No. 1 – Gold Coast Rollers | |
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
League | Queensland Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Columbia, South Carolina |
December 19, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Great Falls (Great Falls, South Carolina) |
College | USC Upstate (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2016 | Cairns Taipans |
2015–2016 | Wellington Saints |
2016–present | Brisbane Bullets |
2017–present | Gold Coast Rollers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Torrey Craig (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Gold Coast Rollers of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL). He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina Upstate where he was named an honorable mention All-American and Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2012.
Craig came to USC Upstate from Great Falls High School in Great Falls, South Carolina, after winning 1A state Player of the Year honors in his senior season. As a freshman, Craig entered the starting lineup and quickly made an impact, averaging 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game en route to winning Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year honors.
In his sophomore season, Craig led the A-Sun in scoring at 16.4 points per game and helped the Spartans win 21 games. Craig was named the conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. As a junior, Craig once again led the A-Sun in scoring at 17.2 points per game. He was named first team All-Atlantic Sun.
Prior to the start of his senior season, Craig was named preseason Player of the Year in the Atlantic Sun. On February 10, 2014, Craig reached the 2,000 career point milestone with a 22-point game against East Tennessee State.
On August 6, 2014, Craig signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2014–15 NBL season. On December 10, 2014, he was named Player of the Week for Round 9 after his double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds helped the Taipans over the line against the Adelaide 36ers on December 6. On December 19, he scored a season-high 28 points in a 90–86 loss to the Adelaide 36ers. Craig helped lead the Taipans to a win over the New Zealand Breakers in the final game of the regular season on February 22 to finish on top of the ladder for the first time in club history with a win/loss record of 21–7. After sweeping the Perth Wildcats in the semi-finals, the Taipans faced the Breakers in the Grand Final series, going on to lose the series 2–0 following a game-winning shot by Ekene Ibekwe in Game 2. In 32 games for the Taipans in 2014–15, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game coming off the bench as a back-up small forward to Stephen Weigh.