No. 4 – EWE Baskets Oldenburg | |
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Position | Guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born |
Huntington, Indiana |
April 4, 1988
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Huntington North (Huntington, Indiana) |
College | Purdue (2006–2010) |
NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2011 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2011 | Mets de Guaynabo |
2011–2012 | S.Oliver Baskets |
2012–present | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Christopher Scott Kramer (Born April 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player from Huntington, Indiana. He played collegiately with the Purdue University Boilermakers. Chris participated with the 2010 Milwaukee Bucks training camp and played in the NBA Development League for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the 2010–11 season. In June 2012 he signed a contract with the German pro team EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
Chris Kramer played varsity basketball, baseball, and football at Huntington North High School, in Huntington, Indiana. Averaging 19.1 points, four assists, and three steals a game playing for coach Eric Foister, he led the Vikings to an 18–3 record as a Senior. He was selected as a member of the 2006 Indiana All-Star Team, along with current NBA players Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr.. In football, he had a career total of 1,336 passing yards and 997 rushing yards at quarterback.
Chris Kramer attended Purdue University to play basketball under head coach, Matt Painter. During his freshman season, Kramer set the school's freshman record for most steals in a season, while leading the team with 64, shattering Brian Cardinal's prior record of 51. Kramer finished with and was second in the conference in total steals on the season. Averaging 7.2 ppg and 2.9 rpg, he had a season high six steals twice against Wagner University and Penn State. He helped lead the Boilermakers to an NCAA Tournament appearance along with Seniors David Teague and current NBA player, Carl Landry, where Purdue beat Arizona in the first round and lost to eventual/defending champs, Florida. He averaged 3.5 steals and 15 points in the two games. In the First Round game, Kramer fell to the floor on a play with the ball, where he made a shot off his knees. Finishing the season with a 22–12 record, he was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team.