====== Craig Aamot #20 ======
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**Years:** 1991-1993\\
**Number:** 20\\
**Position:** Guard\\
**Height:** 6'2"\\
**Weight:** 190 lbs.\\
**Birthdate:** July 26, 1973\\
**Hometown:** [[Waukesha, WI]]\\
**High School:** [[Waukesha South H.S.]]\\

===== High School Career =====
Craig averaged 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists as a junior for Mark Christenson's Blackshirts.  He shot 55% from the floor and 73% from the foul line that year.  As a senior, he averaged 12 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 2.4 steals, shooting 53% from the floor and 84% from the foul line.

=== Accolades ===
  *1990-91 WBCA Academic All-State Selection
  *1991 Wisconsin All-Star South Squad
  *1991 Unanimous All-Braveland Conference, First Team
  *1991 Braveland Conference Player of the Year
  *1991 Wisconsin All-State, Second Team
  
===== Marquette Career =====
=== 1991-92 ===
Craig played 24 games as a back-up point guard to Tony Miller.  He averaged eight minutes per game and started the home game against [[Cincinnati]].  He played a season-high 17 minutes against [[Sacramento State]], scoring three points and dishing out a season-high four assists.  His season high in points was six, against [[UMBC]] and he grabbed three rebounds on two occassions, against [[Prairie View A&M]] and Sam Houston State.  For the season, he averaged 1.4 points, .8 assists and pulled down 15 defensive rebounds.
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Coach [[Kevin O'Neill]] on Craig- "Craig is a guy who can do some things that can really help our basketball team.  He shoots well and needs to shoot more when he has the opportunity."

=== 1992-93 ===
At the end of the 1992-93 season, [[Kevin O'Neill]] transferred Craig to [[North Dakota State]], where he became a key player on their 1993-1995 teams.


^ season  ^  GP^  Min^  Avg^  FG-A  ^  FG%^  3FG-A  ^  3P%^  FT-A  ^  FT%^  Reb^  Avg^  Ast^  Stl^  Blk^  TO^  PF^  Pts^  Avg^  
|[[1991|1991-92]]  |  24|  |  8|  |  |  |  |  |  |   15|  .6|  19|  7|  0|  |  |  34|  1.4|
|[[1992|1992-93]]  |  20|  |  7| 6-16| .375| 2-8| .250| 10-12| .833|   22|  1.1|  14|  1|  0|  14|  8|  24|  1.2|
|**Totals**  |  ****|  ****|  ****|  ****|  ****|  ****|  ****|  ****|  ****|  **37**|  **.7**|  **33**|  **8**|  **0**|  ****|  ****|  **58**|  **1.0**|



===== Did You Know? =====
  *Craig's favorite NBA player was Mark Price and his favorite team was the Trailblazers
  *His ideal place to vacation is Texas and his favorite food is macaroni and cheese
  *His hobbies were art and music
  *He felt his strength as a player was his ballhandling and defense
  *His top high school highlight was winning the conference championship during his freshman year

===== Professional Career =====
Craig is currently a high school music (choir) teacher and choral conductor at Appleton North High School in Appleton, WI.