Aaron Craft
Craft with Santa Cruz Warriors in 2016
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| No. 4 – Aquila Basket Trento | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Serie A |
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| Born |
February 12, 1991 Findlay, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Liberty-Benton (Findlay, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio State (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2015 | Szolnoki Olaj |
| 2016 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2016–present | Aquila Basket Trento |
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Aaron Vincent Craft (born February 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball for The Ohio State University.
Craft attended Liberty-Benton High School near Findlay, Ohio and graduated valedictorian of his class. He was the Ohio Division III player of the year his senior year (2009–10 season). He averaged 26 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds as a senior with 70 steals (3.2 per game). His freshman year he was the starting point guard for their state runner-up team. In his four years, his teams went 88-5.
In football he was a two-time All-Ohio selection and was the Ohio Division V player of the year (2008 season). During his junior year his team finished state runner-up in Division V football. In three years of football Craft accumulated over 11,000 yards of total offenses, passing for 6,800 yards and rushing for 4,700 yards both school records. He had a career 73.7% passing percentage. He was the starting quarterback for three years opting out of football his senior year to focus on basketball. In those three years his teams had a 38-4 record.
During Craft's high school years he played on the All-Ohio Red AAU basketball team, with future Ohio State teammates Jared Sullinger and J.D. Weatherspoon, winning three consecutive National Championships. They were the only team to win the AAU Nationals at three different age levels.
While growing up Craft's father, John Craft, stressed the importance of defense and how it was more important to be a good defensive player than offensive player. When Craft was in 2nd and 3rd grade, his father, who coached the junior high basketball team, let him join defensive drills during the team practice. One of such drills that Craft remembers as grueling was getting into a defensive stance, and slide back and forth across the foul lane while holding onto bricks.
Craft was the sixth man for the Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team playing the point guard position as a freshman. He had recorded the fifth highest minutes played on the team. He led his team in assists (177) and steals (73). Craft set a school record 15 assists in a game during a NCAA tournament game against George Mason.
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