Stephen Croone
Stephen Croone (born July 19, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Furman.
No. 9 – free agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | July 29, 1994 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Newton (Covington, Georgia) |
College | Furman (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2017-2018 | Kobrat |
2018-2019 | Ura Basket |
2019-2020 | BC Yambol |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
Croone attended Newton High School (Georgia). His junior season, he led Newton to a 26-5 mark and a region championship while averaging 11 points per game. As a senior, he led Region 2-AAAAA in scoring, at 20.8 points, while also averaging 3.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. He guided Newton to a 19-7 record, region runner-up finish and state playoff appearance.[1]
College career
Croone attended Furman where he made 122 appearances, including 118 starts, while averaging 15.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists.[2] In his junior season in college, he was named first team all conference. Croone had a thumb surgery at the beginning of his senior year and missed several games.[3] Croone was named Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in his senior season.[4] He averaged 17.1 points per game while leading the Paladins to a 19-16 record and berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Croone ranked fifth in scoring all-time at Furman with 1,936 points in his career.[5]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Croone was invited to an NBA development league tryout in August 2016.[6] On February 13th, 2017, he was claimed off waivers by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-league.[7]
References
- "Stephen Croone Bio". furmanpaladins.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- "NCAA Season Stats - Per Game". realgm.com. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- Amore, Dom (November 20, 2015). "Ollie Says UConn Won't Take Furman Lightly; Adams Looks To Turn It Up". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- "Men's basketball awards announced" (Press release). Southern Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- Fazio, Bryan (April 9, 2016). "Covington native gets AP All-American honorable mention". The Covington News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- "2016 NBA D-League National Tryout: Invited Players - NBA D-League". NBA D-League. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- "SKYFORCE ACQUIRE STEPHEN CROONE - Sioux Falls Skyforce". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved 2017-02-17.