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. 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. BAA/NBA career statistics Regular season Playoffs References External links Risen's Basketball Hall of Fame page 1924 births 2012 deaths All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Kentucky Boston Celtics players Centers (basketball) Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball players Indianapolis Kautskys players Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National Basketball Association All-Stars National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players People from Williamstown, Kentucky Rochester Royals players Sportspeople from the Cincinnati metropolitan area