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.^[2] Arnette played professionally for the Cincinnati Royals of the NBA from 1963 to 1965.

Jay Arnette

Arnette with mother in 1960
Personal information
Born	(1938-12-19) December 19, 1938 (age 86) Austin, Texas, U.S.
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
Drafted by	Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1963–1965
Position	Point guard
Number	21
Career history
1963–1965	Cincinnati Royals
Career highlights
SWC Player of the Year (1960) First-team All-SWC (1960)
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
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States 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.^[3][4]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.^[6][7]

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

Source^[1]

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