Craig Shelton Explained

Craig Shelton
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:1 May 1957
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
Nationality:American
Highschool:Dunbar (Washington, D.C.)
College:Georgetown (1976–1980)
Draft Year:1980
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:28
Draft Team:Atlanta Hawks
Career Start:1980
Career End:1986
Career Number:11
Career Position:Small forward
Years1:
Team1:Atlanta Hawks
Years2:1981–1982
Team2:Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
Years3:1982
Team3:Lancaster Lightning
Years4:1982–1983
Team4:Libertas Forlì
Years5:1983–1985
Team5:Basket Mestre
Years6:1985–1986
Team6:Pallacanestro Trieste
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:240 (4.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:141 (2.4 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:27 (0.5 apg)

Craig Anthony Shelton (born May 1, 1957) is a retired American basketball player. He played in parts of two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Shelton, a 6'7" small forward from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., played college basketball with his high school teammate John Duren at Georgetown University from 1976 to 1980. For his college career, Shelton scored 1,409 points (15.2 per game) and collected 691 rebounds (7.4 per game).[1]

After the close of his college career, Shelton was drafted in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks (28th overall). He played for the Hawks for the 1980–81 NBA season, and played 4 games of the 1981–82 season before being waived. He would play the remainder of the season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Atlantic City Hi-Rollers and Lancaster Lightning.[2] He then played several seasons in Italy.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craig Shelton profile . HoyaBasketball.com . May 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214175742/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/c_shelton.htm . February 14, 2012 . dead .
  2. 1982-83 CBA Guide and Register, page 87