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Jay Arnette

Jay Hoyland Arnette 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 to 1965.

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

Jay Hoyland Arnette (born December 19, 19381) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.2 Arnette played professionally for the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA from 1963 to 1965.

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.34 From 1963 to 1965, he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Cincinnati Royals,5 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.6

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.67

Career statistics

Legend
  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

Source1

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1963–64 Cincinnati 48 10.4 .362 .778 1.1 1.5 3.8
1964–65 Cincinnati 63 10.5 .371 .747 1.0 1.1 3.8
1965–66 Cincinnati 3 4.7 .167 – .0 .0 .7
Career 114 10.3 .365 .760 1.0 1.2 3.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1963–64 Cincinnati 8 9.9 .355 .875 1.3 1.1 3.6
1964–65 Cincinnati 1 2.0 .000 – .0 1.0 .0
Career 9 9.0 .344 .875 1.1 1.1 3.2
References

References

  1. "Jay Arnette". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. "Jay Arnette (1973) - Hall of Honor". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. "2014-15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. "1960 U.S. Olympic basketball team roster". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  5. "Jay Arnette | Guard | Cincinnati Royals | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  6. "BCD alum to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame". tamhsc.edu. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  7. Jay Arnette. sports-reference.com
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