Herbert Crook

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Herbert Crook
Personal information
Born (1965-07-26) July 26, 1965 (age 59)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Eastern
(Louisville, Kentucky)
College Louisville (1984–1988)
NBA draft 1988: 3rd round, 61st overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Position Small forward
Career history
1988 Quad City Thunder
1988–1989 La Crosse Catbirds
1989 Grand Rapids Hoops
1990 Tulsa Fast Breakers
1991–1992 HNMKY
1994–1995 HoNsU
1996HNMKY
1996HoNsU
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Herbert Crook (born July 26, 1965) is an American former basketball player. He was a standout at the University of Louisville. He was a starter on the Cardinals' 1986 national championship team and was Metro Conference player of the year as a junior.

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College career

Crook, a 6'7" forward from Louisville, Kentucky and attended Westport High School during his freshman year and then to Eastern High School. He played at Louisville for Hall of Fame coach Denny Crum. Crook was a three-year starter, and played for Louisville's national championship team in 1986, averaging 11.8 points and 6.5 assists that year. As a junior, Crook was named Metro Conference player of the year after 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Crook finished his career in the University of Louisville top ten in a number of career statistical categories, including points, rebounds, minutes played, games played, field goals, free throws and free throw attempts. [1]

Professional career

Following the completion of his college career, Crook was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the third round (61st pick) of the 1988 NBA draft. [2] However, Crook never played in the NBA. Crook did play two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association. He averaged 11.7 points and 6.4 rebounds over 56 games with four different teams. [3] He played four seasons in the Finnish Korisliiga, averaging 27.0 points and 10.6 rebounds in 112 games. He won the Korisliiga championship in 1992 and led the league in scoring and rebounds the same year.

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References

  1. U of L Sports Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine , accessed February 13, 2011
  2. "1988 NBA Draft". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  3. 1990–91 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 266