Louie McCroskey

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Louie McCroskey
college = Marist
sport = Basketball
position = Shooting Guard
career_start = 2003
career_end = 2006
jersey = 42
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 208
nationality = USA
birth_date =
birth_place = Harlem, New York
highschool = St. Raymonds High School (Bronx, NY)

Louie McCroskey is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange and current player for Marist College from Bronx, New York. He played 96 games spanning from 2003-06, which included 21 starts. Following his junior season, he transferred to Marist College. He averaged 4.4 points in 16.1 minutes per game and was part of back-to-back Big East Tournament championship teams.

College career

As a freshman, McCroskey missed the first three games of the season because of academic issues. Still, he appeared in the remaining 28 games and scored 10 points in Syracuse's Sweet 16 loss to Alabama in the NCAA Tournament. [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=1451&sport=176&roster=142]

McCroskey was used as both a starter and a reserve in his sophomore year. McCroskey's best performance came against Pittsburgh, when the guard scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds. [http://syracuse.scout.com/2/352149.html] He set a career high in scoring average that year, with 5.6 points a game.

In his junior year, McCroskey started five games, but following a much publicized shouting match with SU Coach Jim Boeheim, McCroskey briefly left the team. [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/2006-05-10-syracuse-mccroskey-transfer_x.htm] He returned for the remainder of the season, but chose to leave Syracuse for Marist College following the conclusion of his junior year.

Per NCAA regulations, McCroskey sat out the 2006-07 season to fulfill the NCAA's mandatory year in residency after transferring.

In his red-shirt senior season, McCroskey was named to the Preseason Second Team All-MAAC. [http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102307aab.html] McCroskey played in the team's first 15 games and is leading the team in scoring (12.8) and is second in rebounding (5.6). However, he missed the a little over a month after he fractured his foot on Jan. 17, 2008. He made his return on Feb. 29, 2008 and scored 18 points off the bench to lead Marist to a 67-60 victory over Iona. [http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022908aaa.html]

Professional

In 2008, McCroskey signed with Finland-1st Division team Vantaan Pussihukat. [http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=FIN&Team=1868]

High School

* McCroskey was ranked 46th by Hoop Scoop and 93rd by ESPN.com
* Earned second-team all-city honors and selection on the all-borough team. [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=1451&sport=176&roster=142]

External links

1. [http://orangehoops.org/LMcCroskey.htm Orangehoops.org]

2. [http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mccroskey_louie00.html GoRedFoxes.com]