Charlie Criss

Charlie Criss
Personal information
Criss as a senior at NMSU
Born	(1948-11-06) November 6, 1948 (age 73) Valhalla, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Gorton (Yonkers, New York)
College	New Mexico JC (1966–1967) New Mexico State (1967–1970)
NBA draft	1970 / Undrafted
Playing career	1975–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 1, 15
Career history
1975–1977	Scranton Apollos
1977–1981	Atlanta Hawks
1981–1982	San Diego Clippers
1982–1984	Milwaukee Bucks
1984–1985	Atlanta Hawks

Career highlights and awards
2× EBA Most Valuable Player (1976, 1977)

Career NBA statistics
Points	3,534 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds	592 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,335 (3.2 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Charles Washington Criss, Jr. (born November 6, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player born in Valhalla, New York.

A 5'8" guard from New Mexico State University, Criss began his professional career in the Continental Basketball Association, earning league Most Valuable Player honors with the Scranton Apollos in 1976, next playing for the Washington Generals.^[1] He joined the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association the following year, and played eight seasons in the league with the Hawks, San Diego Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks.^[2] When he entered the NBA, Criss was the league's shortest active player.^[3]

In his NBA career, Criss averaged 8.5 points and 3.2 assists per game, his best year being his first, posting averages of 11 points and 4 assists in 77 matches.^[2] Since retiring as a player, he worked as a golf instructor, an Atlanta Hawks television color commentator, a minor-league basketball coach and a basketball summer camp coordinator.^[3]

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Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

v t Continental Basketball Association
Founded on April 23, 1946 Formerly the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League (1946–48), Eastern Professional Basketball League (1948–1970), and the Eastern Basketball Association (1970–78) Ceased operations on June 1, 2009
Commissioners	William Morgan (1946–1955) Harry Rudolph (1955–1970) William Montzman (1970–1975) Steve A. Kauffman (1975–1978) Jim Drucker (1978–1986) Carl Scheer (1986–1987) Mike Storen (1987–1988) Jay Ramsdell (1988–1989) Jerry Schemmel (1989–1990) (1990–1991) Terdema Ussery (1991–1993) Mark Lamping (1993–1994) Tom Valdiserri (1994–1996) Steve Patterson (1996–1998) Gary Hunter (1998–1999) Isiah Thomas (1999–2000) Don Welsh (2000–2001) Gary Hunter (2001–2006) Jim Coyne (2007) Dennis Truax (2007–2009)
Player of the Year (formerly Most Valuable Player)	(1950) Rullo (1951) Crossin (1952) McCloskey (1953, 1954) White (1955) Molinas (1956) Lear (1957) Hennessy (1958) Spivey (1959) Arceneaux (1960) Ellis (1961) (1962) Arizin (1963) A. Johnson (1964) W. Simon (1965) McCoy (1966) Murrell (1967) Wilburn (1968) (1969) (1970) Somerset (1971) Wingo (1972) E. Johnson (1973) Wilburn (1974) Baskerville (1975) Criss (1976, 1977) McCracken (1978) McCarter (1979) R. Davis (1980) W. Smith (1981) Valentine (1982) R. Smith (1983) Crompton (1984) Hayes (1985) Young (1986) Binion (1987) Brooks (1988) Bowie (1989) Askew (1990, 1991) Mitchell (1992) Strong (1993) Grandison (1994) Recasner (1995) S. Jones (1996) Boney (1997) King (1998) Griffin (1999) McInnis (2000) M. Simon (2002) Panko (2003) J. Davis (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Young (2007) (2008)
Newcomer of the Year	R. Davis (1978) McCarter (1979) B. Davis (1980) Russell (1981) Branson (1982) M. Davis (1983) Lingenfelter (1984) Collins (1985) Drew (1986) E. Johnson (1987) Allen (1988) Campbell (1989) Ferrell (1990) King (1991) Brundy (1992) Strong (1993) Monroe (1994) Bragg (1995) Nickerson (1996) Tucker (1997) McInnis (1998) D. Jones (1999) C. Smith (2000) Simon (2002) Cantrell (2003) Davis (2004) B. Thomas (2005) J. Thomas (2006) (2007) Jackson (2008)
Coach of the Year	(1977) (1978) M. Panaggio (1979) Klucas (1980) Karl (1981) Russell (1982) Karl (1983) Brown (1984) Jackson (1985) M. Panaggio (1986) Musselman (1987, 1988) Bibby (1989) (1989) Saunders (1990) Karl (1991) Reid (1992) (1992) M. Panaggio (1993) Duncan (1994) McHone (1995) Suhr (1996) McHone (1997) (1998) (1999) (2000) Joerger (2002) (2003) Joerger (2004) (2005) Woolpert (2007, 2008)
Rookie of the Year	(1958) McCoy (1959) (1960) Gunther (1961) (1962) (1963) Rohloff (1964) (1965) Love (1966) Wilburn (1967) Carlos (1968) (1969) Mast (1970) (1971) (1972) (1973) Bell (1974) Perry (1975) & Luckett (1976) M. Jones (1977) (1978) Bates (1979) E. Jones (1980) L. Johnson (1981) Spriggs (1982) Sanders (1983) G. Jones (1984) Turner (1985) Adams (1986) Rowan (1987) Waller (1988) Queenan (1989) Lett (1990) Thompson (1991) Kennedy (1992) Madkins (1993) Ford (1994) Warren (1995) Jackson (1996) Hopkins & Sasser (1997) Sims (1998) Hendrix (1999) Thomas (2000) (2002) McElroy (2003) Bailey (2004) Butler (2005) Powell (2006) Garrison (2007) (2008)
Defensive Player of the Year	C. Smith (1991) Mitchell (1992) Bardo (1993, 1994) Bell (1995) Davis (1996) Beck (1997) McDonald (1998) (1999) Baston (2000) (2002) (2003) (2004) Clancy Jr. (2005) Felix (2006) Moon (2007) Phillips (2008)
Seasons All-Star Games Champions Award winners and successful alumni Statistical leaders

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