| Craig Austin | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1979 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 210 |
| High School: | Saint Francis (Athol Springs, New York) |
| College: | Columbia (1998–2002) |
| Draft Year: | 2002 |
| Career Position: | Small forward |
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Craig Austin (born November 1, 1979) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Columbia Lions and was the Ivy League Player of the Year as a junior in 2001.
Austin is a native of Buffalo, New York,[1] and attended Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York.[2] He joined the Lions in 1998 and started several games as a freshman. Austin was selected to the All-Ivy League first-team for the 1999–2000 season.[3]
Austin averaged 18.4 points per game during the 2000–01 season; he was the only Lions player to average double figures and nearly doubled the point total of the second highest scorer on the team.[4] He led the Ivy League in made free throws and ranked second in points scored that season. Austin was selected as the Ivy League Player of the Year and earned a second consecutive nomination to the All-Ivy League first-team in 2001.[5] Austin was named to the All-Ivy League second-team during his senior season in 2001–02 after he averaged 16 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[6]
Austin tried out for the Westchester Wildfire of the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 2002.[7]