# Austin Croshere

Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs throughout his 12-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since 2010, he has served as an NBA color commentator and studio analyst for a variety of television and radio programs.

## Education

Croshere went to Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, and then played college basketball for Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.

## Professional career
### Indiana Pacers

Croshere was the 12th pick of the 1997 NBA draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers.
A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), hard-nosed player who played the power forward and small forward positions, Croshere shot 33.9% from three-point range over the course of his ten-year career.
In the 1999–2000 NBA season, he peaked at just the right time as he helped the Pacers advance to the 2000 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the Pacers' first Finals appearance since the ABA-NBA merger. In the 2000 Finals, Croshere was 3rd on the team in scoring, averaging 15.2 points per game on 54.5% shooting.
He was rewarded for his performance in the regular season and particularly the playoffs with a hefty contract.
On March 30, 2001, he notched a then career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds against the Boston Celtics as well as hitting the game sealing 3-pointer.
Croshere played 49 games in 2002–03, averaging a career-low 12.9 minutes per game that season as he fell out of the rotation.
Croshere became an important backup during the Rick Carlisle years, and was a key contributor against the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals. In game 4 of the series, Croshere was in the starting lineup for the first time in over two years; after accumulating only 8 points combined over the first three games, he scored 14 in this game during 30 minutes of play, including 3 out of 4 shooting on three-point field goals en route to an 83-68 road victory for the Pacers to tie the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.
In the 2004-05 season after the Malice at the Palace brawl, Croshere helped lead a depleted Pacers roster. He notched a season high against the Minnesota Timberwolves with 25 points and 11 rebounds (including six consecutive made free throws in the final 36 seconds of the game) on November 25, 2004. He followed this performance with 23 points and 12 rebounds the next night on November 26th.
On September 26, 2008, Larry Bird announced that Croshere was invited to training camp with the Pacers for an opportunity at a second stint. He was waived on October 23, 2008.

### Dallas Mavericks

On July 5, 2006, Croshere was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Marquis Daniels. This move left Jeff Foster as the last Pacer remaining from the 1999–2000 Eastern Conference championship team.
Croshere scored a career-high 34 points in a Mavericks 122–102 win against the Seattle SuperSonics on January 30, 2007.

### Golden State Warriors

On August 3, 2007, Croshere signed with the Golden State Warriors. The 2007–08 season was the first in Croshere's career where he did not make the playoffs.

### Milwaukee Bucks

Croshere spent the 2008–09 pre-season with his former team, the Indiana Pacers. However, he was waived by the Pacers. On October 27, he was signed off waivers by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was released on January 6, 2009, after averaging 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

### San Antonio Spurs

On January 16, 2009, Croshere signed a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs. On January 28, his contract expired and he was released by the Spurs after appearing in three games.

## Post-NBA career

In February 2010, Croshere joined Fox Sports Indiana as a pre- and post-game analyst for Pacers games. He has also served as a color commentator. In 2013, Croshere was hired as a college basketball studio analyst for Fox Sports. As of 2023, he is a basketball commentator for KABC-TV's Sports Zone post-game shows and college basketball analyst for Westwood One Radio.

## NBA career statistics
### Regular season

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1997–98 | Indiana | 26 | 0 | 9.3 | .372 | .308 | .571 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .2 | 2.9 |
| 1998–99 | Indiana | 27 | 0 | 9.2 | .427 | .276 | .870 | 1.7 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 |
| 1999–00 | Indiana | 81 | 14 | 23.3 | .441 | .362 | .848 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .7 | 10.3 |
| 2000–01 | Indiana | 81 | 23 | 23.1 | .394 | .338 | .866 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .6 | 10.1 |
| 2001–02 | Indiana | 76 | 1 | 16.9 | .413 | .338 | .851 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | 6.8 |
| 2002–03 | Indiana | 49 | 0 | 12.9 | .411 | .391 | .815 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | .3 | 5.1 |
| 2003–04 | Indiana | 77 | 0 | 13.6 | .388 | .389 | .894 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 5.0 |
| 2004–05 | Indiana | 73 | 22 | 25.0 | .378 | .259 | .883 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 8.9 |
| 2005–06 | Indiana | 50 | 26 | 23.0 | .463 | .386 | .882 | 5.3 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 8.2 |
| 2006–07 | Dallas | 61 | 2 | 11.9 | .351 | .286 | .865 | 3.0 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2007–08 | Golden State | 44 | 0 | 10.4 | .445 | .361 | .906 | 2.4 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 11 | 0 | 7.0 | .400 | .455 | .636 | 2.2 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.3 |
| 2008–09 | San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | .222 | .000 | .000 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Career | Career | 659 | 88 | 17.4 | .407 | .340 | .861 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | 6.8 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1999 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| 2000 | Indiana | 23 | 2 | 21.3 | .418 | .405 | .839 | 4.7 | .8 | .4 | .7 | 9.4 |
| 2001 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 32.3 | .400 | .200 | .867 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 10.8 |
| 2002 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .400 | .333 | .750 | 3.5 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 11.5 | .263 | .000 | .857 | 4.3 | .8 | .0 | .3 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | Indiana | 13 | 2 | 16.5 | .345 | .333 | .810 | 3.1 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | Indiana | 10 | 0 | 8.8 | .400 | .500 | .833 | 1.7 | .0 | .4 | .1 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | Indiana | 6 | 2 | 29.2 | .316 | .391 | .889 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .8 | .0 | 8.2 |
| 2007 | Dallas | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .333 | .750 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Career | Career | 68 | 6 | 18.2 | .379 | .360 | .844 | 3.6 | .7 | .4 | .4 | 6.7 |