Austin Croshere
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| Position | Power forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | May 1, 1975 Los Angeles, California |
| College | Providence College |
| Draft | 12th overall, 1997 Indiana Pacers |
| Pro career | 1997–present |
| Former teams | Indiana Pacers (1997-2006) |
Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 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 School in Los Angeles County 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. 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.
Croshere scored a career high 34 points in a Mavericks 122-102 win against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 30, 2007.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2510579
- ^ Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics
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