Jamie Arnold (basketball)

Jamie Arnold

Arnold in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1975-03-10) March 10, 1975 (age 49) Oak Park, Michigan
Nationality	American-Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Park (Oak Park, Michigan)
College	Wichita State (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2011
Position	Power forward
Career history
1997–1998	Echo Houthalen
1998–2000	Hapoel Galil Elyon
2000–2001	ALM Évreux Basket
2001–2002	Keravnos
2002–2003	BC Krka
2003–2005	DKV Joventut
2005–2007	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2007–2008	Hapoel Jerusalem
2008	Virtus Bologna
2009–2010	DASH Peristeri Greece
2010	Armani Jeans Milano
2010–2011	Hapoel Holon
Career highlights and awards
EuroCup Top Scorer (2003) Israeli League Rebounding Leader (1999)

Jamie Arnold (born March 10, 1975) is an American-Israeli[1] former professional basketball player.[1] Playing as a power forward,[2] he represented the Israeli national team. In 1998–99, he was the top rebounder in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

High school

Arnold played high school basketball at Oak Park High School in Michigan.

College career

Arnold played college basketball at Wichita State University, with the Wichita State Shockers.[2][3]

Professional career

Arnold played with seven European club teams, starting in Belgium in 1997 and playing until 2011. In 1998–99, he was the top rebounder in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. His last team was Hapoel Holon of Israel.

Coaching career

In 2014, Arnold started as the Varsity boys head coach along with Junior Varsity coaches Michael Williams and Michael Williams Jr. at The Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit.

Awards and achievements

Team

02–03 – Won the Slovenian National League Championship
02–03 – EuroCup finalist
05–06 – Won the Israeli National League Championship
05–06 – Won the Israeli National Cup
05–06 – EuroLeague finalist
06–07 – Won the Israeli National League Championship
07–08 – Won the Israeli National Cup
09–10 – Italian League finalist

Individual

98–99 – Led the Israeli League in total player evaluation (#1 player rating)
98–99 – Led the Israeli League in rebounding (9.6 rebounds per game)
00–01 – Led the French Pro A League in rebounding (11.3 rebounds per game)
00–01 – Named French Pro A – Most Complete Player Award
02–03 – Played in the Slovenian League All Star Game
02–03 – Named the Slovenian League All Star Game MVP
02–03 – Named the best player not in the EuroLeague, by the website Eurobasket.com
03–04 – Named EuroCup Week-5 MVP
0 08-09 he was the NBA mvp 06–07 – Named EuroLeague Week-16 MVP
07–08 – Named EuroCup Week-3 MVP
07–08 – Named EuroCup Week-4 MVP
07–08 – Named Israeli Cup MVP
07–08 – Named Israeli 1st Team "Starting Five"
07–08 – Led the Israeli League in total evaluation (#1 player rating)
07–08 – Led the Israeli League in field goal percentage
09–10 – Named Greek League MVP Week-3
09–10 – Named Greek League MVP of November
09–10 – Named MVP of the Italian League playoffs game one, in the second round, vs. JuveCaserta Basket, for Olimpia Milano, making all 8 field goal attempts

References

1. "ISR – Sherf defiant despite troubles". FIBA.basketball.
2. "Jamie Arnold Wichita State Basketball". Shocker Beat. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
3. "Arnold, Jamie – Welcome To Euroleague Basketball". Euroleague.net. March 10, 1975. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

External links

• Jamie Arnold at the Euroleague official site