Craig Austin

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Craig Austin
Personal information
Born (1979-11-01) November 1, 1979 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 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

Craig J. Austin [1] (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, [2] and attended Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York. [3] He joined the Lions in 1998 and started several games as a freshman. [3] Austin was selected to the All-Ivy League first-team for the 1999–2000 season. [4]

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. [5] He led the Ivy League in made free throws and ranked second in points scored that season. [5] 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. [5] [6] 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. [7]

Austin tried out for the Westchester Wildfire of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 2002. [8]

Austin graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2008 and was inducted into the Saint Francis High School Hall of Fame the same year. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Law School Commencement". University at Buffalo School of Law. May 17, 2008. p. 9. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Vaccaro, Ron (February 23, 2001). "Craig Austin leads Lions' Ivy League charge". Yale Daily News. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "First-Year Hoopsters Starting to See More Playing Time". Columbia Daily Spectator. February 17, 1999. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Chris Young A Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy League Selection". Princeton University. March 9, 2000. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Tydings, Sam (August 11, 2015). "Columbia all-time moment No. 9: Craig Austin's POY campaign". Ivy Hoops Online. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Men's hoops captain named to All-Ivy second team". Yale Daily News. March 10, 2001. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ivy League". College Hoopedia. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Beller, Thomas (December 6, 2007). "You Couldn't Even Make a USBL Team". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Five inducted into Hall of Fame". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. 12 June 2008. p. 27. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
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