Austin Croshere

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Austin Croshere
Position Power forward
Height ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Team Dallas Mavericks
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born May 1, 1975
Los Angeles, California
College Providence College
Draft 12th overall pick, 1997
Indiana Pacers
Pro career 1997present
Former teams Indiana Pacers (1997-2006)

Austin Nathan Croshere (born 1 May 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA.

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[edit] Education

He went to Palms Middle School and Crossroads High School in Los Angeles and graduated from Providence College, a Roman Catholic institution in Providence, Rhode Island.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Indiana Pacers

Croshere was the 12th pick of the 1997 NBA Draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers.

A 6'10", hard-nosed player who can play the power forward and small forward positions, Croshere has shot 34.3% from three-point range over the course of his nine-year career, thus far. In 1999-2000, 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 in franchise history.

He was rewarded for his performance in the regular season and particularly the playoffs with a hefty contract, which the Pacers soon learned to regret as lamentably, Austin never fully lived up to the promise he'd shown. In fairness to him, Pacers coach Isiah Thomas seldom used him during the three seasons he coached the team. 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 again during the Rick Carlisle years, and was a key contributor against the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals.

[edit] Dallas Mavericks

On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels[1]. Croshere was the last Pacer remaining from the 1999-2000 Eastern Conference championship team.

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