Austin Croshere
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| Position: | Power Forward |
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| Height: | 6'10" |
| Weight: | 235 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Born: | 5/1/1975 |
| Birthplace: | Los Angeles, California |
| Draft: | 12th overall |
| Drafted By: | Indiana |
| College: | Providence |
| NBA Career: | 1997-Present |
| Mavs Tenure: | 2006-Present |
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[edit] Education
He went to Palms Middle School and Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California) 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. In 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 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. Croshere was the last Pacer remaining from the 1999-2000 Eastern Conference championship team.
