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).

Craig Shelton
Personal information
Born (1957-05-01) May 1, 1957 (age 66)
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolDunbar (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeGeorgetown (1976–1980)
NBA draft1980: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1980–1986
PositionSmall forward
Number11
Career history
19801981Atlanta Hawks
1981–1982Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
1982Lancaster Lightning
1982–1983Libertas Forlì
1983–1985Basket Mestre
1985–1986Pallacanestro Trieste
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points240 (4.1 ppg)
Rebounds141 (2.4 rpg)
Assists27 (0.5 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Craig Shelton profile". HoyaBasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ 1982-83 CBA Guide and Register, page 87

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