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Warriors Acquire Aaron Craft

January 7, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Santa Cruz Warriors News Release


SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Santa Cruz Warriors have acquired guard Aaron Craft the team announced today.

Craft (6-2, 192, Ohio State) played and started in all 50 regular season games for Santa Cruz during the 2014-15 season and led the team to a franchise first NBA D-League Championship. The 2015 NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year anchored a Warriors defense that held opponents to league-lows 42 percent shooting from the field and 99.6 points per 100 possessions. Santa Cruz' opponents averaged 102.2 points, good for third-lowest in the NBA D-League. Individually, Craft averaged an NBA D-League best 2.5 steals while topping the league with a 1.4 steal-to-turnover ratio. Additionally, he averaged 9.2 points, 6.2 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 36.1 minutes.

"We are thrilled to welcome Aaron back to Santa Cruz," said Head Coach Casey Hill. The opportunity to have him back on our roster is a blessing. He has proven leadership qualities at this level and beyond."

Prior to rejoining the Warriors, Craft played for Szolnoki Olaj in Hungary.

A four-year contributor at Ohio State, Craft was a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014) and was named the NABC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2014.

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