(1928-04-09)April 9, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
December 12, 2006(2006-12-12) (aged 78) Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
La Salle (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
College
Villanova (1947–1950)
NBA draft
1950: territorial pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career
1950–1965
Position
Small forward
Number
11
Career history
1950–1952, 1954–1962
Philadelphia Warriors
1962–1965
Camden Bullets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1956)
10× NBA All-Star (1951, 1952, 1955–1962)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1952)
3× All-NBA First Team (1952, 1956, 1957)
All-NBA Second Team (1959)
2× NBA scoring champion (1952, 1957)
NBA anniversary team (25th, 50th, 75th)
EBA Most Valuable Player (1963)
EBA champion (1964)
Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1950)
Sporting News Player of the Year (1950)
Consensus first-team All-American (1950)
NCAA season scoring leader (1950)
No. 11 retired by Villanova Wildcats
Career statistics
Points
16,266 (22.8 ppg)
Rebounds
6,129 (8.6 rpg)
Assists
1,665 (2.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Paul J. Arizin in his Quantico Marine basketball uniform
Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed "'Pitchin Paul", was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He retired with the third highest career point total (16,266) in NBA history, and was named to the NBA's 25th, 50th and 75th anniversary teams. He was a high-scoring forward at Villanova University before being drafted by the Warriors of the fledgling NBA.[1][2]
^"Paul Arizin Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^Rowe, Dan. "Basketball Hall of Fame Member PAUL ARIZAN * Two Signed Items* - The Written Word Autographs".
Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed "'Pitchin Paul", was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball...
championship in 1947, and won again in 1956, led by Hall of Fame trio PaulArizin, Tom Gola, and Neil Johnston. After the trade of star Wilt Chamberlain...
George Mikan, Neil Johnston and Bob McAdoo have achieved it three times. PaulArizin, Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Kobe...
with 14,023 and joining Wilt Chamberlain (17,783), Rick Barry (16,447), PaulArizin (16,266), and Chris Mullin (16,235) on the franchise list. On January...
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well-known achievement. The Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame has inducted PaulArizin, Neil Johnston, Joe Fulks, and other people associated with the Philadelphia...
era in the team's history were future Hall of Famers PaulArizin, Tom Gola and Neil Johnston. Arizin and Johnston won five of the six NBA scoring titles...
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sorted by position and vote received. F Bob Pettit F Dolph Schayes F PaulArizin F Joe Fulks C Bill Russell C George Mikan G Bob Cousy G Bill Sharman...
from the 1951–52 season. Share was the first overall pick, although PaulArizin had been taken before the draft as the Philadelphia Warriors' territorial...
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Green State University was selected first overall by the Boston Celtics. PaulArizin from Villanova University was selected before the draft as Philadelphia...
the 1961 EPBL championship. The franchise received a major boost when PaulArizin, a member of the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors, chose to stay in Pennsylvania...
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