Herbert Crook
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Personal information | |
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Born | Louisville, Kentucky | July 26, 1965
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Eastern (Louisville, Kentucky) |
College | Louisville (1984–1988) |
NBA draft | 1988: 3rd round, 61st overall pick |
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
1988 | Quad City Thunder |
1988–1989 | La Crosse Catbirds |
1989 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
1990 | Tulsa Fast Breakers |
1991–1992 | HNMKY |
1994–1995 | HoNsU |
1996 | HNMKY |
1996 | HoNsU |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Herbert Crook (born July 26, 1965) is a former American basketball player. He was a standout at the University of Louisville. He was a starter on the Cardinals' 1986 national championship team and was Metro Conference player of the year as a junior.
College career
[edit]Crook, a 6'7" forward from Louisville, Kentucky and attended Westport High School during his freshman year and then to Eastern High School. He played at Louisville for Hall of Fame coach Denny Crum. Crook was a three-year starter, and played for Louisville's national championship team in 1986, averaging 11.8 points and 6.5 assists that year. As a junior, Crook was named Metro Conference player of the year after 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Crook finished his career in the University of Louisville top ten in a number of career statistical categories, including points, rebounds, minutes played, games played, field goals, free throws and free throw attempts.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Following the completion of his college career, Crook was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the third round (61st pick) of the 1988 NBA draft.[2] However, Crook never played in the NBA. Crook did play two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association. He averaged 11.7 points and 6.4 rebounds over 56 games with four different teams.[3] He played four seasons in the Finnish Korisliiga, averaging 27.0 points and 10.6 rebounds in 112 games. He won the Korisliiga championship in 1992 and led the league in scoring and rebounds the same year.
References
[edit]- ^ U of L Sports Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 13, 2011
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ 1990–91 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 266
External links
[edit]- Korisliiga statistics at korisliiga.fi
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky
- Grand Rapids Hoops players
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- La Crosse Catbirds players
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
- Quad City Thunder players
- Small forwards
- Tulsa Fast Breakers players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs
- University of Louisville stubs