Craig Callahan

Craig Callahan
Craig Callahan
Position Forward
Height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
League Legadue
Team New Basket Brindisi
Born May 26, 1981 (1981-05-26) (age 30)
Iowa Maquoketa, Iowa
Nationality United States Italy
College University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Pro career 2003–present
Career history Mlékárna Kunín (2003-2004)
BK Prostějov (2004-2006)
Ricoh Manresa (2006-2008)
Eisbären Bremerhaven (2008-2009)
Dexia Mons-Hainaut since 2009

Craig Callahan (born May 26, 1981) is an American professional basketball player, naturalized Italian.

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Biography

Early life and education

Craig Nicholas Callahan was born in Maquoketa, Iowa on May 26, 1981. He graduated from Cascade High School in Cascade, Iowa.[1] Craig attended college at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he played on the men's basketball team. In 2011 he has got the Italian passport as naturalized.

Career

He played at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from 1999-2003. Callahan gained notoriety during his time at UNCW as he helped lead the team into 3 NCAA Tournaments (1999, 2002, 2003).During his senior year with the Seahawks, he averaged over 16 points and 6 rebounds a game.[2]

After graduating from college with a Finance Degree, he played professional basketball in the Czech Republic from 2003–2006, and was named Most Valuable Player of the NBL in 2006. He played in the NBL All-Stars game in 2004,2005, and 2006 in which he won the slam dunk contest.[3] Throughout his time in Czech Republic, Callahan was recognized for numerous league achievements. Some of his achievements include Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Import Player of the Year (2004,2006), Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Player of the Year (2006), Eurobasket.com All-Czech Republic League Forward of the Year (2006), and Eurobasket.com Czech Republic League All-Defensive Team (2006).[4]

He then played in Spain from 2006-2008 after being signed by Ricoh Manresa.While playing for Ricoh Manresa., he contributed to the teams success when they won the LEB Championship in 2007. Due to their success in 2007, Ricoh Manresa. gained entry back into the Liga ACB in 2008.[5]

In November 8', Callahan was signed by the Eisbaren Bremerhaven (the Bremerhaven Polar Bears) of Germany's top league.[6] A vital addition to the team, Callahan is currently one of the league's top scorers averaging over 17 points, and 6.9 rebounds a game.[7]

During the summer of 2011 he singned a contract with New Basket Brindisi, basketball team which play the second Italian national league.

During the off-season he resides in Jacksonville, Florida.

References

http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ESP&PlayerID=39297&AmNotSure=1

http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BE0

http://www.uncwsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19800&KEY=&SPID=11332&SPSID=92931

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=229415

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=1230

http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/27341/Craig-Callahan.html

http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/player/north-carolina-wilmington/craig-callahan

Sources

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=1230 http://en.basketball.doudiz.com/player/27341/Craig-Callahan.html http://statsheet.com/mcb/players/player/north-carolina-wilmington/craig-callahan


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