| Craig Craft |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Raleigh, Miss.
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 | High School: Raleigh HS
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 190
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 | Position: G
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Really athletic and an exceptional shooter ... Good length for a guard ... Will play more at the No. 2 or No. 3 guard spot ... Left-handed player ... Improved his defensive skills last year ... Has a knack for getting rebounds ... Broke foot over the summer, but really improved during the spring prior to the injury, working on his ball-handling skills ... Spent much of time over summer with rehabilitation ... Improved throughout his first year with the program and finished as one of the better performers at the end of the year ... 2005-06 (Fr.): Played in 28 games last season, making four starts, including two league games ... Finished with 159 points on the year, 90 of them in C-USA play ... Posted career-best 15 points in a win over Tulsa (3/8) in the opening game of the C-USA Tournament ... Averaged 11 points and three rebounds in two contests in the league tourney ... Scored in double digits in three-straight contests and three of the final four games on the campaign ... Tallied 11 points, on a career-high tying three 3-pointers at Tulane (3/1) ...Scored 11 points, including two 3-pointers, against UTEP (2/11/06) ... Notched first double-digit game of his career with 10 points against McNeese State (1/2) ... Picked up 10 points at Memphis (2/14) ... Made his collegiate debut against San Diego State (11/20), playing eight minutes ... Made first career start at Arkansas (11/30), playing a season-high 33 minutes and scoring the first points of his career (5) ... Grabbed career-best nine rebounds versus East Carolina (3/4) ... Finished with eight points with two 3-pointers in the win over UCF (2/8) ... Had eight points with two 3-pointers against William Carey (12/15) ... Added eight points witha pair of 3s against UAB (2/18) ... Prep: Played for coach Brian Smith ... Named to the Clarion Ledger's "Dandy Dozen" basketball team, honoring the most sought-after recruits in the state ... Tabbed an honorable mention all-state selection by The Clarion Ledger ... Helped lead Raleigh to an 18-10 record as a junior, while averaging 27.3 points (including 120 3-pointers), 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game ... Junior season-high of 47 points in a game against Perry Central ... Also competed in the Mississippi Sports Medicine North/South All-Star Game, tying for the team lead with 18 points in that contest ... Personal: Majoring in coaching and sport administration.