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21-465: As a player at Indiana, McCracken was a three-year letter winner. At 6'4" and 200 lb (91 kg), McCracken played center, forward and guard, pacing the Hoosiers in scoring for three years. His coach and predecessor, Hall of Fame coach Everett Dean , called McCracken "rough and tough." McCracken never missed a game. Once, when slowed by injuries, he planted himself near the free throw line, back to

42-635: A 24-game unbeaten home winning streak from 1938 to 1941. In 1948, McCracken was responsible for recruiting Bill Garrett who became the first African American player in Big Ten varsity basketball history. The Hoosiers' 1952–53 NCAA title team —led by Bobby Leonard , Dick Farley , and three-time All-American Don Schlundt —won the Big Ten and went on to win the NCAA championship by defeating reigning champions Kansas by one point. The Hoosiers would again win

63-616: A television and radio color commentator for the Suns, alongside Al McCoy . He is the identical twin brother of Tom Van Arsdale. The twins played together through college and again in Phoenix during the 1976–77 season, the final for both. The original lockers of both Tom and Dick remain in the display case in the lobby of the Emmerich Manual High School gymnasium. He suffered a massive stoke in 2005, but made

84-743: Is also named for him.        National champion          Postseason invitational champion          Conference regular season champion          Conference regular season and conference tournament champion        Division regular season champion        Division regular season and conference tournament champion        Conference tournament champion # denotes interim head coach Everett Dean Everett Sterling Dean (March 18, 1898 – October 26, 1993)

105-553: The "Hurrying Hoosiers" because of McCracken's emphasis on the fast break. During his two spans at Indiana from 1938 to 1943 and 1946–1965 he compiled a 364–174 record. During the intermission from 1943 to 1946, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy , in World War II . McCracken's first Indiana team was led by All-American Ernie Andres , later a McCracken basketball assistant. In McCracken's first year,

126-489: The Big Ten the following season in 1953–54. Just a few years later the team won back-to-back conference championships in 1956–57 and 1957–58 behind the leadership of two-time All-American Archie Dees . A few years later the Hoosiers were led by two-time All-American Walt Bellamy , one of the few African-American players in college basketball at the time. In the fall of 1960 the Indiana Hoosiers football program

147-623: The Hoosiers. Van Arsdale was a member of the U.S. team that won the gold medal in the 1965 Summer Universiade . He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. In February 2019, the Van Arsdale brothers were honored by Indiana at halftime of a game between Indiana and Purdue . He was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 1965 NBA draft , the tenth overall pick, and

168-583: The NBA in 1977 and is remembered in Phoenix basketball lore as the "original Sun". As a Sun, he averaged 16.4 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and 3.3 assists per game, and his number 5 jersey was retired by the Suns. Van Arsdale later became the Suns' general manager and senior vice president of player personnel. Following the firing of John MacLeod in February 1987 , he was the interim head coach for that season's final 26 games. He also worked as

189-644: The NCAA Men's Final Four : Chicago: Triumph Books, 2004. ISBN   1-57243-665-4 # denotes interim head coach Dick Van Arsdale Richard Albert Van Arsdale (born February 22, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Van Arsdale was born on February 22, 1943 in Indianapolis , along with his identical twin brother Tom Van Arsdale . They attended Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis. In 1961,

210-545: The NCAA tournament four times, winning two national titles. McCracken died on June 4, 1970, from heart failure. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Hall, Indiana . McCracken was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1960. He was also honored by Monrovia Jr.-Sr. High School when his name was given to the main gymnasium. Indiana's court at Assembly Hall

231-494: The basket, from there passing off to players cutting by him or keeping the ball and rolling to the basket himself. "Once we saw what he could do, we let him go," Dean said. "He was one of the first college centers who played the pivot the way it's played today." McCracken scored 32.3 percent of the points his three Hoosier teams scored. He led the Big Ten Conference with a 12.3 average his senior year and graduated as

