Craig Brackins

Craig Brackins

Brackins with Stelmet Zielona Góra in 2014
No. 33 – Shiga Lakestars
Position	Power forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1987-10-09) October 9, 1987 (age 29) Lancaster, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College	Iowa State (2007–2010)
NBA draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2012	Philadelphia 76ers
2010–2011	→Springfield Armor
2012	→Maine Red Claws
2011	Maccabi Ashdod
2012	Angelico Biella
2013	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013–2014	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2014–2015	Eskişehir Basket
2015–2016	Viola Reggio Calabria
2016	Jiangsu Hualan
2017–present	Shiga Lakestars
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big 12 (2009)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade National team

Craig Lee Brackins (born October 9, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Shiga Lakestars of the Japanese B.League.

He played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones. A power forward, Brackins was the highest-touted recruit to choose Iowa State after spending time at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. In March 2009, Brackins was predicted to be a first round draft pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was picked by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 21st overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the New Orleans Hornets, and later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Craig Brackins rose to national prominence following a game in January, 2009 against Kansas in which he scored 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, despite Iowa State losing 82–67 to the Jayhawks.

Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 96–55 blowout of Mississippi Valley State on November 22, 2009. He declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft on March 12, 2010.

He was drafted with the 21st pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder at the 2010 NBA Draft. On July 8, 2010, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets along with fellow rookie Quincy Pondexter in exchange for the rights to Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson.