Craig Victor II

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Craig Victor II
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Victor playing with Köping Stars in 2021
No. 0–GBA Lions
Position Small forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1995-02-27) February 27, 1995 (age 28)
New Orleans, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Findlay Prep
(Henderson, Nevada)
College
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019–2020 Djurgårdens IF Basket
2020 Sloboda Tuzla
2020–2021 Köping Stars
2021–2022 GBA Lions
2022-present AE Psychiko

Craig Victor II (born February 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the GBA Lions of the Czech NBL. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats and the LSU Tigers.

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High school and college career

After averaging 13.7 points and 8.6 boards a game for Findlay Prep in 2013–14, Victor spent his college freshman year at the University of Arizona, compiling averages of 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in eight contests wearing a Wildcat uniform.

He transferred to LSU in January 2015 [1] and had to sit out until the end of the 2015 fall semester before making his debut for the Tigers in December 2015. Until the remainder of the 2015–16 season, he saw the court in 25 contests, averaging 11.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for LSU.

Victor missed the three opening games of the 2016-17 campaign due to suspension (violation of team rules) [2] and then averaged 10.5 points as well as 7.6 rebounds in eight games. In late December 2016, he was dismissed from the LSU squad for another violation of team rules. [3]

Professional career

In April 2017, Victor declared for the 2017 NBA draft, [4] but was not selected by any team. He then joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League for the 2017–18 season. [5] He spent the 2019–20 season in Sweden with Djurgårdens IF Basket, averaging 27 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. [6]

On August 12, 2020, Victor signed with Sloboda Tuzla of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ABA League Second Division. [7] On October 8, Victor parted ways with the team. [8] The same day, he signed with the Köping Stars in Sweden. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Arizona transfer Victor decides to join LSU". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ Mickles, Sheldon. "LSU forward Craig Victor to miss exhibition game, beginning of regular season". The Advocate. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "LSU dismisses F Victor for team rules violation". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Former LSU guard Antonio Blakeney signs with agent; Craig Victor declares for NBA draft". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Craig Victor - NBA G League". NBA G League. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Craig Victor joins Koping Stars". Sportando. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "OKK Sloboda Tuzla sign Craig Victor, Darrell Davis". Sportando. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Prvi otkaz u Slobodi". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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