Craig Shelton

Craig Shelton
Personal information
Born (1957-05-01) May 1, 1957
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolDunbar (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeGeorgetown (1976–1980)
NBA draft1980: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Drafted byAtlanta Hawks
Playing career1980–1986
PositionSmall forward
Number11
Career history
1980–1981Atlanta Hawks
1981–1982Atlantic City Hi-Rollers
1982Lancaster Lightning
1982–1983Libertas Forlì
1983–1985Basket Mestre
1985–1986Pallacanestro Trieste
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points240 (4.1 ppg)
Rebounds141 (2.4 rpg)
Assists27 (0.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Craig Anthony Shelton (born May 1, 1957) is an American former basketball player. He played in parts of two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Shelton, a 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) small forward from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., played college basketball with his high school teammate John Duren at Georgetown University from 1976 to 1980. Shelton scored 1,409 points (15.2 per game) and collected 691 rebounds (7.4 per game) during his college career.[1] During his senior year, he was chosen for the 1979–80 All-Big East First Team and was the Most Valuable Player of the 1980 Big East tournament.[2]

After the close of his college career, Shelton was drafted in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks (28th overall). He played for the Hawks during the 1980–81 NBA season and in four games of the 1981–82 season before being waived. He played the remainder of the season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Atlantic City Hi-Rollers and Lancaster Lightning.[3] He then played professionally in Italy from 1982 to 1986.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Craig Shelton profile". HoyaBasketball.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "1979-80 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary". sportsreference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ^ 1982-83 CBA Guide and Register, page 87


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