Chris Kramer

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Chris Kramer
כריס קרמר
Lietuvos rytas / Rytas
2019–2020Khimki Moscow
2020–2021Hapoel Jerusalem
2021–2022Gran Canaria
Career highlights and awards

Christopher Scott Kramer (כריס קרמר; born April 4, 1988) is an American former professional

Fort Wayne Mad Ants
in the 2010–11 season.

High school career

Huntington North (IN)

2002–2006

Chris Kramer played varsity basketball, baseball, and football at Huntington North High School in Huntington, Indiana. Averaging 19.1 points, four assists, and three steals a game playing for coach Eric Foister, he led the Vikings to an 18–3 record as a Senior.[citation needed] He was selected as a member of the 2006 Indiana All-Star Team, along with current NBA players Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. In football, he had a career total of 1,336 passing yards and 997 rushing yards at quarterback.

College career

2006–2007

Chris Kramer attended Purdue University to play basketball under head coach,

Penn State. He helped lead the Boilermakers to an NCAA tournament appearance along with Seniors David Teague and Carl Landry, where Purdue beat Arizona in the first round and lost to eventual/defending champs, Florida. He averaged 3.5 steals and 15 points in the two games. In the First Round game, Kramer fell to the floor on a play with the ball, where he made a shot off his knees. Finishing the season with a 22–12 record, he was named to the Big Ten
All-Defensive Team.

2007–2008

In his Sophomore season, averaging 6.8 ppg, he led the Boilers for the second season in a row in assists (95) and steals, averaging 2.3 per contest. He helped lead the

baby boilers to a second straight Second round appearance, where they defeated Baylor in the first round and eventually lost to a senior-led Xavier
and finished the season with a 25–9 record. He finished his sophomore season leading the conference in total steals with 67 take-aways, while recording the 9th most in school history with 139 in just two seasons. As a team captain, he was named Third Team All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten, while being the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

2008–2009

As a captain in his

UConn
. He wrapped up his junior season with the second most steals in school history with 214 career steals.

2009–2010

Kramer started his

Hersheys All-Star Game
.

Career notes

Kramer currently owns the school record for career steals per game, averaging 2.1 a contest. He became the first Big Ten player in 16 years to lead the league in steals two consecutive seasons (2008, 2009). On February 28, 2010 against Michigan State, Kramer recorded another school record with his 260th career steal, surpassing Brian Cardinal's mark of 259. He finished his career as a Boiler with a 274 steals, 850 points, 397 rebounds, and shooting 71 percent at the line. He placed second all-time in games played (133) behind Keaton Grant, third in starts (114), and fourth in minutes played (3,704). He graduated with a degree in Organizational Leadership & Supervision.

Professional career

America (2010–11)

Indiana Pacers (summer league)

After by-passing an opportunity in his fifth year of college eligibility to play Purdue Football, Kramer joined the 2010 AirTran Airways Pro Summer League, made up of other undrafted/free agent players. He played for the Indiana Pacers summer league team, where he played in only two games and averaged 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1.5 steals per game, while going 42.9 percent from the field.

Milwaukee Bucks (training camp)

After spending the summer with the

Orlando Pro Summer League,[1] Kramer, an undrafted free agent, officially became part of the Milwaukee Bucks training camp roster for the 2011 NBA
season. He was released on October 19.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants

After being cut by the Bucks, Kramer joined the

Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League. On December 8, he was waived by the Mad Ants due to injury. He had played 5 games. On December 28, Kramer was re-signed by the Mad Ants. He took fellow injured player Chris Hunter
's spot on the roster.

Puerto Rico (2011)

In the summer of 2011, Kramer signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.

s.oliver Baskets Würzburg (2011–2012)

Kramer played one year with Würzburg in the German Basketball Bundesliga. Würzburg reaches the semifinals of the 2012 playoffs. Kramer led the team in scoring with 11.2 point per game.[2]

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2012–2017)

In the summer of 2012, Kramer signed with the

BCL Game Day MVP.[5]

On June 22, 2017, he left Oldenburg after five seasons.[6]

Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (2017–2019)

On July 20, 2017,

LKL Defensive Player of the Year.[9]

Khimki (2019–2020)

On August 4, 2019, Kramer signed a one-year contract with Russian club Khimki of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague,[10] with an option for another season. He averaged 5.5 points per game. Kramer parted ways with the team on September 6, 2020.[11]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2020–2021)

On September 20, 2020, Kramer signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12] On September 23, 2020, Kramer was waived from the team due to health issues.[citation needed] On November 22 the team announced that Kramer would remain with the team until the end of the season.[13] In 2020–21 he was third in the league with 1.8 steals per game.[14]

Gran Canaria (2021–present)

On August 18, 2021, he has signed with Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Sports". WTTV CBS4Indy.
  2. ^ "Chris Kramer stats Germany". Archived from the original on June 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kramer signs in Oldenburg". Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  4. ^ "Chris Kramer records first triple double in the BCL as gameday 12 MVP". January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Triple-double Kramer claims MVP of the Week honor". Basketballcl.com. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Chris Kramer leaves Oldenburg after five seasons". Sportando.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Solidus pastiprinimas: "Lietuvos rytas" susitarė su Vokietijoje universaliai žaidusiu Krameriu". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ ""Lietuvos rytas" pasirašė kontraktus iškart su dviem naujokais". 24sek.lt. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  9. ^ "Sezono uždarymo šventė: LKL titulai byrėjo žalgiriečiams". 15min.lt/24sek. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "Khimki adds Chris Kramer as point guard". Bckhimki.com. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Khimki, Chris Kramer part ways". Sportando. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem tabs Chris Kramer". Sportando.basketball. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem keeps Chris Kramer until the end of the season". November 22, 2020.
  14. ^ "Israeli Super League – 2020–21 Standings and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "Gran Canaria announces signing of Chris Kramer". Sportando. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

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