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Daniel (Dan) Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948 in Batavia, Illinois) is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player and coach.
An outstanding collegian at the University of Kentucky, he was twice named an All American en route to a still school record 25.7 points per game. The ABA Rookie of the Year in 1971, he was a six-time ABA All-Star and one-time NBA pick.
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 the three seasons he was eligible for the award. His career points total remains the highest among UK men's players.
On February 7, 1970, Issel scored 53 points in a 120-85 victory over Mississippi, breaking Cliff Hagan's single-game Wildcat record of 51. Issel's mark held for almost four decades, finally falling to Jodie Meeks' 54 in a win against University of Tennessee on January 13, 2009.
Upon Issel's graduation in 1970 he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons of the NBA and the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA. Issel signed to play basketball for the Colonels and the ABA.
Here we are with good-bye in our eyes
running out of reasons to try.
The leaves of change have fallen down
with both of us wondering why.
We're all alone but still it seems
we're thousands of miles apart
The sands of time have shifted now
and the end is beginning to start.
And I don't know the answers
'cause I don't know the questions
I'm just trying 'cause I don't even know -
Who's leaving who? Is it me
is it you?
Do you think we could change if we knew?
Tell me who's leaving who? Is there anything left we can do?
Can you tell me who's leaving who?
Talk to me
is there a chance of working
it out heart to heart?
Can we go beyond our angry eyes
before everything else falls apart?
And I don't know the answers
'cause I don't know the questions
I'm iust trying 'cause I don't even know -
Who's leaving who? Is it me
is it you? . . .
And I don't know the answers
'cause I don't know the questions
I'm iust trying 'cuase I don't even know -
Who's leaving who? Is it me