Jamie Arnold (born March 10, 1975) is an American-Israeli former professional

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player. Playing as a power forward, 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

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College career

Arnold played

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at Wichita State University, with the Wichita State Shockers.

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

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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

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Awards and achievements

Team

02–03 – Won the Slovenian National League Championship
02–03 – EuroCup finalist
05–06 – Won the Israeli

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Championship
05–06 – Won the Israeli

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05–06 – EuroLeague finalist
06–07 – Won the Israeli National League Championship
07–08 – Won the Israeli National Cup
09–10 –

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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

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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

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03–04 – Named EuroCup Week-5 MVP
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07–08 – Named EuroCup Week-3 MVP
07–08 – Named EuroCup Week-4 MVP
07–08 – Named

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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

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