Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Risen in 1957
Personal information
Born	(1924-10-09)October 9, 1924 Williamstown, Kentucky,U.S.
Died	August 4, 2012(2012-08-04)(aged 87) Beachwood, Ohio,U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Williamstown (Williamstown, Kentucky)
College	Eastern Kentucky(1942–1943) Ohio State(1943–1945)
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
2×NBA champion(1951,1957) 4×NBA All-Star(1952–1955) All-BAA Second Team(1949) All-NBL Second Team(1947) Second-teamAll-American–Helms,Converse(1945)
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,633
Rebounds	5,011
Assists	1,058
Statsat NBA.com
Statsat 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 professionalbasketballplayer.

A 6'9 "(2.06 m)center,he led theOhio State UniversityBuckeyesto two straightFinal Fourappearances. Risen had transferred to Ohio State fromEastern Kentucky State Teacher's College.

Risen played professionally in theNBAfor ten seasons (1948–1958) as a member of theRochester RoyalsandBoston Celtics.Risen was a four-timeAll-Starand two-timeNBA Champion,and he scored 7,633 points in his NBA career. He was elected to theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famein 1998, Ohio State'sVarsity "O" Hall of Famein 2004, theCollege Basketball Hall of Famein 2006, and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Because he settled inBeachwood, Ohio,after his professional career, he was also inducted into theGreater Cleveland Sports Hall of Famein 2008.

Risen died in Beachwood on August 4, 2012, at the age of 87.

BAA/NBA career statistics

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
†	Won anNBA 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

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromNBA.comandBasketball-Reference.com
• Risen's Basketball Hall of Fame page