Austin Croshere

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Austin Croshere
Austin Croshere 2007.jpg
Croshere with the Warriors in 2007
Personal information
Born (1975-05-01) May 1, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Crossroads School
(Santa Monica, California)
College Providence (1993–1997)
NBA draft 1997: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1997–2009
Position Power forward
Number44, 22
Career history
19972006 Indiana Pacers
2006–2007 Dallas Mavericks
2007–2008 Golden State Warriors
2008–2009 Milwaukee Bucks
2009 San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,475 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds 2,649 (4.0 rpg)
Assists 627 (1.0 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Fukuoka Team competition

Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs throughout his 12-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since 2010, he has served as an NBA color commentator and studio analyst for a variety of television and radio programs.

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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 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 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. In game 4 of the series, Croshere was in the starting lineup for the first time in over two years; after accumulating only 8 points combined over the first three games, he scored 14 in this game during 30 minutes of play, including 3 out of 4 shooting on three-point field goals en route to an 83-68 road victory for the Pacers to tie the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. [3]

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. [4] 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. [5]

Golden State Warriors

On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the Golden State Warriors. [1] The 2007–08 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. [6] He was released on January 6, 2009, after averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. [7]

San Antonio Spurs

On January 16, 2009, Croshere signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs. [8] On January 28, his contract expired and he was released by the Spurs after appearing in three games. [9]

Post-NBA career

In February 2010, Croshere joined Fox Sports Indiana as a pre- and post-game analyst for Pacers games. [10] He has also served as a color commentator. In 2013, Croshere was hired as a college basketball studio analyst for Fox Sports. [11] As of 2023, he is a basketball commentator for KABC-TV's Sports Zone post-game shows and college basketball analyst for Westwood One Radio.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98 Indiana 2609.3.372.308.5711.7.3.3.22.9
1998–99 Indiana 2709.2.427.276.8701.7.4.3.33.4
1999–00 Indiana 811423.3.441.362.8486.41.1.5.710.3
2000–01 Indiana 812323.1.394.338.8664.81.1.4.610.1
2001–02 Indiana 76116.9.413.338.8513.91.0.3.46.8
2002–03 Indiana 49012.9.411.391.8153.21.1.1.35.1
2003–04 Indiana 77013.6.388.389.8943.2.7.3.25.0
2004–05 Indiana 732225.0.378.259.8835.11.3.7.28.9
2005–06 Indiana 502623.0.463.386.8825.31.2.4.18.2
2006–07 Dallas 61211.9.351.286.8653.0.7.2.13.7
2007–08 Golden State 44010.4.445.361.9062.4.7.2.13.9
2008–09 Milwaukee 1107.0.400.455.6362.2.5.1.13.3
2008–09 San Antonio 307.7.222.000.0003.31.0.0.01.3
Career6598817.4.407.340.8614.01.0.4.36.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999 Indiana 101.0.000.0001.0001.0.0.0.02.0
2000 Indiana 23221.3.418.405.8394.7.8.4.79.4
2001 Indiana 4032.3.400.200.8675.01.51.0.510.8
2002 Indiana 4014.8.400.333.7503.5.5.3.36.0
2003 Indiana 4011.5.263.000.8574.3.8.0.34.0
2004 Indiana 13216.5.345.333.8103.1.9.3.24.8
2005 Indiana 1008.8.400.500.8331.7.0.4.12.5
2006 Indiana 6229.2.316.391.8893.71.2.8.08.2
2007 Dallas 3011.3.333.7501.0002.0.0.0.05.0
Career68618.2.379.360.8443.6.7.4.46.7

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Warriors Sign Kosta Perovic And Austin Croshere To Contracts". NBA.com. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
  2. Andrade, J. A. (September 23, 2008). "With Hollywood looking on, Davis and Croshere honored". ESPN.com . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. Diamos, Jason (May 30, 2004). "Pro Basketball; Croshere Is Starting To Make An Impact". New York Times . Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ESPN – Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere – NBA
  5. Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics
  6. "Bucks claim Austin Croshere; waive Adrian Griffin". NBA.com. October 27, 2008. Archived from the original on October 31, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
  7. "Bucks release Croshere". jsonline.com. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  8. "Spurs sign Austin Croshere to 10-day contract". insidehoops.com. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  9. Austin Croshere Yahoo! Sports page Accessed 29 January 2009 Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Wells, Mike (February 12, 2010). "Croshere back for 2nd career". Indianapolis Star. pp. B4. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
  11. Pucin, Diane (October 15, 2013). "Austin Croshere to be Fox Sports college basketball analyst". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 24, 2024.

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