# 44
Hometown: Batavia, IL (High)
Position: C Playing Height: 6-8 Playing Weight: 240
Date of Birth: October 25, 1948
Legal Name: Daniel Paul Issel
Additional Photos: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
Action Photos: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) (30) (31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (55) (56) (57) (58) (59) (60) (61) (62) (63) (64) (65) (66) (67) (68) (69) (70)
Game by Game Statistics
Prep Notes:
Parade All-American
Scholastic Coach All-American
Kentucky Career Notes:
Retired Jersey #44
Season Notes:
1967-68: All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (Coaches) Second Team (AP & UPI)]
1968-69: All-American [Consensus (2nd), AP (2nd), UPI (3rd), NABC (2nd), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Sporting News (2nd), Helms]; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (AP, UPI & Coaches)]
1969-70: All-American [Consensus (1st), AP (1st), UPI (1st), NABC (1st), USBWA (1st), Converse (1st), Sporting News (1st), Helms]; All- NCAA Regional Team; All-SEC [First Team (AP, UPI & Coaches)]; Academic All-American; Academic All-SEC
Post-UK Career Notes:
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
State of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Drafted #122 Overall in the 8th Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by Detroit
Professional Basketball Statistics [External Link]
| Season | Games Played | Minutes | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Total Rebs | Asst. | F | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 27 | 836 | 171 | 390 | 43.85 | 102 | 154 | 66.23 | 328 | 10 | 59 | 444 |
| 1968-69 | 28 | 1063 | 285 | 534 | 53.37 | 176 | 232 | 75.86 | 381 | 49 | 90 | 746 |
| 1969-70 | 28 | 1044 | 369 | 667 | 55.32 | 210 | 275 | 76.36 | 369 | 39 | 81 | 948 |
| Total | 83 | 2943 | 825 | 1591 | 51.85 | 488 | 661 | 73.83 | 1078 | 98 | 230 | 2138 |