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252-687: The brothers were jointly awarded the Indiana Mr. Basketball award, and the Trester Award for Mental Attitude. Kentucky 's College Basketball Hall of Fame and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Adolph Rupp tried to get the brothers to attend Kentucky, but they chose the University of Indiana , playing on the school's basketball team from 1962 to 1965 under head coach Branch McCracken . At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), Van Arsdale played guard and small forward . He

273-1074: The distinction of being the first basketball All-American from Indiana University. Dean wrote two books, Indiana Basketball in 1933 and Progressive Basketball in 1942. His fondness for the local history of his native Washington County, Indiana led him to push for the creation of the John Hay Center of Salem, Indiana .        National champion          Postseason invitational champion          Conference regular season champion          Conference regular season and conference tournament champion        Division regular season champion        Division regular season and conference tournament champion        Conference tournament champion NCAA, NCAA March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from

294-518: The league's career scoring record holder. McCracken was a consensus All-American in 1930 . Upon his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960, he was the first man ever voted there for his performance as an Indiana player. After his college career, McCracken played professional basketball for a few local and barnstorming teams, most notably the Indianapolis Kautskys with John Wooden and Frank Beard. This

315-641: The team finished 17–3, splitting games with both Purdue and eventual NCAA runner-up Ohio State . The following year the 1939–40 NCAA title team , led by All-American Marvin Huffman , would take Indiana to unprecedented success: an NCAA title and a record (at the time) 20 wins. This championship put McCracken in the record books as the youngest coach to win the NCAA championship (31 years old). The 20–3 record by that team would not be bested for another 13 years until broken again by Indiana. At their home court at The Fieldhouse , Indiana saw six perfect seasons including

336-494: Was an All-American in 1965, and also an Academic All-American . In three years, he scored 1,240 points with 719 rebounds (while his brother scored 1,252 points with 723 rebounds). He averaged a double-double for the Hoosiers over his career, with 17.2 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game. In 1963–64, he was named to the All- Big Ten team after averaging 22.3 points and 12.4 rebounds per game in his second year with

357-580: Was an American college basketball and baseball coach. Born in Livonia, Indiana , Dean played basketball for three years at Indiana University , where he was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and was named the 1921 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America team. He began his coaching career at Carleton College . Dean was the head baseball and basketball coach at his alma mater , Indiana University , from 1924 to 1938. In 1938, Dean

378-679: Was hit with devastating NCAA sanctions that impacted every varsity sport at the school, including basketball. Although the violations only occurred within the football program, all Hoosier varsity sports were barred from postseason play during the probationary period. The sanctions drastically undermined the ability of coaches to lure talented players to Indiana. Nevertheless, McCracken did manage to successfully recruit twins Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale , both of whom would earn All-America honors in 1965. McCracken ultimately coached IU for 23 years, amassing 364 wins and 210 Big Ten wins. His teams also won four regular season Big Ten titles and went to

399-585: Was named head basketball coach at Stanford University , where he coached the team to the 1942 NCAA championship . Dean was named baseball coach at Stanford in 1950, and led Stanford's baseball team to the 1953 College World Series . Dean is the only coach named to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame . He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965. He also has

420-698: Was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1966 , together with Tom. Van Arsdale played in the NBA for twelve seasons; three with the Knicks and the remainder with the Phoenix Suns (their first selection in the 1968 expansion draft ). Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star (1969-1971), NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1974), and was consistently one of the best free throw shooters in professional basketball, averaging 79% over his entire career, and near or over 80% from 1969-1977. He retired from

441-568: Was often done while he was also coaching or working at another job and involved long car trips. McCracken was the head coach for Ball State University from 1930 to 1938 and compiled a 93–41 record. He led Ball State to the school's only victory over Indiana in school history in a year the Cardinals went 17–4. In 1938 McCracken succeeded Everett Dean and coached the Indiana University Hoosiers . His teams were known as

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