Charlie Criss
 Criss as a senior at NMSU | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1948 Valhalla, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gorton (Yonkers, New York) |
| College |
|
Scranton Apollos | |
| 1977–1981 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1981–1982 | San Diego Clippers |
| 1982–1984 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984–1985 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,534 (8.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 592 (1.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,335 (3.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles Washington Criss Jr. (born November 6, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player born in Valhalla, New York.
A 5'8"
Scranton Apollos in 1976, next playing for the Washington Generals.[1] He joined the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association the following year, and played eight seasons in the league with the Hawks, San Diego Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks.[2] When he entered the NBA, Criss was the league's shortest active player.[3]
In his NBA career, Criss averaged 8.5
his first in 1978, posting averages of 11 points and 4 assists in 77 matches.[2] During the 1980 NBA playoffs, Criss averaged 14 points and 4.4 assists per game, as the Hawks eventually lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.[4] 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 the San Antonio Spurs.[5] After retiring as a player, he worked as a golf instructor, an Atlanta Hawks television color commentator, a minor-league basketball coach and a basketball summer camp coordinator.[3]
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per 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
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com