Jay Arnette
Jay Hoyland Arnette (born December 19, 1938[1]) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. Arnette played professionally for the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA from 1963–1965.
![]() Arnette with mother in 1960 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | December 19, 1938||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | McCallum (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | Texas (1957–1960) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1960: 2nd round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1963–1965 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1963–1965 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 424 (3.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 116 (1.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 139 (1.2 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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A 6'2" guard born in Austin, Texas and from Austin's University of Texas, Arnette competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the United States men's national basketball team.[2] From 1963 to 1965, he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, averaging 3.7 points per game.[1] In 2010, the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team on which Arnette played was collectively inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]
While playing basketball Arnette attended a dental school at Baylor College of Dentistry. He later obtained licenses in dentistry and pharmacy, but practiced orthodontics in Austin, Texas.[3][4]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[1]
References
- "Jay Arnette". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- "2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- "BCD alum to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame". tamhsc.edu. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- Jay Arnette. sports-reference.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Olympians' Almanza and Arnette look back at a century of Horns hoops at TexasSports.com