Craig Austin

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Craig Austin
Personal information
Born (1979-11-01) November 1, 1979 (age 44)
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 and awards

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "First-Year Hoopsters Starting to See More Playing Time". Columbia Daily Spectator. February 17, 1999. p. 14. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. "Chris Young A Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy League Selection". Princeton University. March 9, 2000. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. "Men's hoops captain named to All-Ivy second team". Yale Daily News. March 10, 2001. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  6. "Ivy League". College Hoopedia. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  7. Beller, Thomas (December 6, 2007). "You Couldn't Even Make a USBL Team". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2024.