Austin Croshere

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Austin Croshere
Austin Croshere 2007.jpg
Croshere in 2007.
Personal information
Born (1975-05-01) May 1, 1975 (age 46)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrossroads School
(Santa Monica, California)
CollegeProvidence (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1997–2009
PositionPower forward
Number44, 22
Career history
1997–2006Indiana Pacers
2006–2007Dallas Mavericks
2007–2008Golden State Warriors
2008–2009Milwaukee Bucks
2009San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,475 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds2,649 (4.0 rpg)
Assists627 (1.0 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka Team competition

Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for five different NBA teams throughout his career in the National Basketball Association. He is now a TV broadcaster for the Indiana Pacers.

Education[]

Croshere went to Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and then played college basketball for Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.[1][2]

Professional career[]

Indiana Pacers[]

Croshere was the 12th pick of the 1997 NBA Draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers.

A 6'10", hard-nosed player who played the power forward and small forward positions, Croshere shot 33.9% from three-point range over the course of his ten-year career. In the 1999–2000 NBA season, he had peaked at just the right time as he helped the Pacers advance to the 2000 NBA Finals, marking the Pacers' first Finals appearance since the ABA-NBA merger.

He was rewarded for his performance in the regular season and particularly the playoffs with a hefty contract. Croshere played 49 games in 2002–03, averaging a career-low 12.9 minutes per game that season as he fell out of the rotation.

Croshere became an important backup during the Rick Carlisle years, and was a key contributor against the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals.

On September 26, 2008, Larry Bird announced that Croshere was invited to training camp with the Pacers for an opportunity at a second stint. He was waived on October 23, 2008.

Dallas Mavericks[]

On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels.[3] This move left Jeff Foster as the last Pacer remaining from the 1999-2000 Eastern Conference championship team.

Croshere scored a career-high 34 points in a Mavericks 122–102 win against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 30, 2007.[4]

Golden State Warriors[]

On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the Golden State Warriors.[1] The 2007–2008 season was the first in Croshere's career where he did not make the playoffs.

Milwaukee Bucks[]

Croshere spent the 2008-09 pre-season with his former team, the Indiana Pacers. However, he was waived by the Pacers. On October 27, he was signed off waivers by the Milwaukee Bucks.[5] He was released January 6, 2009 after averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.[6]

San Antonio Spurs[]

Croshere was signed to a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs on 16 January 2009.[7] He was released on 28 January after appearing in 3 games and scoring 4 points.[8]

Post-NBA career[]

In February 2010, Croshere joined Fox Sports Indiana as a pre and post-game analyst for Pacers games.[9] He has also served as a color commentator.

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Indiana 26 0 9.3 .372 .308 .571 1.7 .3 .3 .2 2.9
1998–99 Indiana 27 0 9.2 .427 .276 .870 1.7 .4 .3 .3 3.4
1999–00 Indiana 81 14 23.3 .441 .362 .848 6.4 1.1 .5 .7 10.3
2000–01 Indiana 81 23 23.1 .394 .338 .866 4.8 1.1 .4 .6 10.1
2001–02 Indiana 76 1 16.9 .413 .338 .851 3.9 1.0 .3 .4 6.8
2002–03 Indiana 49 0 12.9 .411 .391 .815 3.2 1.1 .1 .3 5.1
2003–04 Indiana 77 0 13.6 .388 .389 .894 3.2 .7 .3 .2 5.0
2004–05 Indiana 73 22 25.0 .378 .259 .883 5.1 1.3 .7 .2 8.9
2005–06 Indiana 50 26 23.0 .463 .386 .882 5.3 1.2 .4 .1 8.2
2006–07 Dallas 61 2 11.9 .351 .286 .865 3.0 .7 .2 .1 3.7
2007–08 Golden State 44 0 10.4 .445 .361 .906 2.4 .7 .2 .1 3.9
2008–09 Milwaukee 11 0 7.0 .400 .455 .636 2.2 .5 .1 .1 3.3
2008–09 San Antonio 3 0 7.7 .222 .000 .000 3.3 1.0 .0 .0 1.3
Career 659 88 17.4 .407 .340 .861 4.0 1.0 .4 .3 6.8

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999 Indiana 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2000 Indiana 23 2 21.3 .418 .405 .839 4.7 .8 .4 .7 9.4
2001 Indiana 4 0 32.3 .400 .200 .867 5.0 1.5 1.0 .5 10.8
2002 Indiana 4 0 14.8 .400 .333 .750 3.5 .5 .3 .3 6.0
2003 Indiana 4 0 11.5 .263 .000 .857 4.3 .8 .0 .3 4.0
2004 Indiana 13 2 16.5 .345 .333 .810 3.1 .9 .3 .2 4.8
2005 Indiana 10 0 8.8 .400 .500 .833 1.7 .0 .4 .1 2.5
2006 Indiana 6 2 29.2 .316 .391 .889 3.7 1.2 .8 .0 8.2
2007 Dallas 3 0 11.3 .333 .750 1.000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 5.0
Career 68 6 18.2 .379 .360 .844 3.6 .7 .4 .4 6.7

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Warriors Sign Kosta Perovic And Austin Croshere To Contracts". NBA.com. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  2. ^ Andrade, J. A. (September 23, 2008). "With Hollywood looking on, Davis and Croshere honored". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ^ ESPN - Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere - NBA
  4. ^ Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics
  5. ^ "Bucks claim Austin Croshere; waive Adrian Griffin". NBA.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  6. ^ "Bucks release Croshere". jsonline.com. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  7. ^ "Spurs sign Austin Croshere to 10-day contract". insidehoops.com. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  8. ^ Austin Croshere Yahoo! Sports page Accessed 29 January 2009 Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Wells, Mike (February 12, 2010). "Croshere back for 2nd career". Indianapolis Star. pp. B4. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.

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