Dan Issel is a former college and professional basketball player, coach, and business leader. With 2,138 points, Issel is the University of Kentucky’s all-time leading scorer. As a senior, he averaged 33.9 points a game and 36 points a game in the NCAA Tournament. Issel led UK to three SEC Conference Titles and set 23 school records as a three-year starter for the Wildcats. In 1975, he led the Kentucky Colonels to an ABA championship. He’s also the second-leading scorer for the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. Issel’s jersey is retired at the University of Kentucky as well as with the Denver Nuggets. He’s been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the College Basketball Hall of Fame, the University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

With his passion of bringing an NBA team to Louisville, Issel is also president of the Louisville Basketball Investment and Support Group, better known as NBA2LOU, whose mission is to ensure the Louisville metropolitan region is fully prepared should the opportunity arise to add an NBA team.

Admission is free, but tickets are required.

For more information about this event, please call Kris Applegate in the IU Southeast School of Business at (812) 941-2242 or email kmappleg@iu.edu.

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The Sanders Speaker Series was made possible through the vision and generosity of IU Southeast School of Business alumnae Judge Carlton and Sue Sanders. The couple’s goal for the series is to bring world-class speakers and experts to the IU Southeast campus to present vital issues to our community.