Craig Anthony Shelton (born May 1, 1957) is a retired American

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player. He played in parts of two seasons in the

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(NBA). Shelton, a 6'7"

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from Dunbar High School in

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, played college basketball with his high school teammate

John Duren John Thomas Duren (born October 30, 1958) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (191 cm) 195 lb (89 kg) point guard and played collegiately at Georgetown University from 1976 to 1980. Duren was selec ...

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from 1976 to 1980. For his college career, Shelton scored 1,409 points (15.2 per game) and collected 691

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(7.4 per game). After the close of his college career, Shelton was drafted in the second round of the

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by the

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(28th overall). He played for the Hawks for the

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, and played 4 games of the 1981–82 season before being waived. He would play the remainder of the season in the

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(CBA) for the

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and

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.1982-83 CBA Guide and Register, page 87 He then played several seasons in Italy.

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Italian League profile
1957 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Atlantic City Hi-Rollers players Basket Mestre 1958 players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni Fulgor Libertas Forlì players Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players Lancaster Lightning players Pallacanestro Trieste players Small forwards {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub