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Archie Dees
Personal information
Born	February 22, 1936; Ethel, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	April 4, 2016 (aged 80); Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Mount Carmel; (Mount Carmel, Illinois)
College	Indiana (1955–1958)
NBA draft	1958: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
	Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1958–1962
Position	Power forward / center
Number	22, 44, 29
Career history
1958–1959	Cincinnati Royals
1959–1961	Detroit Pistons
1961	Chicago Packers
1961	St. Louis Hawks
1961–1962	Cleveland Pipers
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus second-team All-American (1958);
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,548 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds	907 (4.8 rpg)
Assists	132 (0.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

William Archie Dees (February 22, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Dees was the second-overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft from Indiana University.

Basketball career

A 6'8" forward/center born in Ethel, Mississippi, Dees started his basketball career at Mount Carmel High School in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He was later named an All-American his senior year, scoring a record 2,337 points.^[1]

Afterward, he attended Indiana University, where he received the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player award twice, in 1957 and 1958.^[1] Dees is one of three people (the others being Jerry Lucas and Scott May) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors.^[1]

When he graduated in 1958, Dees was drafted as the second-overall pick by the Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association.^[2] He went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Packers, and St. Louis Hawks.^[3]

Honors and personal life

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, in Bloomington, Indiana.^[3]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[4]

Regular season

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Osterman, Zach (April 4, 2016). "IU basketball great Archie Dees dies at 80". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Houser, Lynn (July 18, 2013). "Dees in good company". The Herald-Times. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bozich, Alex (April 4, 2016). "IU basketball legend Archie Dees dies at age 80". Inside the Hall. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Archie Dees NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[:0-1] Osterman, Zach (April 4, 2016). "IU basketball great Archie Dees dies at 80". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[2] Houser, Lynn (July 18, 2013). "Dees in good company". The Herald-Times. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[Hall-3] Bozich, Alex (April 4, 2016). "IU basketball legend Archie Dees dies at age 80". Inside the Hall. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[4] "Archie Dees NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

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