Craig Neal
Craig Neal in December 2008 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego | |||||||||||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Associate head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Mountain West Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | February 16, 1964 Muncie, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Washington (Washington, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech (1983–1988) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1988: 3rd round, 71st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 10, 11, 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2000–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As a player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Jacksonville Hooters | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Rapid City Thrillers | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Columbus Horizon | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Florida Jades | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Rapid City Thrillers | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Fort Wayne Fury | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Omaha Racers | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Fort Wayne Fury | ||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Iowa (Associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | New Mexico (Associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Nevada (Associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
As player:
As head coach:
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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.