Arnold D. Risen (born October 9, 1924 in Williamstown, Kentucky) is a retired American basketball player. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in Leap years). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Williamstown is a city located in Kentucky. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ...

A 6'9" center from the Ohio State University, Risen played professionally in the NBA for ten seasons (1948-1958) as a member of the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics. Risen was four-time All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, and he scored 7,633 points in his career. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. Bill Russell (left) and Wilt Chamberlain (right) were two of the greatest centers ever. ... The Ohio State University is currently the third largest university in the United States and currently ranked by US News and World Report as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The 2004/2005 NBA Eastern Conference All-Stars The 2004/2005 NBA Western Conference All-Stars The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

External link

• Career stats at basketball-reference.com