
#22 James
Craft


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Position:
Center |
Year:
Junior |
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Height:
7-0 |
Hometown:
Glen
Allen,
VA |
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Weight:
235 |
Previous
School:
Tennessee
State |
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PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played for Tennessee State for one
season after sitting out
a year and transferring
from Wright State…
Played in 25 games for
the Tigers last season
and started four…
Averaged 1.6 rebounds
and 1.2 points per
game... He scored a
season high 10 points on
5-of-7 shooting, and
scored six points during
a crucial stretch of the
game against Murray
State in the semifinals
of the conference
tournament… The 83-75
upset win helped the
Tigers advance to the
tournament championship
game for the first time
since 1998, but it fell
to Austin Peay 82-64… He
also had a season-high
six rebounds against
Akron… Finished the
season shooting 41.2
percent from the field
(14-of-34) and also
blocked 11 shots… During
his freshman season at
Wright State in 2005-06,
he played in 17 games
and averaged 0.5 points
and 0.5 rebounds per
outing.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Split time between Ohio
and Virginia during his
high school years, and
finished up at
Mercersburg Academy in
Pennsylvania. During his
senior season, he drew
interest from Wright
State,
Tennessee-Chattanooga,
Rider, Fordham, and
South Florida… Helped
his team win a state
title in prep school,
and won tournament MVP
honors.
PERSONAL: Born
April 16, 1986… Father
is James Craft… Has one
sister, Jabria… Plans to
major in Kinesiology at
LCSC.