Arvesta Kelly

Arvesta Kelly
Personal information
Born (1945-11-20) November 20, 1945
Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi)
College Lincoln (Missouri) (1963–1967)
NBA draft 1967 / Round: 8 / Pick: 85th overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career 1967–1972
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 14, 22, 15
Career history
1967–1971 Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers / Pittsburgh Condors
1971 Carolina Cougars
1971–1972 Pittsburgh Condors
1972 Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
  • ABA champion (1968)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Arvesta Kelly (born November 20, 1945) is an American retired basketball player. A combo guard from Lincoln University in Missouri, Kelly played four seasons in the original American Basketball Association for three teams, winning an ABA title with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1968. For his career, Kelly averaged 8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 188 ABA games.[1]

Kelly's grandson, Raijon, played three years of Division I basketball at Samford University, where he remains the school's single-season assist leader.[2]

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