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Van Arsdale was born on February 22, 1943, in Indianapolis, [1] along with his identical twin brother, Tom.They attended Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis. In 1961, the brothers were jointly awarded the Indiana Mr. Basketball award, [2] [3] [4] and the Trester Award for Mental Attitude.
Van Arsdale was born on February 22, 1943, in Indianapolis, along with his identical twin brother Dick Van Arsdale. They attended Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis. In 1961, the brothers were jointly awarded the Indiana Mr. Basketball award, [1] [2] [3] and the Trester Award for Mental Attitude. [4] [5]
The 1965 NBA draft was the 19th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on May 6, 1965, before the 1965–66 season. In this draft, nine NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible for selection.
The Van Arsdale twins were drafted back-to-back in the 1965 draft — Tom by the Pistons and Dick by the Knicks. Both were named to the All-Rookie team. Both were three-time All Stars.
On February 21, 2013, Morris' twin brother Marcus was traded to the Phoenix Suns, reuniting them after two years of playing for separate teams. [14] This also marked the second time the Suns had twin brothers playing on the same team, with Dick and Tom Van Arsdale being the first twins to play together during the 1976–77 season. The Morris ...
Van Arsdale, who was a second-round pick of the New York Knicks in 1965, played three seasons with the team before he went to Phoenix. He played for the Suns from 1968 to 1977. He played for the ...
The sanctions drastically undermined the ability of coaches to lure talented players to Indiana. Nevertheless, McCracken did manage to successfully recruit twins Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale, both of whom would earn All-America honors in 1965. McCracken ultimately coached IU for 23 years, amassing 364 wins and 210 Big Ten wins. [2]
Twins and college basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder explain their decision to leave the Miami Hurricanes in an exclusive interview on the TODAY show.