Austin Croshere

Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs throughout his 12-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since 2010, he has served as an NBA color commentator and studio analyst for a variety of television and radio programs.

Austin Croshere

Croshere with the Warriors in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1975-05-01) May 1, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)
College	Providence (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1997–2009
Position	Power forward
Number	44, 22
Career history
1997–2006	Indiana Pacers
2006–2007	Dallas Mavericks
2007–2008	Golden State Warriors
2008–2009	Milwaukee Bucks
2009	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big East (1997)
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,475 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds	2,649 (4.0 rpg)
Assists	627 (1.0 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Team competition

Education

Croshere went to Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and then played college basketball for Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.^[1][2]

Professional career

Indiana Pacers

Croshere was the 12th pick of the 1997 NBA draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers.

A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), hard-nosed player who played the power forward and small forward positions, Croshere shot 33.9% from three-point range over the course of his ten-year career. In the 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 since the ABA-NBA merger.

He was rewarded for his performance in the regular season and particularly the playoffs with a hefty contract. 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 during the Rick Carlisle years, and was a key contributor against the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals. In game 4 of the series, Croshere was in the starting lineup for the first time in over two years; after accumulating only 8 points combined over the first three games, he scored 14 in this game during 30 minutes of play, including 3 out of 4 shooting on three-point field goals en route to an 83-68 road victory for the Pacers to tie the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.^[3]

On September 26, 2008, Larry Bird announced that Croshere was invited to training camp with the Pacers for an opportunity at a second stint. He was waived on October 23, 2008.

Dallas Mavericks

On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels.^[4] This move left Jeff Foster as 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.^[5]

Golden State Warriors

On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the Golden State Warriors.^[1] The 2007–08 season was the first in Croshere's career where he did not make the playoffs.

Milwaukee Bucks

Croshere spent the 2008–09 pre-season with his former team, the Indiana Pacers. However, he was waived by the Pacers. On October 27, he was signed off waivers by the Milwaukee Bucks.^[6] He was released on January 6, 2009, after averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.^[7]

San Antonio Spurs

On January 16, 2009, Croshere signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs.^[8] On January 28, his contract expired and he was released by the Spurs after appearing in three games.^[9]

Post-NBA career

In February 2010, Croshere joined Fox Sports Indiana as a pre- and post-game analyst for Pacers games.^[10] He has also served as a color commentator. In 2013, Croshere was hired as a college basketball studio analyst for Fox Sports.^[11] As of 2023, he is a basketball commentator for KABC-TV's Sports Zone post-game shows and college basketball analyst for Westwood One Radio.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	Indiana	26	0	9.3	.372	.308	.571	1.7	.3	.3	.2	2.9
1998–99	Indiana	27	0	9.2	.427	.276	.870	1.7	.4	.3	.3	3.4
1999–00	Indiana	81	14	23.3	.441	.362	.848	6.4	1.1	.5	.7	10.3
2000–01	Indiana	81	23	23.1	.394	.338	.866	4.8	1.1	.4	.6	10.1
2001–02	Indiana	76	1	16.9	.413	.338	.851	3.9	1.0	.3	.4	6.8
2002–03	Indiana	49	0	12.9	.411	.391	.815	3.2	1.1	.1	.3	5.1
2003–04	Indiana	77	0	13.6	.388	.389	.894	3.2	.7	.3	.2	5.0
2004–05	Indiana	73	22	25.0	.378	.259	.883	5.1	1.3	.7	.2	8.9
2005–06	Indiana	50	26	23.0	.463	.386	.882	5.3	1.2	.4	.1	8.2
2006–07	Dallas	61	2	11.9	.351	.286	.865	3.0	.7	.2	.1	3.7
2007–08	Golden State	44	0	10.4	.445	.361	.906	2.4	.7	.2	.1	3.9
2008–09	Milwaukee	11	0	7.0	.400	.455	.636	2.2	.5	.1	.1	3.3
2008–09	San Antonio	3	0	7.7	.222	.000	.000	3.3	1.0	.0	.0	1.3
Career		659	88	17.4	.407	.340	.861	4.0	1.0	.4	.3	6.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999	Indiana	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
2000	Indiana	23	2	21.3	.418	.405	.839	4.7	.8	.4	.7	9.4
2001	Indiana	4	0	32.3	.400	.200	.867	5.0	1.5	1.0	.5	10.8
2002	Indiana	4	0	14.8	.400	.333	.750	3.5	.5	.3	.3	6.0
2003	Indiana	4	0	11.5	.263	.000	.857	4.3	.8	.0	.3	4.0
2004	Indiana	13	2	16.5	.345	.333	.810	3.1	.9	.3	.2	4.8
2005	Indiana	10	0	8.8	.400	.500	.833	1.7	.0	.4	.1	2.5
2006	Indiana	6	2	29.2	.316	.391	.889	3.7	1.2	.8	.0	8.2
2007	Dallas	3	0	11.3	.333	.750	1.000	2.0	.0	.0	.0	5.0
Career		68	6	18.2	.379	.360	.844	3.6	.7	.4	.4	6.7

Notes

1. "Warriors Sign Kosta Perovic And Austin Croshere To Contracts". NBA.com. August 3, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
2. Andrade, J. A. (September 23, 2008). "With Hollywood looking on, Davis and Croshere honored". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
3. Diamos, Jason (May 30, 2004). "Pro Basketball; Croshere Is Starting To Make An Impact". New York Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
4. ESPN – Sources: Mavs deal Daniels for Croshere – NBA
5. Mavs get big effort from Croshere to take care of Sonics
6. "Bucks claim Austin Croshere; waive Adrian Griffin". NBA.com. October 27, 2008. Archived from the original on October 31, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
7. "Bucks release Croshere". jsonline.com. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
8. "Spurs sign Austin Croshere to 10-day contract". insidehoops.com. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
9. Austin Croshere Yahoo! Sports page Accessed 29 January 2009 Archived 14 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
10. Wells, Mike (February 12, 2010). "Croshere back for 2nd career". Indianapolis Star. pp. B4. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012.
11. Pucin, Diane (October 15, 2013). "Austin Croshere to be Fox Sports college basketball analyst". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

External links

• NBA.com Profile – Austin Croshere
• NBA biography of Croshere (2008, in brief)
• NBA biography of Croshere (2007, more detailed)