Daniel Paul Issel ( October 25, 1948 in Batavia, Illinois) is a star basketball player. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Batavia is a city located in Kane County, Illinois and DuPage County, Illinois. ...

Issel played college basketball at the University of Kentucky under legendary coach Adolph Rupp. Issel was at UK 1966-1970 and scored 2,138 points (an average of 25.7 per game) while being named an All American for two of his three seasons there. (Freshmen were not eligible to play varsity basketball at the time.) Issel's career point total still stands as the highest in school history. The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901 - December 10, 1977) was one of the greatest coaches in the history of American college basketball. ...

Upon Issel's graduation in 1970 he signed to play basketball for the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association. After the Colonels' 1975 championship season Issel was sold by the Colonels' owners to the short-lived Baltimore Claws franchise and ended up with the Denver Nuggets for the following season. Issel played through the 1984-1985 season, scoring over 25,000 points in his career. At the time of his retirement the only professional basketball players to have scored more points than Issel were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Julius Erving. The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the leagues 9 years. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) refers to two distinct professional basketball leagues. ... The Baltimore Claws was an American Basketball Association team. ... The Denver Nuggets are a National Basketball Association team based in Denver, Colorado. ... Kareem Abdul Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York) was a successful high school, collegiate, and professional NBA basketball player. ... Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was a former NBA basketball player. ... Julius Winfield Erving III (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American basketball player who helped launch the modern style of play that emphasizes leaping ability and play above the rim. ...

After his playing career Issel retired to a horse farm in Woodford County, Kentucky but came back to coach the Denver Nuggets on two different occasions. Woodford County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... The Denver Nuggets are a National Basketball Association team based in Denver, Colorado. ...

External links

• Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• Dan Issel