What an honor this episode was. So much history and basketball nostalgia in this one as Tom Van Arsdale takes the time to share his basketball experiences with us. This may be the most unique episode of them all as this is the first guest we have had from the golden era of high school, collegiate and professional basketball.
Tom Van Arsdale and his identical twin brother Dick Van Arsdale starred at Emmerich Manual High School and both went on to play for legendary coach Branch McCracken at Indiana University. They would go on to be drafted back-to-back in the 1965 NBA Draft and again play together in 1976-77 for the Phoenix Suns for their final NBA season. They were both 3x All-Stars and are the first brothers to play in an NBA All-Star game. You could say they’re fairly similar. Tom still holds the NBA record for most career games played without a playoff appearance. He played 929 games without making a single playoff appearance. Van Arsdale is also the highest scoring player (14,232 career points) in NBA history without a playoff appearance. Even though Tom never did play in a playoff game, he has some amazing and historic experiences that he shares including amazing stories about the high school hoops scene in Indiana, Bobby Plump, Branch McCracken, his time as a Hoosier, journey to NBA, playing with Oscar Robertson, Tiny Archibald, Wilt Chamberlain, the NBA lifestyle in the 60’s, Van Arsdale Art, his book and MUCH more.
There is truly no episode quite like this one and we can’t thank Tom enough for his time. It’s rare to have the opportunity to speak with an All-Star from the golden era of basketball and learn about some of the all-time greats from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. It was fascinating to learn from his experiences and took us back in time to hear about how different the league, the business and the game was and how it has evolved. We also have a surprise appearance from another former All-Star in this episode… bet you can’t guess who!
Thanks Tom Van Arsdale!
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Also checkout Tom’s book titled “Journey Man”. You can purchase on Amazon or Barns & Noble. The proceeds go to Rett Syndrome research which is an amazing cause.
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