 Croshere with the Warriors in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 1, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| 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 (1993–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 44, 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2006 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | 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) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| 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.
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Education
Croshere went to Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and then played college basketball for Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.[1][2]
Professional career
Indiana Pacers
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 1999–2000 NBA season, he had peaked at just the right time as he helped the Pacers advance to 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 2002–03, averaging a 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.[3]
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 Mavericks
On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels.[4] This move left Jeff Foster as the last Pacer remaining from the 1999–2000 Eastern Conference championship team.
Croshere scored a career-high 34 points in a Mavericks 122–102 win against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 30, 2007.[5]
Golden State Warriors
On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the Golden State Warriors.[1] The 2007–08 season was the first in Croshere's career where he did not make the playoffs.
Milwaukee Bucks
Croshere spent the 2008–09 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.[6] He was released on January 6, 2009, after averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.[7]
San Antonio Spurs
On January 16, 2009, Croshere signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs.[8] On January 28, his contract expired and he was released by the Spurs after appearing in three games.[9]
Post-NBA career
In February 2010, Croshere joined Fox Sports Indiana as a pre- and post-game analyst for Pacers games.[10] He has also served as a color commentator. In 2013, Croshere was hired as a college basketball studio analyst for Fox Sports.[11] 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 statistics
| 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 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Indiana | 26 | 0 | 9.3 | .372 | .308 | .571 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.9 |
| 1998–99 | Indiana | 27 | 0 | 9.2 | .427 | .276 | .870 | 1.7 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 |
| 1999–00 | Indiana | 81 | 14 | 23.3 | .441 | .362 | .848 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .7 | 10.3 |
| 2000–01 | Indiana | 81 | 23 | 23.1 | .394 | .338 | .866 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .6 | 10.1 |
| 2001–02 | Indiana | 76 | 1 | 16.9 | .413 | .338 | .851 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | 6.8 |
| 2002–03 | Indiana | 49 | 0 | 12.9 | .411 | .391 | .815 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | .3 | 5.1 |
| 2003–04 | Indiana | 77 | 0 | 13.6 | .388 | .389 | .894 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 5.0 |
| 2004–05 | Indiana | 73 | 22 | 25.0 | .378 | .259 | .883 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 8.9 |
| 2005–06 | Indiana | 50 | 26 | 23.0 | .463 | .386 | .882 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 8.2 |
| 2006–07 | Dallas | 61 | 2 | 11.9 | .351 | .286 | .865 | 3.0 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2007–08 | Golden State | 44 | 0 | 10.4 | .445 | .361 | .906 | 2.4 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 11 | 0 | 7.0 | .400 | .455 | .636 | 2.2 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.3 |
| 2008–09 | 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 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Notes
- ^ a b "Warriors Sign Kosta Perovic And Austin Croshere To Contracts". NBA.com. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ 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 – Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere – NBA
- ^ Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics
- ^ "Bucks claim Austin Croshere; waive Adrian Griffin". NBA.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Bucks release Croshere". jsonline.com. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Spurs sign Austin Croshere to 10-day contract". insidehoops.com. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ 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 links
- NBA.com Profile – Austin Croshere
- NBA biography of Croshere (2008, in brief)
- NBA biography of Croshere (2007, more detailed)
This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, at 00:13