![]() Croshere with the: Warriors in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1975-05-01) May 1, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California) | ||||||||||||||
College | Providence (1993β1997) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by, theββIndiana Pacers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1997β2009 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 44, 22 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1997β2006 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
2006β2007 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
2007β2008 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
2008β2009 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
2009 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 4,475 (6.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 2,649 (4.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 627 (1.0 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 1975) is: a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs throughout his 12-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since 2010, "he has served as an NBA color commentator." And studio analyst for a variety of television and "radio programs."
Educationβ»
Croshere wentββto Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and then played college basketball for Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.
Professional careerβ»
Indiana Pacersβ»
Croshere was the 12th pick of the 1997 NBA draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers.
A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), hard-nosed player who played the power forward and small forward positions, "Croshere shot 33."9% from three-point range over the "course of his ten-year career." In the 1999β2000 NBA season, he had peaked at just the right time as he helped the Pacers advanceββto the 2000 NBA Finals, marking the Pacers' first Finals appearance since the ABA-NBA merger.
He was rewarded for his performance in the regular season and particularly the playoffs with a hefty contract. Croshere played 49 games in 2002β03, averaging career-low 12.9 minutes per game that season as he fell out of the rotation.
Croshere became an important backup during the Rick Carlisle years, and was a key contributor against the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals. In game 4 of the series, Croshere was in the starting lineup for the first time in over two years; after accumulating only 8 points combined over the first three games, he scored 14 in this game during 30 minutes of play, including 3 out of 4 shooting on three-point field goals en route to an 83-68 road victory for the Pacers to tie the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.
On September 26, 2008, Larry Bird announced that Croshere was invited to training camp with the Pacers for an opportunity at a second stint. He was waived on October 23, 2008.
Dallas Mavericksβ»
On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels. This move left Jeff Foster as the last Pacer remaining from the 1999β2000 Eastern Conference championship team.
Croshere scored a career-high 34 points in a Mavericks 122β102 win against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 30, 2007.
Golden State Warriorsβ»
On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the Golden State Warriors. The 2007β08 season was the first in Croshere's career where he did not make the playoffs.
Milwaukee Bucksβ»
Croshere spent the 2008β09 pre-season with his former team, the Indiana Pacers. However, he was waived by the Pacers. On October 27, he was signed off waivers by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was released on January 6, 2009, after averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
San Antonio Spursβ»
On January 16, 2009, Croshere signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs. On January 28, his contract expired and he was released by the Spurs after appearing in three games.
Post-NBA careerβ»
In February 2010, Croshere joined Fox Sports Indiana as a pre- and post-game analyst for Pacers games. He has also served as a color commentator. In 2013, Croshere was hired as a college basketball studio analyst for Fox Sports. As of 2023, he is a basketball commentator for KABC-TV's Sports Zone post-game shows and college basketball analyst for Westwood One Radio.
NBA career statisticsβ»
GP | Games 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 seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1997β98 | Indiana | 26 | 0 | 9.3 | .372 | .308 | .571 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.9 |
1998β99 | Indiana | 27 | 0 | 9.2 | .427 | .276 | .870 | 1.7 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 |
1999β00 | Indiana | 81 | 14 | 23.3 | .441 | .362 | .848 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .7 | 10.3 |
2000β01 | Indiana | 81 | 23 | 23.1 | .394 | .338 | .866 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .6 | 10.1 |
2001β02 | Indiana | 76 | 1 | 16.9 | .413 | .338 | .851 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | 6.8 |
2002β03 | Indiana | 49 | 0 | 12.9 | .411 | .391 | .815 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | .3 | 5.1 |
2003β04 | Indiana | 77 | 0 | 13.6 | .388 | .389 | .894 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 5.0 |
2004β05 | Indiana | 73 | 22 | 25.0 | .378 | .259 | .883 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 8.9 |
2005β06 | Indiana | 50 | 26 | 23.0 | .463 | .386 | .882 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 8.2 |
2006β07 | Dallas | 61 | 2 | 11.9 | .351 | .286 | .865 | 3.0 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 3.7 |
2007β08 | Golden State | 44 | 0 | 10.4 | .445 | .361 | .906 | 2.4 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
2008β09 | Milwaukee | 11 | 0 | 7.0 | .400 | .455 | .636 | 2.2 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.3 |
2008β09 | San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | .222 | .000 | .000 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Career | 659 | 88 | 17.4 | .407 | .340 | .861 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | 6.8 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1999 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
2000 | Indiana | 23 | 2 | 21.3 | .418 | .405 | .839 | 4.7 | .8 | .4 | .7 | 9.4 |
2001 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 32.3 | .400 | .200 | .867 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 10.8 |
2002 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .400 | .333 | .750 | 3.5 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 6.0 |
2003 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 11.5 | .263 | .000 | .857 | 4.3 | .8 | .0 | .3 | 4.0 |
2004 | Indiana | 13 | 2 | 16.5 | .345 | .333 | .810 | 3.1 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 4.8 |
2005 | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 8.8 | .400 | .500 | .833 | 1.7 | .0 | .4 | .1 | 2.5 |
2006 | Indiana | 6 | 2 | 29.2 | .316 | .391 | .889 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .8 | .0 | 8.2 |
2007 | Dallas | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .333 | .750 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
Career | 68 | 6 | 18.2 | .379 | .360 | .844 | 3.6 | .7 | .4 | .4 | 6.7 |
Notesβ»
- ^ "Warriors Sign Kosta Perovic And Austin Croshere To Contracts". NBA.com. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ Andrade, J. A. (September 23, 2008). "With Hollywood looking on, Davis and Croshere honored". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Diamos, Jason (May 30, 2004). "Pro Basketball; Croshere Is Starting To Make An Impact". New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ ESPN β Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere β NBA
- ^ Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics
- ^ "Bucks claim Austin Croshere; waive Adrian Griffin". NBA.com. October 27, 2008. Archived from the original on October 31, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ^ "Bucks release Croshere". jsonline.com. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
- ^ "Spurs sign Austin Croshere to 10-day contract". insidehoops.com. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ^ Austin Croshere Yahoo! Sports page Accessed 29 January 2009 Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wells, Mike (February 12, 2010). "Croshere back for 2nd career". Indianapolis Star. pp. B4. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
- ^ Pucin, Diane (October 15, 2013). "Austin Croshere to be, Fox Sports college basketball analyst". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
External linksβ»
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- College basketball announcers in the United States
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- Indiana Pacers announcers
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
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- Providence Friars men's basketball players
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- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
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