Robert Arnold (basketball)

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Robert Arnold
Personal information
Born (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 34)
Lancaster, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Lancaster (Lancaster, California)
College
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–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

Robert Arnold (born November 12, 1988) was an American professional basketball player for Crailsheim Merlins of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga.

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Personal life

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

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 2 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]

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References

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