Archie Dees
Encyclopedia
Archie William Dees is an American
former professional basketball
player.
A 6'8" forward/center
, Dees started his basketball career at Mount Carmel (IL) High School where he was named an All American his senior year. Afterwards he attended Indiana University
, where he received the Big Ten Conference
Most Valuable Player
award twice, in 1957 and 1958. He is one of just three people (the others being Jerry Lucas
and Scott May
) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors. When he graduated in 1958, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals
of the National Basketball Association
, and he went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons
, Chicago Packers
, and St. Louis Hawks
.
Dees was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2001, he was named to the Indiana University All-Century Team. He currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana
.
United States
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former professional basketball
Basketball
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player.
A 6'8" forward/center
Center (basketball)
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, Dees started his basketball career at Mount Carmel (IL) High School where he was named an All American his senior year. Afterwards he attended Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, where he received the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
Most Valuable Player
Most Valuable Player
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award twice, in 1957 and 1958. He is one of just three people (the others being Jerry Lucas
Jerry Lucas
Jerry Ray Lucas was a basketball player from the 1950s to the 1970s, and is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history...
and Scott May
Scott May
Scott Glenn May is a retired American professional basketball player.May was a power forward on the 1976 Indiana basketball team that went undefeated and won the NCAA championship under coach Bobby Knight. May was named NCAA men's basketball national player of the year in 1976...
) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors. When he graduated in 1958, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals
Sacramento Kings
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of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
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, and he went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
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, Chicago Packers
Washington Wizards
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, and St. Louis Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
.
Dees was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2001, he was named to the Indiana University All-Century Team. He currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
.