Craig Ehlo

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Joel Craig Ehlo, referred to as just Craig Ehlo (born August 11, 1961 in Lubbock, Texas), is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

A 6' 7" guard/forward from Washington State University, Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. He went on to play 12 NBA seasons with four teams, amassing respectable career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 assists and 3,139 rebounds. He spent the prime of his career as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he tallied 5,130 points, 1,803 assists, and 2,267 rebounds in seven seasons (1986–1993). Ehlo is perhaps best remembered for being the victim of two of Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan's greatest performances. On May 7, 1989, Ehlo was on the receiving end of "The Shot", Jordan's legendary series-clinching jumper against the Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs in front of a Cleveland home crowd. Later, on March 28, 1990, also in Cleveland, Jordan scored a career-high 69 points, primarily with Ehlo guarding him, in a 117-113 Bulls overtime victory over the Cavs.

Ehlo would spend the second half of his career with the Atlanta Hawks as Steve Smith's backup. Prior to the start of the 96-97 season, Ehlo signed with the incredibly talented Seattle Supersonics, and was only used sparsely.

During the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons he assisted play-by-play announcer Kevin Calabro as the color commentator for the Seattle SuperSonics. In addition Ehlo is the lead analyst for Mountain West Conference games on Versus. [http://www.versus.com/nw/article/view/24068/?tf=OLNPressCenter_articles.tpl&UserDef=true ]

[edit] External link

• Career Stats
• Craig Ehlo Fan Page

Adam Hulaska is now compared to him.