Nationality American Name Arvesta Kelly Pro career 1967–1972 Weight 79 kg | Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Height 1.88 m Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Basketball Player | |
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College Lincoln (Missouri) (1963–1967) NBA draft 1967 / Round: 8 / Pick: 85th overall |
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.

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

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