Speedy Claxton
American basketball coach and former player (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Craig Elliott "Speedy" Claxton (born May 8, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Hofstra University men's basketball team. Claxton won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs. In 2013, he was named as a special assistant to the head coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball program, before being hired as head coach in 2021.
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![]() Claxton in 1998 playing for Hofstra | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Colonial Athletic Association |
Personal information | |
Born | (1978-05-08) May 8, 1978 (age 46) Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 166 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Christ the King (Queens, New York) |
College | Hofstra (1996–2000) |
NBA draft | 2000: 1st round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 2000–2009 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 12, 10, 5 |
Coaching career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2000–2002 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2002–2003 | San Antonio Spurs |
2003–2005 | Golden State Warriors |
2005–2006 | New Orleans Hornets[lower-alpha 1] |
2006–2009 | Atlanta Hawks |
As coach: | |
2013–2021 | Hofstra (assistant) |
2021–present | Hofstra |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,096 (9.3 ppg) |
Assists | 1,441 (4.3 apg) |
Steals | 503 (1.5 spg) |
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