Gale McArthur

Gale McArthur

Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Mangum (Mangum, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma State (1948–1951)
NBA draft	1951 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Position	Guard
Number	55
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1951) First-team All-MVC (1951)

Gale McArthur was an All-American basketball player at Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State).

McArthur, a 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) guard from Mangum, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma A&M and played basketball for Hall of Fame coach Henry Iba from 1948-51. During his time in Stillwater, McArthur played on two Final Four teams, playing in the NCAA championship game in 1949 (a 46-36 loss to Kentucky) as a sophomore and the national semifinals as a senior in 1951.

In that senior year of 1950–51, McArthur averaged 11.6 points per game and led the Aggies to a 29-6 record. The team won the Missouri Valley Conference for the second time in McArthur's career.

After graduation from Oklahoma A&M, McArthur was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1951 NBA Draft. However, McArthur opted for dental school instead, ultimately starting his own practice in Ponca City, Oklahoma.