Craig Ehlo

Craig Ehlo

No. 3
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	August 11, 1961 (1961-08-11) (age 50)
Place of birth	Lubbock, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	Monterey (Lubbock, Texas)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Odessa College (1979–1981) Washington State (1981–1983)
NBA Draft	1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	1983–1997
Career history
1983–1986	Houston Rockets
1986–1993	Cleveland Cavaliers
1993–1996	Atlanta Hawks
1996–1997	Seattle SuperSonics
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,492 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds	3,139 (3.6 rpg)
Assists	2,456 (2.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joel Craig Ehlo, (born August 11, 1961, in Lubbock, Texas), is a retired American National Basketball Association player.

A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) guard/forward from Odessa Junior College and Washington State University, Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, and went with the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals in a losing cause to the Boston Celtics. He played 14 NBA seasons with a total of four teams, amassing respectable career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 assists and 3,139 rebounds.

He spent the prime of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he tallied 5,130 points, 1,803 assists, and 2,267 rebounds in seven seasons (1986–1993). Ehlo is perhaps best remembered for being the victim of one of Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan's greatest performances. On May 7, 1989, Ehlo, then a Cavalier, was defending Jordan when he made "The Shot", the series-clinching jumper in the first round of the NBA Playoffs in front of a Cleveland home crowd, then considered an upset as Cleveland was the 3rd seed in the east and Chicago was the 6th.

Ehlo spent the second half of his career with the Atlanta Hawks as Steve Smith's backup. Before the 1996–97 season, he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, and was used sparingly. Ehlo was on 1 team that made the NBA Finals, the 1985-86 Rockets, who lost the series 4–2 to the Boston Celtics.

Ehlo worked as an analyst on Gonzaga men's basketball games. He currently is an assistant coach for Eastern Washington University.

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External links

• Craig Ehlo at NBA.com (selected season statistics, career highs)
• Craig Ehlo biography on NBA.com

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Name	Ehlo, Craig
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Date of birth	August 11, 1961
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