David Arnold (basketball)

David Harrison Arnold (also known as Việt Arnold; born November 10, 1990) is a Vietnamese-American professional basketball player for the Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Northern Colorado Bears and the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets. He is also referred to as "Việt Arnold" in Vietnam. His favorite team in NBA is Boston Celtics. His favorite NBA basketball player is Kevin Durant.

David Arnold
No. 33 – Saigon Heat
PositionShooting guard
LeagueABL / VBA
Personal information
Born (1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 33)
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
NationalityVietnamese / American
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolThunderRidge
(Highlands Ranch, Colorado)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014–presentSaigon Heat
2016–presentSaigon Heat (VBA)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-VBA First Team (2016)

Pro career edit

Saigon Heat ABL (2014–present) edit

Arnold joined the Saigon Heat of the ASEAN Basketball League prior to the 2014 season.[1]

Saigon Heat VBA (2016–present) edit

With the formation for the Vietnam Basketball Association, Arnold joined the Saigon Heat side for the league's inaugural season. At the conclusion of the season, he was named to the All-VBA First Team, finishing with averages of 17.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game.

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

ABL edit

Year Team GP RPG APG FG% FT% PPG
2014 Saigon 19 3.8 2.6 .419 .684 14.2
Career 19 3.8 2.6 .419 .684 14.2

VBA edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Saigon 15 13 34.1 .420 .380 .700 3.0 5.9 .9 .3 17.2
2017 Saigon 17 16 28.4 .400 .390 .750 4.8 5.5 1.4 .2 14.4
Career 32 29 31.3 .410 .390 .720 3.9 5.7 1.2 .2 15.7

Awards and honors edit

VBA edit

  • All-VBA First Team: 2016

References edit

  1. ^ "David Arnold gets back to his Vietnamese roots through basketball". denverpost.com. The Denver Post. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

External links edit