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Carl Krauser: Whatever Happened To This Guy?
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Whatever Happened to This Guy??
Carl Krauser (Pittsburgh)
Carl Krauser, a Bronx native, was known at Pitt for his trademark symbol after he would either score or make a play. Krauser would put his hands over his head in the shape of an “X” to represent his hometown. He graduated from Pittsburgh in 2006 becoming the first Panther in school history to surpass 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists. Krauser received the John Wooden Award during his junior campaign in 2005. To go along with the Wooden Award, he was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award and a Naismith All-American. Prior to the 2006 season, Krauser entered his name into the 2005 NBA Draft. He never hired an agent and eventually removed his name to retain his college eligibility. During the ’06 season, Pitt with the help of Krauser, earned a No. 5 seed but lost to No. 13 Bradley in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. This was Krasuer’s final game in a Panther uniform.
Where is he now? Krauser played in Germany for the EWE Baskets Oldenburg in 2006-07 averaging 6.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 34 games. Here’s a highlight from that Germany team. Last year, he played in the Continental Basketball Association for the Pittsburgh Xplosion. And now he's moved on to Romania, where he plays for CSU ASESOFT PLOIESTI. In his last game on February 28th, Krauser plaued 18 minutes.
Fun Fact: Krauser was 2-0 as an amateur boxer.
Next Week's Whatever Happened to This Guy?
Trajan Langdon (Duke)
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Comments
Langdon
Submitted by Matthew Ryter on Thu, 2009-03-05 10:19.
Trajan Langdon has not fallen off that much. The idea of this series is to commend these ball players. It started with me and a few friends just naming college players back and forth..."Hey remember (so and so)...or this guy...wonder where they are playing now" In no way is this series meant to disrespect or put down these players and their careers.
I may agree with you that his professional career has been more prominent then the previous three.
Thank you for the suggestions. Keep them coming.
yet another prime example of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-03-05 16:33.
yet another prime example of why no one likes duke or its fan. I really like these articles, keep up the good work. Looking forward to reading about more old favorites of mine.
Krauser is in Romania
Submitted by Oldenburg fan (not verified) on Thu, 2009-03-05 03:58.
Stop! He is not in the CBA! After one season in Venezuela he signed in Romania for CSU Asesoft Ploiesti; there he plays 19.5 minutes, scores 7.8 and gives 4.3 assists. Correct me if I´m wrong :-).
In Oldenburg he was never the kind of leader the coach wanted him to be. Perhaps it was too hard to be in Europe for the first time...
Oldenburg
Submitted by Matthew Ryter on Thu, 2009-03-05 10:12.
http://www.csuasesoft.ro/home/team/player_view/?pl_key=116
Not sure how I didn't come across this site while researching. Thank you.
Good to hear
Submitted by Max Sherry on Thu, 2009-03-05 09:33.
Glad to hear he is doing well in Pittsburgh. He was always one of my favorites and definitely a prominent face in college basketball, despite what Mr. "Duke" ACC homer in the first comment says. He was better than any of those guys, anyways, and had much more personality on and off the court. Good article.
Black Magic was the man
Submitted by Raphielle Johnson on Thu, 2009-03-05 10:37.
I just loved Krauser's game when he was at Pitt. Like one of the coaches in that "Eastern Basketball" article said, when you picture the NYC floor general an image of Krauser comes into your head.
Krauser was such a showman
Submitted by rocky (not verified) on Thu, 2009-03-05 12:45.
Krauser was such a showman too. After home games he'd run over to the Zoo, and carry on with them before heading off to the locker room.
carl krauser aka black magic
Submitted by mholla (not verified) on Fri, 2009-06-19 01:02.
its sad that the nba draft is SOOOOOO watered down!!!!!!i grew up with him and i know some of the back story of what happen during draft night.....he was suppose to be drafted by THE KNICKS.. isiah thomas piece of $hit a$$ told him he was going to pick him that night,instead the pick up BALKMAN ASS!!! i totally have no respect for zeke he even lied on his daughter WHAT A F*CKIN SCUMBAG!!! well anyway this is one of the reasons why he is not in the nba now
Carl's not in the NBA because...
Submitted by KRex (not verified) on Thu, 2009-10-22 05:48.
Unfortunately there is not that much call for a guy who is 29 and just 6' (although listed at 6'2) and maybe 175lbs in the NBA these days. Sure, there are smaller guys, but they tend to have names like "Iverson." Sadly for Carl, the NBA's not going to happen. Ever. He has more in common with God Shammgod than Stephon Marbury. I predict a grinding career in secondary overseas basketball markets until his body fails him. I used to know Carl and he was a nice guy, although a lot more serious about basketball than about his studies--you see, he "knew" he was going to make the NBA and be a star. It's sad that a guy like Carl who might be able to contribute to a lower-tier NBA team is locked out while guys with similar talent eke out careers in the league, but I'd also observe that Carl would be at best a role player. The draft is full of players at his talent level and, mostly, above. I was interested to read the comment here claiming that Isaiah Thomas had screwed Carl over. If true, that sucks, and the only difference between Carl and some of the journeymen in the league is luck.
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Matt Ryter is a graduate of Providence College. He is a life long college basketball junkie. Although his Friars may not be atop the Big East, he follows the conference religiously. When Matt worked at ESPN he was a part of the Stats and Analysis team where he mainly covered college basketball. Matt wears black Nike socks whenever he can to honor the Fab Five.
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Langdon?
Has Trajan Langdon fallen so far off the map that he's earned a spot in this column? I won't ruin next week's column, but I think his career has been more prominent than the guys that have been covered so far.
Some suggestions for the future:
Kris Lang of UNC
Terrence Morris of Maryland
Aaron Miles of Kansas