John Charles Arthurs is a retired American basketball

Basketball

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 player.

Arthurs played college basketball for the Tulane University

Tulane Green Wave

Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official...

, where he was an All-American in 1969. He scored 1,501 points in three seasons, graduating as Tulane's all-time leading scorer. He also served as a first baseman

First baseman

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 for Tulane's baseball team. After college, Arthurs was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

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 in the 6th round (73rd pick overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft

1969 NBA Draft

The 1969 NBA Draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 7, 1969 and May 7, 1969 before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, 14 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year...

. He appeared in 11 games for the Bucks during the 1969–70 NBA season and tallied 35 points.

When his sports career ended, Arthurs entered the real estate

Real estate

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 business in New Orleans. He was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980. He is also a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame.