Craig Austin
Personal information | |
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Born | (1979-11-01) November 1, 1979 (age 44) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Saint Francis (Athol Springs, New York) |
College | Columbia (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Position | Small forward |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Craig Austin (born November 1, 1979) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Columbia Lions and was the Ivy League Player of the Year as a junior in 2001.
Austin is a native of Buffalo, New York,[1] and attended Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York.[2] He joined the Lions in 1998 and started several games as a freshman.[2] Austin was selected to the All-Ivy League first-team for the 1999–2000 season.[3]
Austin averaged 18.4 points per game during the 2000–01 season; he was the only Lions player to average double figures and nearly doubled the point total of the second highest scorer on the team.[4] He led the Ivy League in made free throws and ranked second in points scored that season.[4] Austin was selected as the Ivy League Player of the Year and earned a second consecutive nomination to the All-Ivy League first-team in 2001.[4][5] Austin was named to the All-Ivy League second-team during his senior season in 2001–02 after he averaged 16 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[6]
Austin tried out for the Westchester Wildfire of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 2002.[7]
References
- ^ Vaccaro, Ron (February 23, 2001). "Craig Austin leads Lions' Ivy League charge". Yale Daily News. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "First-Year Hoopsters Starting to See More Playing Time". Columbia Daily Spectator. February 17, 1999. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Chris Young A Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy League Selection". Princeton University. March 9, 2000. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Tydings, Sam (August 11, 2015). "Columbia all-time moment No. 9: Craig Austin's POY campaign". Ivy Hoops Online. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Men's hoops captain named to All-Ivy second team". Yale Daily News. March 10, 2001. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Ivy League". College Hoopedia. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Beller, Thomas (December 6, 2007). "You Couldn't Even Make a USBL Team". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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