Charlie Criss

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Charlie Criss

Criss as a senior at NMSU
Personal information
Born	(1948-11-06)November 6, 1948 Valhalla, New York,U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Gorton(Yonkers, New York)
College	New Mexico JC(1966–1967) New Mexico State(1967–1970)
NBA draft	1970:undrafted
Playing career	1975–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	14, 1, 15
Career history
1975–1977	Scranton Apollos
1977–1981	Atlanta Hawks
1981–1982	San Diego Clippers
1982–1984	Milwaukee Bucks
1984–1985	Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
2×EBA Most Valuable Player(1976, 1977)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,534 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds	592 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,335 (3.2 apg)
Statsat NBA.com
Statsat Basketball-Reference.com

Charles Washington Criss Jr.(born November 6, 1948) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer born inValhalla, New York.

A 5'8 "guardfromNew Mexico State University,Criss began his professional career in theContinental Basketball Association,earning league Most Valuable Player honors with theScranton Apollosin 1976, next playing for theWashington Generals.He joined theAtlanta Hawksof theNational Basketball Associationthe following year, and played eight seasons in the league with the Hawks,San Diego ClippersandMilwaukee Bucks.When he entered the NBA, Criss was the league's shortest active player.

In his NBA career, Criss averaged 8.5pointsand 3.2assists per game,with perhaps his best year beinghis first in 1978,posting averages of 11 points and 4 assists in 77 matches.During the1980 NBA playoffs,Criss averaged 14 points and 4.4 assists per game, as the Hawks eventually lost to thePhiladelphia 76ersin the Eastern Conference Semifinals.On February 20, 1982, while on the Clippers, Criss scored a career-best 34 points and recorded 8 assists during a 118–101 win over theSan Antonio Spurs.After retiring as a player, he worked as a golf instructor, an Atlanta Hawks televisioncolor commentator,a minor-league basketball coach and a basketball summer camp coordinator.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1977–78	Atlanta	77	-	25.1	.999	-	.999	30.2	1.8	3.4	0.6	19.4
1978–79	Atlanta	54	-	16.3	.377	-	.779	1.1	2.6	0.8	0.1	5.3
1979–80	Atlanta	81	-	22.1	.431	.059	.811	1.4	3.0	0.9	0.0	8.3
1980–81	Atlanta	66	-	25.9	.454	.048	.864	1.5	4.3	0.9	0.0	9.5
1981–82	Atlanta	27	0	20.4	.400	.250	.890	1.4	2.8	0.9	0.1	8.7
1981–82	San Diego	28	20	30.0	.479	.381	.884	1.6	4.0	0.8	0.1	12.9
1982–83	Milwaukee	66	0	14.0	.451	.194	.895	1.2	1.9	0.4	0.0	6.2
1983–84	Milwaukee	6	0	17.8	.367	.167	.636	1.5	2.8	0.8	0.0	5.0
1983–84	Atlanta	9	0	12.0	.409	.000	1.000	1.2	2.3	0.3	0.0	2.6
1984–85	Atlanta	4	2	28.8	.412	.000	.669	3.5	5.5	0.8	0.0	4.5
Career		418	22	21.4	.432	.179	.831	1.4	3.2	0.9	0.1	8.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1977–78	Atlanta	2	-	32.5	.417	-	.778	2.0	1.5	2.0	0.5	13.5
1978–79	Atlanta	9	-	11.0	.414	-	.900	0.6	1.8	0.3	0.0	3.7
1979–80	Atlanta	5	-	30.4	.492	.333	.917	1.0	4.4	1.2	0.0	14.0
1982–83	Milwaukee	9	-	12.9	.441	.000	.944	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.0	5.2
Career		25	-	17.3	.452	.250	.898	1.1	2.1	0.9	0.0	7.1

See also

• List of shortest players in National Basketball Association history

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromNBA.comandBasketball-Reference.com