Jay Arnette

Jay Hoyland Arnette (born December 19, 1938[1]) is an American former professional basketball player.

Jay Arnette
Arnette with mother in 1960
Personal information
Born (1938-12-19) December 19, 1938
Austin, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcCallum (Austin, Texas)
CollegeTexas (1957–1960)
NBA draft1960 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career1963–1965
PositionPoint guard
Number21
Career history
1963–1965Cincinnati Royals
Career statistics
Points424 (3.7 ppg)
Rebounds116 (1.0 rpg)
Assists139 (1.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Olympic Games
1960 Rome Team competition

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 University of Texas. He later obtained licenses in dentistry and pharmacy, but practiced orthodontics in Austin, Texas.[3][4]

References
  1. "Jay Arnette". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. "2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. "BCD alum to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame". tamhsc.edu. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. Jay Arnette. sports-reference.com
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