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Jamie Arnold

Jamie Arnold is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player who played power forward and represented the Israeli national team.

born 1975Playing for the Israeli national teamChampionships with Maccabi Tel AvivLeading 1998-99 Israeli league rebounding

Born: 10 March 1975, Detroit
Occupation: basketball player
Education: Oak Park High School, Wichita State University

Jamie Arnold was born in 1975 in Detroit

Jamie Arnold was born on March 10, 1975, in Detroit. He played high school basketball at Oak Park High School in Michigan. He then played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers at Wichita State University.

He began his professional career in Belgium in 1997. In 1998 he joined Hapoel Galil Elyon in Israel, and in 1998-99 he led the Israeli Premier League in rebounds. After a serious injury he returned to Europe and played in France, Cyprus, Slovenia with Novo Mesto and Spain with Joventut Badalona.

In 2005/06 he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv for 2 seasons and won a cup and 2 championships there. In 2008 he scored 29 points in the State Cup final for Hapoel Jerusalem, which won the cup. He later played for Virtus Bologna, Peristeri Athens and Olimpia Milano, and finished his career with Hapoel Holon in 2010/11.

He received Israeli citizenship in 2006 and debuted for the national team that September. In 2014 he became the head coach of the varsity boys team at the Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit.