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Janeth dos Santos Arcain (born [April 11 1969 in São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil

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) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player. She played for the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
 (WNBA) from 1997-2005.

in 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.






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Janeth dos Santos Arcain (born [April 11 1969 in São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 player. She played for the Houston Comets
Houston Comets

The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....
 in the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
 (WNBA) from 1997-2005.

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.

International career

Arcain won the Basketball World Championship in 1994 and two medals in the Olympic Games
Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936, with demonstration events in 1904 and 1924. The United States men's national basketball team won all of the gold medals in the men's competition from 1936 to 1968....
: silver in 1996
Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics.For the second straight year, the United States' team comprised fully of National Basketball Association players won the gold medal....
, and bronze in 2000
Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Basketball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Games took place at the Acer Arena and The Dome ....
.

Vital statistics

  • Position: Guard
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
  • Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
  • Team(s): Houston Comets
    Houston Comets

    The Houston Comets was a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original eight WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years of the league's existence....


See also

  • Afro-Brazilian
    Afro-Brazilian

    Afro-Brazilian, or Black Brazilian, is the term used to Race categorize Brazilian citizens who self-reported to be of black or brown skin colors to the official IBGE census....


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