Full name is Gilbert J.
Arenas. Nickname is “G.A.” or “GIL” Lists his father,
Gilbert Arenas, as the person he most admires and who is
an actor seen in several television commercials. His
father also attended the University of Miami, where he
played halfback on the 1980 Hurricanes football team with
Jim Kelly and Otis Anderson . Wears #0 because that was
the number of minutes he was told by detractors he would
get at the University of Arizona. Played two seasons at
the University of Arizona, averaging 15.8 points, 3.8
rebounds and 2.2 assists in 70 games (early entry
candidate following his sophomore season)...Ranked 25th on
the Arizona career scoring list (1,105 points) when he
left school, becoming just the sixth player in school
history to reach the 1,000 point plateau as a sophomore.
In 2000-01 (Sophomore): |