Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert Arenas
Arenas with the Washington Wizards in 2008
Personal information
Born (1982-01-06) January 6, 1982 (age 42)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolGrant (Los Angeles, California)
CollegeArizona (1999–2001)
NBA draft2001: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career2001–2013
PositionPoint guard
Number0, 9, 1, 10
Career history
20012003Golden State Warriors
20032010Washington Wizards
2010–2011Orlando Magic
2012Memphis Grizzlies
2012–2013Shanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points11,402 (20.7 ppg)
Rebounds2,168 (3.9 rpg)
Assists2,909 (5.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (/əˈrnəz/ ə-REE-nəz; born January 6, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Arenas attended Grant High School in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, and accepted a scholarship offer to the University of Arizona late in his junior year. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 31st overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.

Arenas is a three-time NBA All-Star, three-time member of the All-NBA Team, and was voted the NBA Most Improved Player in the 2002–03 season. Arenas was nicknamed "Agent Zero", due to his former jersey number and his late-game shot-making ability.[1] He has also been nicknamed "Gibby." Both names quickly became fan favorites during his time in the Washington, D.C. area.[2]

Arenas was suspended for most of the 2009–10 NBA season because of handgun violations stemming from an episode on December 24, 2009, and for subsequent actions that appeared to make light of this episode.

In late 2010, Arenas was traded to the Orlando Magic. After the 2011 NBA lockout, Arenas was the first NBA player to be waived under the "amnesty clause". He signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2011–12 NBA season.

  1. ^ Gibbons, Liz (January 5, 2007). "Basketball; Playing With a Gleam in His Eye". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
  2. ^ SLAM (December 2006). "Issue 103, pg. 26".

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