Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Risen in 1957
Personal information
Born	(1924-10-09)October 9, 1924 Williamstown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	August 4, 2012(2012-08-04) (aged 87) Beachwood, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Williamstown (Williamstown, Kentucky)
College	Eastern Kentucky (1942–1943) Ohio State (1943–1945)
Playing career	1945–1958
Position	Center
Number	14, 19
Career history
1945–1948	Indianapolis Kautskys
1948–1955	Rochester Royals
1955–1958	Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1951, 1957) 4× NBA All-Star (1952–1955) All-BAA Second Team (1949) All-NBL Second Team (1947) Second-team All-American – Helms, Converse (1945)
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,633
Rebounds	5,011
Assists	1,058
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Arnold Denny "Stilts" Risen (October 9, 1924 – August 4, 2012) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'9" (2.06 m) center, he led the Ohio State University Buckeyes to two straight Final Four appearances. Risen had transferred to Ohio State from Eastern Kentucky State Teacher's College.^[1]

Risen played professionally in the NBA for ten seasons (1948–1958) as a member of the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics. Risen was a four-time All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, and he scored 7,633 points in his NBA career. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, Ohio State's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame in 2004, the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Because he settled in Beachwood, Ohio, after his professional career, he was also inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Risen died in Beachwood on August 4, 2012, at the age of 87.^[2]