12,2023.
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