John Crotty

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John Crotty
Personal information
Born (1969-07-15) July 15, 1969 (age 55)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Christian Brothers Academy
(Lincroft, New Jersey)
College Virginia (1987–1991)
NBA draft 1991: undrafted
Playing career1991–2003
Position Point guard
Number11, 12, 22, 25
Career history
1991–1992Greenville Spinners
1992–1995 Utah Jazz
1995–1996 Cleveland Cavaliers
1996 Teamsystem Bologna
1997 Miami Heat
1997–1999 Portland Trail Blazers
1999 Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2000 Detroit Pistons
2000–2002 Utah Jazz
2002–2003 Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,903 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds 502 (1.1 rpg)
Assists 999 (2.1 apg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

John Kevin Crotty (born July 15, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'1" point guard from the University of Virginia, Crotty was undrafted, but played in 11 National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1992 to 2003. After retiring from the NBA, Crotty moved into sports broadcasting with the Miami Heat.

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Basketball career

High school

Crotty was a McDonald's All-American and second-team Parade All-American averaging 23 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals a game as a senior for Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey. [1] [2] [3] He was recruited by Notre Dame, North Carolina, Stanford, Villanova and Virginia, but ultimately decided on Virginia. [1]

College

Crotty holds Virginia's record for assists in a season with 214 (1989–90). [4] Crotty previously held Virginia's record for most career assists at 683, but was moved to second place upon being surpassed by Kihei Clark on February 18, 2023. [5] He scored 1,646 points and recorded 12 double-doubles in points and assists during his Virginia career. [6] Crotty was a third-team All-ACC selection in 1990 and 1991. He was a first-team All-ACC Tournament choice in 1991 and a second-team All-ACC Tournament selection in 1990. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors from The Associated Press and The Sporting News in 1990.

NBA

Crotty played for the Utah Jazz, [7] Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, [8] Portland Trail Blazers, [9] Seattle SuperSonics, Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets. In his NBA career, Crotty played in 477 games and scored a total of 1,903 points. After retiring from professional basketball, Crotty became a sports analyst for the Miami Heat. [10] Crotty is also a Principal in the Miami office of Avison Young.

During his playing days, when making a long basket it was sometimes playfully called a 'Crotty Chop', a play on 'Karate Chop'. [11]

Broadcasting career

Crotty became the Miami Heat's radio analyst in 2005. [12] In November 2017, Crotty was selected to replace Tony Fiorentino as the team's television analyst. [12]

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
1992–93 Utah 4006.1.514.143.684.41.4.3.02.6
1993–94 Utah 4507.0.455.458.861.71.7.3.02.9
1994–95 Utah 80012.7.403.306.8101.22.6.5.13.7
1995–96 Cleveland 58410.6.447.296.861.91.8.4.13.0
1996–97 Miami 48013.7.513.408.8441.02.1.4.04.8
1997–98 Portland 26214.6.322.300.9411.22.4.4.03.7
1998–99 Portland 306.3.5001.0001.000.31.7.7.04.0
1998–99 Seattle 24015.1.405.371.8511.32.4.4.06.1
1999–00 Detroit 69013.6.422.413.8601.11.9.4.14.7
2000–01 Utah 3108.5.338.571.895.91.1.2.02.1
2001–02 Utah 41019.6.471.449.8641.83.4.5.06.9
2002–03 Denver 12015.0.341.308.6001.32.4.3.03.4
Career477612.1.431.384.8371.12.1.4.04.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1993 Utah 103.01.000––1.01.0.0.04.0
1994 Utah 804.8.3641.0001.000.41.1.1.01.5
1995 Utah 308.0.667–.600.02.0.3.02.3
1996 Cleveland 204.5––1.000.5.5.5.51.0
1997 Miami 1508.9.394.417.857.7.7.3.02.5
2000 Detroit 3017.0.200.0001.0001.31.3.3.32.0
2001 Utah 404.8.000–1.000.8.8.3.3.8
Career3607.5.371.412.857.61.0.3.12.0

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