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Craig Neal
Craig Duane Neal (born February 16, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the associate head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Neal played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the third round (71st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. He played in the NBA and several minor leagues.
He was brought up in Washington, Indiana, where he played high school basketball at Washington High School, coached by his father, Stan. As a senior in 1983, he earned all-American and all-state honors, averaging 27.6 points per game and leading his 25-2 Washington High School team to the semi-state finals. He scored 1,440 points in his Hatchets career.
In 1982, Neal signed with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to play basketball under coach Bobby Cremins.
Neal played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1983 to 1988. Due to a season-ending injury, Neal played only four games in his sophomore season in 1984–85 and redshirted that year. As a senior in 1987–88, Neal set the ACC single-season record with 303 assists while averaging a league-best 9.5 assists per game in addition to 7.7 points.
During Neal's time at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets made the 1984 NIT and subsequent NCAA Tournaments the following four years, including trips to the Elite Eight in 1985 and Sweet Sixteen in 1986.
Neal graduated with a bachelor's degree in management in 1988.
In the 1988 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers picked Neal in the third round, 71st overall. Neal began his basketball career playing for the Jacksonville Hooters of the USBL. In his rookie NBA season, Neal played 21 games for the Portland Trail Blazers before being waived on January 11, 1989. On February 3, Neal signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat and played 32 games.
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Craig Neal
Craig Duane Neal (born February 16, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the associate head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Neal played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the third round (71st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. He played in the NBA and several minor leagues.
He was brought up in Washington, Indiana, where he played high school basketball at Washington High School, coached by his father, Stan. As a senior in 1983, he earned all-American and all-state honors, averaging 27.6 points per game and leading his 25-2 Washington High School team to the semi-state finals. He scored 1,440 points in his Hatchets career.
In 1982, Neal signed with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to play basketball under coach Bobby Cremins.
Neal played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1983 to 1988. Due to a season-ending injury, Neal played only four games in his sophomore season in 1984–85 and redshirted that year. As a senior in 1987–88, Neal set the ACC single-season record with 303 assists while averaging a league-best 9.5 assists per game in addition to 7.7 points.
During Neal's time at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets made the 1984 NIT and subsequent NCAA Tournaments the following four years, including trips to the Elite Eight in 1985 and Sweet Sixteen in 1986.
Neal graduated with a bachelor's degree in management in 1988.
In the 1988 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers picked Neal in the third round, 71st overall. Neal began his basketball career playing for the Jacksonville Hooters of the USBL. In his rookie NBA season, Neal played 21 games for the Portland Trail Blazers before being waived on January 11, 1989. On February 3, Neal signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat and played 32 games.
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