Janeth Arcain

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Brazilian basketball player (born 1969)

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nameJaneth Arcain
imageJaneth Arcain (21300956406).jpg
captionJaneth in 2007
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positionShooting guard
height_ft5
weight_lbs147
birth_date
birth_placeSão Paulo, Brazil
draft_leagueWNBA
draft_year1997
draft_round2
draft_pick13
draft_teamHouston Comets
career_start1983
career_end2007
years11997–2003, 2005
team1Houston Comets
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Janeth dos Santos Arcain (, born April 11, 1969) is a Brazilian former professional women's basketball player. She played in the United States for the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2005.

Arcain is one of the players inducted in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.

WNBA career

Arcain was one of the original players selected from the WNBA's inaugural season in 1997. She was selected 13th overall in the second round of the Elite draft by the Houston Comets. She played every Comets game in the first seven seasons of the WNBA before skipping the 2004 season to prepare for the Olympics. A key piece of the Comets dynasty that included four championships from 1997 to 2000, Arcain had her best season in 2001, averaging 18.5 points per game en route to Most Improved Player and First Team All-WNBA honors.

Arcain's final WNBA game was played in Game 2 of the 2005 Western Conference Finals on September 10, 2005 against the Sacramento Monarchs. Arcain recorded 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals but her team would lose the game 65 - 74 and be eliminated from the playoffs.

National team career

With the Brazil national team, Arcain won the FIBA World Championship for Women in 1994 and two medals in the Olympic Games: silver in 1996, and bronze in 2000. She decided to retire after two big events to be hosted in Brazil, the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women (fourth) and the 2007 Pan American Games (silver).

Arcain was named mayor of the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Village.

Career statistics

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WNBA

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Regular season

|- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 1997† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 28° || 27 || 28.0 || .440 || .273 || .894 || 3.9 || 1.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 2.4 || 10.9 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1998† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 30° || 4 || 21.9 || .426 || .152 || .756 || 3.6 || .9 || .8 || .1 || 1.3 || 6.8 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 1999† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || 1 || 23.0 || .433 || .250 || .829 || 2.8 || 1.2 || .9 || .1 || 1.2 || 5.8 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2000† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || 30.5 || .468 || .200 || .837 || 3.7 || 1.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 1.7 || 8.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || 36.1 || .426 || .333 || .900 || 4.3 || 2.9 || 1.9 || .1 || 2.6 || 18.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || style="background:#D3D3D3" | 32° || 34.9 || .424 || .270 || .883 || 3.9 || 2.7 || 1.6 || .2 || 2.2 || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#D3D3D3" | 34° || style="background:#D3D3D3" | 34° || 33.4 || .466 || .243 || .840 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 1.2 || .0 || 1.5 || 11.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 34 || style="background:#D3D3D3" | 34° || 31.7 || .421 || .188 || .883 || 2.7 || 1.6 || 1.6 || .2 || 1.6 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 8 years, 1 team | 254 || 196 || 30.1 || .437 || .251 || .867 || 3.6 || 1.8 || 1.4 || .1 || 1.8 || 10.4

Playoffs

|- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1997† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 2 || 2 || 35.0 || .333 || .333 || 1.000 || 7.5 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .5 || 10.5 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1998† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 5 || 0 || 18.4 || .444 || .000 || – || 1.6 || .8 || .4 || .2 || .6 || 3.2 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|1999† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 6 || 0 || 26.0 || .448 || .222 || .625 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .2 || .3 || 6.3 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2000† | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 6 || 6 || 33.5 || .447 || .286 || .857 || 4.5 || 2.0 || 1.7 || .0 || 2.7 || 8.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2001 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 2 || 2 || 35.5 || .382 || .125 || 1.000 || 5.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.5 || 14.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2002 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 3 || 3 || 39.7 || .429 || .286 || .875 || 3.7 || 1.3 || 1.7 || .3 || 1.7 || 13.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2003 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 3 || 3 || 35.7 || .387 || .200 || .923 || 4.7 || 1.0 || 2.7 || .0 || 2.3 || 12.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"| 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 5 || 5 || 27.6 || .485 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .0 || .4 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 8 years, 1 team | 32 || 21 || 29.8 || .421 || .214 || .850 || 3.6 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .1 || 1.3 || 8.6

References

References

  1. "Janeth Arcain".
  2. [http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-lisa-leslie-hall-fame-class-20140719-story.html Lisa Leslie part of 2015 women's basketball Hall of Fame class]
  3. "Houston Comets at Sacramento Monarchs, September 10, 2005".
  4. "Lauren Jackson becomes all-time women's Olympic high scorer as Australia wears down China to advance".
  5. ""O dia passou muito rápido", afirma Janeth - UOL Esporte - Pan 2007".
  6. [https://www.fiba.basketball/news/brazilian-basketball-legend-arcain-named-mayor-of-olympic-village Brazilian basketball legend Arcain named ‘Mayor’ of Olympic Village]
  7. "Janeth Arcain WNBA stats". Sports Reference LLC.

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