William Archie Dees (February 22, 1936 – April 4, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. Dees was the second-overall pick in the 1958 NBA draft from Indiana University.
A 6'8" forward/center born in Ethel, Mississippi, Dees started his basketball career at Mount Carmel High School in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He was later named an All-American his senior year, scoring a record 2,337 points.[1]
Afterward, he attended Indiana University, where he received the Big Ten Conference Most Valuable Player award twice, in 1957 and 1958.[1] Dees is one of three people (the others being Jerry Lucas and Scott May) to have received multiple Big Ten MVP honors.[1]
When he graduated in 1958, Dees was drafted as the second-overall pick by the Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association.[2] He went on to play four seasons in the league with the Royals, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Packers, and St. Louis Hawks.[3]
Dees was inducted into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1983.[3]
In 2001, he was named to the Indiana University All-Century Team.[3]
Dees died April 4, 2016, in Bloomington, Indiana.[3]
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