Weber State University Athletics
Hall of Fame - Harold Acreneaux
3/18/2015 3:47:00 PM | Wildcat Club
Harold Arceneaux
Men's Basketball (1997-1999)
Inducted February 2014
Of all the moments in Weber State's athletic history, perhaps no moment is more remembered than the night of March 11, 1999, when the Weber State men's basketball team defeated North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The win goes down as one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. The Wildcats were led in that game by Harold “The Show” Arceneaux who scored 36 points to beat the Tar Heels and bring national prominence and attention to Weber State.
Arceneaux played two years of basketball at Weber State and is one of the top players in the program's history. He came to WSU for the 1998-99 season along with Eddie Gill and immediately made a name for himself. He earned Big Sky MVP honors and All-District honors that season and set a then WSU single-season record for points in a season with 713 (later broken by Damian Lillard). He led the Wildcats to the Big Sky title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they met third seeded North Carolina. Arceneaux had 36 points and knocked down five three-pointers in the upset win over the Tar Heels and he and the Wildcats became one of the darlings of the NCAA Tournament.
Two nights later, Arceneaux was right back at it scoring 32 points in an overtime loss to Florida in the second round of the tournament.
As a senior Arceneaux came back for another great year, averaging 23.0 points per game and once again earning Big Sky MVP honors. He scored 40 points twice that season and scored 30 or more eight times.
Since leaving Weber State, Arceneaux has played basketball professionally on every continent in the world and at nearly every level. From summer leagues in the NBA to minor professional leagues in the United States and to countries near and far, Arceneaux has continued his show all over the world. He has played for professional teams in Australia, France, Portugal, Argentina, South Korea, Philippines, Brazil and Mexico where he spent the 2012-13 season as a player coach for the Lechugueros De Leon in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico.
In 2014, Arceneaux's NCAA performance was named the 25th greatest in Big Sky Conference history.