Gib Arnold
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Gibson "Gib" Arnold is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 player and coach.

Sports career

Arnold played collegiately at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

, Dixie State College
Dixie State College of Utah
Dixie State College of Utah is a college located in St. George, Utah, United States.-History:...

 in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

, and at the University of California, San Diego.

While an assistant coach, Arnold was named as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country by Rivals.com, and one of the top 10 assistant coaches in the country by Athlon Sports Magazine.
Arnold served as the head coach at the College of Southern Idaho, where he posted a 57-14 record (2003–2005).

He was named the 19th head men's basketball coach at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...

 on March 20, 2010.

Personal life

Arnold graduated from Punahou School
Punahou School
Punahou School, once known as Oahu College, is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu in the U.S. State of Hawaii...

—-the same high school as President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

—and was a prep All-American and Hawai‘i’s high school Gatorade Player of the Year. Arnold's father, Frank Arnold
Frank Arnold
Frank Arnold is a former men's basketball coach who coached at Brigham Young University from 1975–1983 and at the University of Hawaii from 1985-1987.-Career:...

, was also the head basketball coach at UH from 1985 to 1987.

He and his wife, Lisa, have five children.

Notable players coached

  • DeMar DeRozan
    DeMar DeRozan
    DeMar Darnell DeRozan is an American professional basketball player, selected ninth overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. DeRozan played college basketball at USC for the Trojans...

    , NBA player and former USC player
  • Taj Gibson
    Taj Gibson
    Taj Jami Gibson is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association . Following the 2010 signing of Carlos Boozer, he has played as the second string power forward...

    , NBA player and former USC player.

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