CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: No. 3 all-time scorer (1,544) and rebounder (762) in school history ... finished in UAA top 20 in 18 statistical categories, including 5th in 3FG% (.439), 5th in blocks (70), 10th in FT% (.824), 4th in FT made (277), 6th in double-doubles (16), tied for 2nd in games played (121) and tied for 4th in games started (90) ... two-time Team MVP (as voted by teammates) ... along with teammate Luke Cooper, became fifth and sixth Seawolves ever to play on three straight NCAA Tournament teams ... two-time Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team; twice led event in rebounding (2006 & ’07).
2007-08: Earned NABC/State Farm All-America and Division II Bulletin honorable mention All-America honors ... voted First Team All-West Region by both coaches (NABC) and sports information directors (Daktronics) ... chosen First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference by league’s coaches ... led Seawolves in scoring (18.5 ppg), rebounding (7.9 rpg), steals (1.3 spg) and blocks (0.5 bpg) as UAA went 29-6 and advanced to the NCAA Div. II Semifinals for the second time in school history ... named to all-tournament teams at NCAA West Regional and Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout ... earned three GNAC Player of the Week awards and was voted Team MVP by his teammates ... led GNAC with in rebounding and double-doubles (10), and ranked 3rd in scoring, 2nd in minutes (35.2) and 8th in steals ... in league games only, led GNAC in rebounding (8.1) and ranked 2nd in scoring (19.4) and minutes (35.5), 5th in steals (1.4), 6th in 3FG% (.439) and 9th in FT% (.810) ... finished with NCAA ranks of 47th in scoring and 83rd in rebounding, while helping Seawolves to team ranks of 4th in scoring defense (60.1), 5th in 3FG% (.413) and 8th in FT% (.762) ... helped UAA establish school- and GNAC-record 18-game winning streak, plus school-record 20 straight against D-II competition ... scored in double digits in 32 of 35 games, including 18 outings with 20-plus ... led Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout with 10.3 rpg against all-Div. I competition ... finished 6th in rebounds (278) and 7th in points (646) on UAA all-time season lists, plus 14th in points per game (18.5), 10th in FG made (232) and attempted (467), 7th in FT made (136), 10th in FT attempted (172), 6th in minutes per game (35.2) and 8th in double-doubles (10) ... set UAA season records for most games played (35, along with several teammates) and most games started (35, along with Luke Cooper, Chris Bryant & McCade Olsen) in a season ... 1,233 total minutes was second only to Cooper on all-time school list ... played 40 or more minutes on six occasions, earning share of Jim Hajdukovich ?Iron Man’ Trophy with Cooper at season-ending banquet ... grabbed double-digit rebounds 11 times, including career-high 16 against Texas Tech ... tied career-high with 29 points against 24th-ranked Seattle Pacific on Jan. 31 ... 16 free throws made against SPU was second-most in school history ... scored 22 points ? including game-tying, buzzer-beating jumper at end of first overtime ? and grabbed 11 rebounds in 2OT win at No. 11 BYU-Hawaii on Dec. 17; 48 minutes played at BYUH to tie for second-most ever by a Seawolf in a game ... scored 26 points (9-14 FG) and swished tying and winning free throws with 5 seconds left in 73-72 win at Hawaii Hilo ... other top games included 22 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists in home win over GNAC runner-up Central Washington; 26 points (9-10 FT), 11 rebounds and 4 steals in 100-98 OT win over Saint Martin’s to clinch GNAC title; 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in win at Western Washington; 20 points (8-8 FT) and 9 rebounds in narrow Shootout loss to eventual D-I ?Sweet 16’ squad Western Kentucky; 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in NCAA West Regional title-game win over BYU-Hawaii; and 17 points and 8 rebounds in 56-53 NCAA Quarterfinals win over California, Pa.
2006-07: Voted All-GNAC Second Team by league’s coaches and Team MVP by his teammates ... led Seawolves in scoring (15.5 ppg), rebounding (6.9 rpg), blocks (0.64 bpg), 3FG% (.466), and double-doubles (4) ... season FT% of .887 ranked 7th in NCAA Div. II and 4th-best in school history, while FG% of .546 was 72nd nationally ... held GNAC ranks of 5th in rebounding, 8th in scoring and 16th in assists (2.3 apg) ... averaged 23.2 ppg in last five games, including career-high 29 points (9-13 FG, 3-3 3FG, 8-9 FT) in loss at No. 25 Seattle Pacific ... scored double figures in 23 of 28 games, including 10 times with 20 or more ... earned spot on Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team with 3-game average of 15.3 ppg and 8.7 rpg against Div. I competition, including 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in loss to Hofstra ... named Most Outstanding Player of UAA’s AT&T Alascom Jamboree, averaging 16.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 5.0 apg in wins over Hawaii-Hilo and No. 19 BYU-Hawaii ... made all-tournament team at Glacier Classic after helping UAA to wins over Florida Tech and Augustana ... scored 21 points (9-11 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-3 FT) in first half of UAA’s NCAA Tournament loss at 4th-ranked Humboldt State before leaving midway through with a hip pointer ... other top performances included 25 points (9-18 FG, 3-6 3FG, 4-4 FT, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in regular-season-ending, playoff-clinching win at rival UAF; 25 points (8-17 FG, 9-9 FT), 13 rebounds and 3 blocks in home finale victory over Western Washington; 22 points (8-15 FG, 5-5 FT) and 11 rebounds in home win over UAF; and 27 points (10-15 FT, 6-7 FT), 10 rebounds and 3 steals in 60-57 home win over Northwest Nazarene ... finished junior season high on UAA career lists for rebounds (9th, 483), points (22nd, 898), 3FG% (2nd, .470), FT% (4th, .860), FG% (9th, .534), and rebounding average (20th, 5.6).
