Janeth arcain biography

Janeth dos Santos Arcain is a Brazilian former professional women's basketball player.
Janeth dos Santos Arcain is a Brazilian former professional women's basketball player.
She also led the Brazilian National team to the.

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Arcain, Janeth: 1969—: Professional Basketball Player

South American players are rare in professional basketball, whose practitioners from outside the sport's U.S. home-land tend to come from Europe or Africa. But Houston Comets guard Janeth Arcain, a veteran Brazilian player, emerged as a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star in 2000. Arcain's rise to prominence was a study in persistence; after several years as a participant but not a leader of the Comets's WNBA dynasty, Arcain made the most of her moment in the spotlight.

Janeth Arcain was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 11, 1969. Arcain and her younger brother, Danilo, suffered after their parents separated when Janeth was six years old, and she turned to sports as a youngster. Arcain played volleyball and the Brazilian national sport of soccer for a time, but the 1983 basketball world championships, held in Sao Paulo, caught her attention. Within a couple of years she was hooked, and by 1986 she was playing on a South American championship team.

Won Olympic Silver Medal

Excelling in international co

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Janeth Arcain stats

Janeth Arcain Player Bio

Janeth Dos Santos Arcain was a basketball player born on April 11, 1969.

Season	Team	League	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	Or	Dr	Reb	Ast	Stl	To	Blk	Fo	Pts	Eff
05-06	Ros Casares	SPA-1 (W)	10.7	3.4	2.1	12	9-3	27.8	49.6	57.1	71.4	0.7	2.8	3.4	2.1	2.0	2.2	0.0	2.3	10.7	10.8

Janeth Arcain scores a career high 22 points (2006)

On April 08, 2006, Janeth Arcain set her career high in points in a Spain - LF Endesa (W) game. That day she scored 22 points in Ros Casares's home win against Celta, 86-66. She also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals. She shot 6/8 from two, 2/2 from three, shooting at 80.0% from the field. She also shot 4/4 from the free-throw line.

Janeth Arcain grabs a career high 7 rebounds (2006)

On February 11, 2006, Janeth Arcain set her career high in rebounds in a Spain - LF Endesa (W) game. That day she grabbed 7 rebounds in Ros Casares's road win against Lugo, 62-75. She also had 8 points,

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Janeth Arcain: 1969—: Professional Basketball Player

Excelling in international competition, Arcain was a member of Brazil's Pan American Games teams in 1987, winning a silver medal, and in 1991, taking home a gold medal. She played for Brazil's Olympic team in 1992 and experienced her greatest thrill up to that time when she returned in 1996 and Brazil won the Olympic silver medal. "It's the first Olympic medal Brazil ever won [in basketball]," Arcain told the Houston Chronicle. "Mine is hanging in the office at my home."

Arcain played eight seasons of professional basketball in Brazil, six for the Polti team, and two for one called Leite Moca. Essentially, she dominated the league. She has been named the Brazilian Most Valuable Player every year she has been active, and was the league's top scorer in 1995 and 1996. She rented an apartment on Rio de Janeiro's magnificent beachfront. Arcain's Brazilian career continued even after she came to the U.S. and began playing for the Comets—a transition that presented special challenges. Even the ball in Brazilian play is a slig