Schenley and Ambridge could play with anybody, anytime and in any era in the country." Death On February 25, 2009, Van Lier was unexpectedly absent from his scheduled television appearance on Comcast SportsNet following a Bulls game. He was found dead in his apartment in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood on February 26, 2009. Fellow Bulls broadcaster and former Bulls head coach Johnny "Red" Kerr also died later that day. Career statistics NBA Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cincinnati | 81 || || 35.7 || .403 || || .741 || 5.0 || 6.2 || || || 9.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cincinnati | style="background:#cfecec;"|82* || || 40.5 || .420 || || .816 || 7.1 || style="background:#cfecec;"|10.1* || || || 16.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Cincinnati | 10 || || 27.5 || .311 || || .773 || 5.8 || 5.1 || || || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 69 || || 31.0 || .456 || || .791 || 4.3 || 7.1 || || || 12.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 80 || || 36.0 || .445 || || .787 || 5.5 || 7.1 || || || 13.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 80 || || 35.8 || .406 || || .778 || 4.7 || 6.9 || 2.0 || .1 || 14.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 70 || || 37.0 || .420 || || .792 || 4.7 || 5.8 || 2.0 || .2 || 15.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 76 || || 39.8 || .366 || || .737 || 5.4 || 6.6 || 2.0 || .3 || 12.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | style="background:#cfecec;"|82* || || 37.8 || .412 || || .778 || 4.5 || 7.8 || 1.6 || .2 || 10.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 78 || || 32.4 || .419 || || .751 || 3.6 || 6.8 || 1.8 || .1 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee | 38 || || 14.6 || .390 || || .904 || 1.1 || 4.2 || 1.1 || .1 || 2.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 746 || || 35.1 || .414 || || .780 || 4.8 || 7.0 || 1.8 || .2 || 11.8 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star | 3 || 1 || 12.3 || .286 || || .500 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || 1.7 Playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|1972 | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 4 ||