2005-06: Ranked 3rd among Seawolves in rebounds (4.6 rpg) and FG% (.530) and 2nd in blocked shots (19), averaging 6.9 ppg ... finished with GNAC ranks of 28th in rebounding, 18th in FG% and 16th in blocks per game (0.61) ... shot a team-best .571 (16 of 28) from three-point range, but did not have enough attempts to qualify for statistical recognition. Also made .833 (25 of 30) from FT line as UAA finished No. 2 in all of NCAA Div. II in both 3FG% and FT% ... finished sophomore season as UAA’s 10th-best career FG% shooter (.525) and tied for 30th on the career rebounds list (291) ... earned All-Tournament Team honors at prestigious Disney’s Div. II Tip-Off Classic (Nov. 11-13), averaging 10.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 2.0 bpg as UAA went 2-1 ... top game came Dec. 10 in Glacier Classic win over BYU-Hawaii with 15 pts (6-9 FG, 3-4 3FG and career-high 5 assists ... other top games included 16 pts and team season-high 13 rebounds in win over Northland Baptist (Nov. 4); 11 pts (4-5 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in UAA’s first-ever win at Humboldt State (Feb. 18); and 11 pts (4-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in win over Western Oregon (Jan. 21).
2004-05: Had one of best all-around seasons ever for a Seawolf freshman, averaging 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game ... ranked 14th in the GNAC in field goal pct. (.520), 15th in rebounding, 16th in blocks (0.56 bpg) and 37th in scoring ... finished in the top 5 in seven different UAA freshman stats categories, including fourth in points (250) and third in rebounds (149) ... led team in rebounding seven times and in scoring twice ... shot third-best free throw pct. (.811) on team ... averaged 14.4 points on 61 percent shooting over the last eight games, including a high of 20 (6-10 FG, 7-7 FT) in double-OT loss to Seattle Pacific (2/19) ... had 19 points (8-11 FG) and 7 rebounds in loss to Northwest Nazarene (2/5) ... recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in 83-82 win over UAF (2/26) ... high of 15 rebounds came in loss at SPU (1/20) ... led team with 8 rebounds in first collegiate game, a 3OT win over Caldwell (11/18).
HIGH SCHOOL: Named 2003-04 Alaska 3A Player of the Year after leading Valdez High to a 28-0 record and its second state title in three years ... averaged 17.1 points (60% FG, 80% FT, 35.5% 3FG), 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks as a senior, improving scoring average to 22.3 in the state tournament ... big performances included 23 points (10-17 FG) in Bucs’ overtime win over Barrow in the state championship game; 21 points (9-14 FG) and 11 rebounds in a win over Class 4A Chugiak; and 11 points and 10 rebounds in the Dimond Prep Shootout championship game win over Heritage Christian ... overall, played in four state tournaments, and the Buccaneers posted a combined 56-1 record over this junior and senior years ... made all-tournament team all four years at Valdez Elks tournament and was MVP of GCI Glacier Classic as a sophomore ... National Honor Society and honor roll student.
PERSONAL: Born Carl J. Arts on July 6, 1985 in Valdez ... son of Tom and Sue Arts ... married Sarah (Holt) Arts on July 1, 2007 ... hobbies include swimming and video games ... physical education major.
Career Highs
Points: 29, twice (last vs Seattle Pacific, 1/31/07)
Rebounds: 16 vs Texas Tech, 1/22/07
Assists: 6, twice (last: vs BYU-Hawaii, 12/28/06)
Blocks: 4 vs Neb.-Omaha, 11/13/05
Steals: 5 at Saint Martin’s, 1/5/08
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG- FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct
2004-05 27-13 634/23.5 104- 200 .520 12- 31 .387 30- 37 .811
2005-06 31-14 550/17.7 87- 164 .530 16- 28 .571 25- 30 .833
2006-07 28-28 802/28.6 160- 293 .546 27- 58 .466 86- 97 .887
2007-08 35-35 1233/35.2 232- 467 .497 46-113 .407 136-172 .791
TOTALS 121-90 3219/26.6 583-1124 .519 101-230 .439 277-336 .824
Year OR-DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2004-05 55- 94-149/5.5 73-3 36 34 15 19 250/ 9.3
2005-06 42-100-142/4.6 60-0 37 36 19 13 215/ 6.9
2006-07 58-135-193/6.9 77-1 64 45 18 22 433/15.5
2007-08 61-217-278/7.9 65-0 66 79 18 46 646/18.5
TOTALS 216-546-762/6.3 275-4 203 194 70 100 1544/12.8
