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 NBA.com
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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