| On Friday, Nov. 22, the 2019 McCallum boys basketball alumni game will celebrate one of the school’s most decorated graduates, Olympic Gold Medalist and All-American Jay Arnette.
He and his wife, Betty, who met at McCallum, now have three children and six grandchildren. After his three-year NBA career, Jay and Betty eventually returned to Austin, where Jay was a practicing orthodontist for many years. Join us as we honor this McCallum legend! Admission is free. NOTE: if you are an alumnus and would like to participate in the game, send an email to Coach Carlin Shaw at carlin.shaw@austinisd.org.  2018 alumni game participants |
Dr. Jay Arnette began attending McCallum in 1953, the year it opened. He graduated in 1956 as a two-time all-state basketball player (and earned all-state honors in baseball as well). Jay went on to lead the Texas Longhorns basketball team for three seasons, and in 1960 earned All-American honors before being named to the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball team, which won Gold in Rome the same year.