Stephen Croone

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Stephen Croone
BC Titebi
Position Point guard
League Georgian Superliga
Personal information
Born (1994-07-29) July 29, 1994 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Newton (Covington, Georgia)
College Furman (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017–2018 Kobrat
2018–2019 Ura Basket
2019–2020 BC Yambol
2021–present BC Titebi
Career highlights and awards

Stephen Croone (born July 19, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for BC Titebi of the Georgian Superliga. He played college basketball for Furman.

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High school career

Croone attended Newton High School (Georgia). His junior season, he led Newton to a 26–5 mark and a region championship while averaging 11 points per game. As a senior, he led Region 2-AAAAA in scoring, at 20.8 points, while also averaging 3.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. He guided Newton to a 19–7 record, region runner-up finish and state playoff appearance. [1]

College career

Croone attended Furman where he made 122 appearances, including 118 starts, while averaging 15.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists. [2] In his junior season in college, he was named first team all conference. Croone had a thumb surgery at the beginning of his senior year and missed several games. [3] Croone was named Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in his senior season. [4] He averaged 17.1 points per game while leading the Paladins to a 19–16 record and berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Croone ranked fifth in scoring all-time at Furman with 1,936 points in his career. [5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Croone was invited to an NBA development league tryout in August 2016. [6] On February 13, 2017, he was claimed off waivers by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-league. [7] During the 2018–19 season, Croone joined Ura Basket of the Finnish league and averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. The following season, he signed with BC Yambol in Bulgaria. In four games, Croone averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game. On September 15, 2021, he signed with BC Titebi of the Georgian Superliga. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Croone Bio". furmanpaladins.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Season Stats – Per Game". realgm.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Amore, Dom (November 20, 2015). "Ollie Says UConn Won't Take Furman Lightly; Adams Looks To Turn It Up". Hartford Courant . Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Men's basketball awards announced" (Press release). Southern Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ Fazio, Bryan (April 9, 2016). "Covington native gets AP All-American honorable mention". The Covington News . Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 NBA D-League National Tryout: Invited Players – NBA D-League". NBA D-League. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  7. ↑ "SKYFORCE ACQUIRE STEPHEN CROONE – Sioux Falls Skyforce". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  8. ↑ Gugeshashvili, Giorgi (September 15, 2021). "Titebi signs Stephen Croone, ex Yambol". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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