Arnett Moultrie

Arnett Moultrie
Moultrie with the 76ers
No. 3 – Taipei Fubon Braves
PositionPower forward
LeagueP. League+
Personal information
Born (1990-11-18) November 18, 1990 (age 34)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolRaleigh Egypt (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft2012: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Philadelphia 76ers
2012–2013→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2014→Delaware 87ers
2014–2015Jiangsu Dragons
2016Atenienses de Manatí
2016–2017Ankara DSİ
2017Defensor Sporting
2017Incheon Electroland Elephants
2017–2018Mahram Tehran
2018Al Muharraq
2018NLEX Road Warriors
2018Hebei Xianglan
2018–2019Kalev/Cramo
2019Parma
2020Beijing Royal Fighters
2020–2021Nanjing Monkey Kings
2021–2022Xinjiang Flying Tigers
2023Taichung Suns
2023Qingdao Eagles
2024Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2024–presentTaipei Fubon Braves
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
U-19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 New Zealand Team

Arnett Nathaniel Moultrie (born November 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. He played college basketball with UTEP and Mississippi State.

High school

In Moultrie's junior season at Raleigh-Egypt High School, he averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. In his senior season, he averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks per game.[1]

College career

Freshman season

In Moultrie's freshman season at UTEP, he averaged 8.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He was also named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Moultrie averaged 13.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in the College Basketball Invitational as UTEP lost in the final round to Oregon State.[1]

Sophomore season

In his sophomore season at UTEP, Moultrie averaged 9.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. In the Conference-USA Tournament, Moultrie averaged 12.0 points per game and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.[1]

Junior season

Moultrie was forced to sit out a season after transferring to Mississippi State. In his first and only season playing for Mississippi State, (2011–12), Moultrie averaged 16.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.[2] He was also named to the All-SEC men's basketball team.[3] On March 28, 2012, Moultrie decided to enter his name in the 2012 NBA draft.[4]

Professional career

Moultrie was drafted with the 27th pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Justin Hamilton and a future first-round draft pick.[5] On December 21, 2012, Moultrie was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League.[6] He was recalled on January 6, 2013.[7]

On February 4, 2014, he was assigned to the Delaware 87ers.[8] On February 9, 2014, he was recalled by the 76ers.[9] On February 21, 2014, Moultrie had his first career start. In 31 minutes, he recorded 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in a 112–124 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[10] On March 15, 2014, he was reassigned to the 87ers.[11] On March 31, 2014, he was suspended for five games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy.[12] On April 6, 2014, he was again recalled to the 76ers.

On October 27, 2014, he was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Travis Outlaw, a 2019 second-round draft selection and the option exchange 2018 second-round draft selections. Upon acquisition, he was waived by the Knicks.[13]

On December 16, 2014, he signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.[14]

On December 5, 2015, Moultrie signed with Al-Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon.[15]

In March 2018, Moultrie signed with the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association as their import for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[16]

In November 2018, Moultrie signed with Kalev/Cramo of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League (LEBL) and the VTB United League.[17] His first game for the team was in the VTB United League as he scored 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 26 minutes against Parma as Kalev/Cramo won 93–82.[18]

In December 2019, Arnett moved to the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association.[19] He debuted on 5 January 2020, as club won 112–96 against Shanghai Sharks. Moultrie averaged 18.8 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. On October 29, 2020, he signed with the Nanjing Monkey Kings.[20] On March 28, 2021, Moultrie scored 37 points and grabbed a career-high 34 rebounds in a 105–95 victory over the Jiangsu Dragons. His 34 rebounds were five rebounds short of breaking the CBA record for most rebounds in a single game.[21]

On March 8, 2023, Taichung Suns registered Arnett as import player.[22] On March 9, Arnett signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League.[23]

On August 12, 2024, Arnett signed with the Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit.[24][25]

On November 22, 2024, Arnett signed with the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+.[26]

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 statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Philadelphia 47 0 11.5 .582 .000 .643 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 3.7
2013–14 Philadelphia 12 2 15.6 .421 .000 .800 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.3 3.0
Career 59 2 12.4 .547 .000 .667 3.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 3.6

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 UTEP 37 34 26.8 .502 .282 .535 8.2 0.6 0.8 0.9 8.8
2009–10 UTEP 33 33 28.9 .475 .225 .651 8.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 9.8
2011–12 Mississippi State 30 30 35.8 .549 .444 .780 10.5 1.2 0.8 0.8 16.4

CBA statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020-21 Nanjing 48 45 36.7 .576 .300 .818 13.0 2.7 1.5 1.2 26.3
2021-22 Xinjiang 25 25 41.3 .648 .000 .865 14.8 3.0 2.1 1.4 29.6

Source: basketball-stats.de (Date: 26. March 2022)[27]

International career

Moultrie represented the U-19 United States national team at the 2009 U-19 World Championship held in New Zealand, where they won the gold medal.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Arnett Moultrie Profile". Mississippi State University Bulldogs Official Athletics site. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Arnett Moultrie Profile". ESPN. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Marcello, Brandon. "Moultrie to declare for NBA Draft, end career at MSU". Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Sixers get Arnett Moultrie from Heat". NBA.com. June 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Assign First-Round Draft Pick Arnett Moultrie to NBA D-League Affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  7. ^ Sixers Recall Arnett Moultrie From D-League And Waive Maalik Wayns
  8. ^ Sixers assign Arnett Moultrie, Lorenzo Brown to D-League
  9. ^ Sixers call Arnett Moultrie from D-League
  10. ^ Notebook: Mavericks 124, 76ers 112
  11. ^ Sixers Assign Arnett Moultrie to Delaware 87ers
  12. ^ Wolf, Jason (March 31, 2014). "76ers' Arnett Moultrie suspended for drug violation". USAToday.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  13. ^ Knicks Complete Trade with Philadelphia
  14. ^ Arnett Moultrie signs in China with Jiangsu Nangang
  15. ^ Saddi, Michel (December 5, 2015). "Al Riyadi lands Arnett Moultrie, ex Jiangsu D." Asia-Basket.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  16. ^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 6, 2018). "NLEX goes big with former NBA player Arnett Moultrie as Commissioner's Cup import".
  17. ^ "Kalev/Cramo signs Arnett Moultrie". Sportando. November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  18. ^ "Kalev 93 - 82 PARMA". VTB United League. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  19. ^ "Arnett Moultrie: Agrees to contract with Beijing". CBSSports.com. December 8, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  20. ^ Lupo, Nicola (October 29, 2020). "Arnett Moultrie signs with Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings". Sportando. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "CBA China - Nanjing Monkey Kings at Jiangsu Dragons, Mar 28, 2021". Basketball Reference. March 28, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "2023.03.08聯盟公告". T1 League (Press release). March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "太陽註銷艾倫有原因 找來的新洋將莫爾特里曾在CBA殺翻天". Liberty Times Net. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  24. ^ "ברוך הבא ארנט!". מכבי ראשון לציון האתר הרשמי. August 12, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  25. ^ "Arnett Moultrie (ex Qingdao E.) is a newcomer at M.Rishon". Eurobasket.com. August 13, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  26. ^ "富邦勇士簽下前NBA費城禁區長人 他2度回鍋台籃". ETtoday. November 22, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  27. ^ "Arnett Moultrie" (in German). basketball-stats.de. Retrieved March 26, 2022.