Torrey Craig

Torrey Craig
No. 3 – Wellington Saints
Position Small forward
League NZNBL
Personal information
Born December 19, 1990
Columbia, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Great Falls (Great Falls, South Carolina)
College USC Upstate (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Pro career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Cairns Taipans
2015–present Wellington Saints
Career highlights and awards

Torrey Craig (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Wellington Saints of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina Upstate where he was named an honorable mention All-American and Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2012.

College career

Craig came to USC Upstate from Great Falls High School in Great Falls, South Carolina, after winning 1A state Player of the Year honors in his senior season.[1] As a freshman, Craig entered the starting lineup and quickly made an impact, averaging 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game en route to winning Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year honors.[2]

In his sophomore season, Craig led the A-Sun in scoring at 16.4 points per game and helped the Spartans win 21 games. Craig was named the conference Player of the Year[3] and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[4] As a junior, Craig once again led the A-Sun in scoring at 17.2 points per game. He was named first team All-Atlantic Sun.[1]

Prior to the start of his senior season, Craig was named preseason Player of the Year in the Atlantic Sun.[5] On February 10, 2014, Craig reached the 2,000 career point milestone with a 22 point game against East Tennessee State.[6]

Professional career

Cairns Taipans

Craig went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On August 6, 2014, he signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2014–15 NBL season.[7] On December 10, 2014, he was named Player of the Week for Round 9 after his double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds helped the Taipans over the line against the Adelaide 36ers on December 6.[8] In 32 games for the Taipans, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game coming off the bench as a back-up small forward to Stephen Weigh.[9]

Wellington Saints

On March 17, 2015, Craig signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.[10] On April 17, he scored 41 points on 16-of-22 shooting against the Taranaki Mountainairs, ending the game just one point short of the all-time Wellington Saints scoring record, held by Mike Efevberha with 42.[11] On April 21, he was named Player of the Week for Round 3 after also recording 25 points and 14 rebounds against the Southland Sharks on April 18.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Torry Craig USC Upstate bio". USC Upstate Spartans. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "ETSU’s Smith Headlines All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 1, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ McCormick, Bret (November 12, 2013). "Great Falls helped make USC Upstate’s Craig into unassuming star". The Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Torrey Craig Named Honorable Mention AP All-American". USC Upstate Spartans. March 26, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ Shanesy, Todd (October 10, 2013). "USC Upstate's Craig named player of the year in preseason poll". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Second Half Surge Leads Upstate Past ETSU". USC Upstate Spartans. February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Taipans sign Torrey Craig from USC Upstate". Taipans.com (NBL.com.au). August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "R9 Player of the Week: Torrey Craig". NBL.com.au. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (March 17, 2015). "PJ Saints add Craig to their roster, ex Taipans". Australiabasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ Worthington, Sam (March 17, 2015). "Cameron puts a Snake among Wellington Saints". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Niall (April 17, 2015). "Craig Has Monster Game As Saints Beat Airs". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ "SAINTS CRAIG IS R3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

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