Arthur Barclay | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 5th district |
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Assumed office January 12, 2016 Serving with Patricia Egan Jones |
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Preceded by | Gilbert "Whip" Wilson |
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Born | April 29, 1982 |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Residence | Camden |
Website | Legislative web page |
Arthur Barclay (born April 29, 1982) is an American former collegiate basketball player and Democratic Party politician who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since he was sworn into office on January 12, 2016.
A native of Camden, Barclay graduated from Camden High School as part of the class of 2000. During his senior year, he was captain of the Camden Panthers basketball team that won the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, defeating Seton Hall Preparatory School in the championship game by a score of 50–46; The 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) forward had 12 points and 14 rebounds in the win, with 27 points from teammate and future NBA player Dajuan Wagner. Barclay scored 1,259 points in his high school career and was recognized in 2013 by inclusion in the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame.
John Calipari recruited Wagner to the University of Memphis in June 2000, simultaneously agreeing to give Barclay a scholarship position on the team. Wagner had long insisted that he wanted to play together in college with Barclay and the two had been so close that it was often assumed that Wagner and Barclay were brothers.
Barclay played for three years on the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, averaging 2.6 points per game in the 2001–02 season, 2.1 points a game in 2003–04 and 2.1 points per game in 2004–05. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Memphis.