Robert Arnold (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 1988 Lancaster, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lancaster (Lancaster, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2013 | Allianz Swans Gmunden |
| 2013–2014 | Namika Lahti |
| 2014–2015 | Kataja |
| 2015–2016 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
| 2016–2017 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
| 2017–2018 | Hyères-Toulon |
| 2018 | JDA Dijon |
| 2018–2019 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Arnold (born November 12, 1988) was an American professional basketball player for Crailsheim Merlins of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga.
Personal life
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Arnold was born in Lancaster, California. He attended Lancaster High School and went on to graduate from Boise State University in Boise, ID. Upon graduation, Arnold went on to have a successful career playing for multiple elite European leagues.
Career
[edit]Arnold played two years for the Boise State Broncos and turned professional in 2011. After that he played two years for the Allianz Swans Gmunden, where he scored 15.5 points per game in his last season.[1]
After his stance in Austria, he left for Namika Lahti in the Finnish Korisliiga. After a successful individual season, in which Arnold averaged 18.6 points a game,[1] he signed with the Finnish powerhouse Kataja Basket Club for the 2014–15 season.[2] With Kataja he won the Finnish Korisliiga.[3]
On June 19, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Belgian club Belfius Mons-Hainaut.[4]
On July 23, 2016, Arnold joined Rethymno Cretan Kings.[5] The following season, Arnold joined Hyères-Toulon of France's LNB Pro A.[6]
In 2017, Arnold signed a two-year deal to play for JDA Dijon in France, but was released from the team in November 2018 for failing to be a team player and poor attitude. On December 12, 2018, he has signed contract with Crailsheim Merlins of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. In May 2019, Arnold was officially released from the Merlins for poor attitude and inability to function after an elbow injury left him unable to shoot.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert Arnold". Sportsvision-Service. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ^ "Kataja nappasi amerikkalaispelurin Lahden Namikasta". suomikoris.com (in Finnish). July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "KORISLIIGA: It's finally Kataja!". Eurobasket.com. May 19, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "Mons inks Reggie Arnold". Sportando.com. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- ^ "SDNA's confirmed: Robert Arnold signs with Rethymno BC". SDNA.gr. July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Hyeres-Toulon adds Arnold to their roster, ex Cretan Kings". SDNA.gr. July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Robert Arnold (ex Dijon) rebondit en Allemagne" (in French). Basketeurope. December 12, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Robert Arnold at eurobasket.com
- Robert Arnold at fiba.com
- Robert Arnold at fibaeurope.com
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American men's basketball players
- Antelope Valley Marauders men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Los Angeles County, California
- Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
- Crailsheim Merlins players
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- Sportspeople from Lancaster, California
- Rethymno B.C. players
- Small forwards
- Swans Gmunden players