Dick Van Arsdale
Richard Albert Van Arsdale is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and a current National Basketball Association executive. A graduate of Indianapolis Emmerich Manual High School, Van Arsdale played collegiately at Indiana University. He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966, together with his identical twin brother Tom Van Arsdale. Van Arsdale played in the NBA for 12 seasons; three with the Knicks and the remainder with the Phoenix Suns. Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star, was consistently over his career one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA. He retired from the NBA in 1977 and is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun".
Van Arsdale later became the team's general manager; he is currently the team's senior vice president of player personnel. In 1987, following the departure of John MacLeod, he briefly served as the team's head coach.
He is the identical twin brother of Tom Van Arsdale.
