# Craig Ehlo
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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1961)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Craig Ehlo
| image = File:87-88 Cle Cavs (cropped).png
| caption =
| number = 3
| position = [Shooting guard](/source/Shooting_guard)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|08|11}}
| birth_place = [Lubbock, Texas](/source/Lubbock%2C_Texas), U.S.
| high_school = [Monterey](/source/Monterey_High_School_(Lubbock%2C_Texas)) (Lubbock, Texas)
| college = *[Odessa College](/source/Odessa_College) (1979–1981)
*[Washington State](/source/Washington_State_Cougars_men's_basketball) (1981–1983)
| draft_year = 1983
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 48
| draft_team = [Houston Rockets](/source/Houston_Rockets)
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 1997
| years1 = {{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1985|end}}
| team1 = [Houston Rockets](/source/Houston_Rockets)
| years2 = 1986
| team2 = [Mississippi Jets](/source/Wichita_Falls_Texans)[{{Cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2016/01/17/1987-1989-mississippi-jets-basketball/|title=1987-1988 Mississippi Jets|date=17 January 2016}}]
| years3 = {{nbay|1986|end}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
| team3 = [Cleveland Cavaliers](/source/Cleveland_Cavaliers)
| years4 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
| team4 = [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks)
| years5 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}
| team5 = [Seattle SuperSonics](/source/Seattle_SuperSonics)
| cyears1 = 2011–2013
| cteam1 = [Eastern Washington](/source/Eastern_Washington_Eagles_men's_basketball) (assistant)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [Points](/source/Point_(basketball))
| stat1value = 7,492 (8.6 ppg)
| stat2label = [Rebounds](/source/Rebound_(basketball))
| stat2value = 3,139 (3.6 rpg)
| stat3label = [Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball))
| stat3value = 2,456 (2.8 apg)
| bbr = ehlocr01
| image_size = 140
}}
'''Joel Craig Ehlo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|l|oʊ}}; born August 11, 1961) is an American former [basketball](/source/basketball) player.[{{cite web|title=Where Are They Now? Craig Ehlo|url=http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=4C4D2C1E2D544CB4ADEE5DF8AA734354|work=Cleveland Magazine|access-date=6 November 2012}}] He played fifteen seasons in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA) with four teams, amassing career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 [assist](/source/assist_(basketball))s and 3,139 [rebound](/source/rebound_(basketball))s.
==Playing career==
A {{convert|6|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} [guard](/source/Guard_(basketball))/[forward](/source/Forward_(basketball)) from [Odessa Junior College](/source/Odessa_College) and [Washington State University](/source/Washington_State_Cougars_men's_basketball),[{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=95dfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938%2C2559527 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=Idaho |last=Ramsdell |first=Paul |title=The choice |date=March 7, 1983 |page=1C}}][{{cite web| url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ehlocr01.html| title = Craig Ehlo Stats {{!}} Basketball-Reference.com}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.landofbasketball.com/nba_players/e/craig_ehlo.htm|title = NBA Players: Craig Ehlo Profile and Basic Stats}}] and led the Cougars to the [NCAA tournament](/source/1983_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament) in his [senior season](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_Washington_State_Cougars_men's_basketball_team).[{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lt4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GYMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188%2C935214 |work=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |last=Robinson |first=Doug |title=WSU hands Weber an early exit |date=March 18, 1983 |page=4B}}][{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r-0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832%2C1204370 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Devlin |first=Vince |title=Cougs earn a crack at Ralph |date=March 18, 1983 |page=25}}] Ehlo was selected in the third round of the [1983 NBA draft](/source/1983_NBA_draft) by the [Houston Rockets](/source/1983%E2%80%9384_Houston_Rockets_season), and went with the Rockets to the [1986 NBA Finals](/source/1986_NBA_Finals) in a losing cause to the [Boston Celtics](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_Boston_Celtics_season).
Ehlo spent the majority of his career with the [Cleveland Cavaliers](/source/Cleveland_Cavaliers), and was originally signed when [Mark Price](/source/Mark_Price) went down with an injury. With Cleveland, he tallied 5,130 points, 2,285 assists, and 2,267 rebounds in seven seasons (1987–1993). Ehlo is perhaps best remembered for being the victim of one of [Chicago Bulls](/source/Chicago_Bulls) star [Michael Jordan](/source/Michael_Jordan)'s greatest performances. On May 7, 1989, Ehlo was defending Jordan when he made "[The Shot](/source/The_Shot_(Bulls%E2%80%93Cavaliers))", the series-clinching jumper in the first round of the [NBA Playoffs](/source/1989_NBA_Playoffs) in front of a Cleveland home crowd, then considered an upset as the Cavaliers were the third seed in the east and Chicago was the sixth. Ehlo's career high in points was 31, achieved three times: v. Michael Jordan, [Dominique Wilkins](/source/Dominique_Wilkins), and [Ron Harper](/source/Ron_Harper).
Ehlo spent the second half of his career with the [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks) as [Steve Smith](/source/Steve_Smith_(basketball))'s backup. Before the [1996–97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season) season, he signed with the [Seattle SuperSonics](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_Seattle_SuperSonics_season), but was used sparingly and did not play during the playoffs.[{{cite news |author1=Bart Wright |title=It wasn't the year Sonics envisioned |url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1997/05-18/0017_it_wasn_t_the_year_sonics_envisio.html |access-date=7 October 2019 |work=[Kitsap Sun](/source/Kitsap_Sun) |date=18 May 1997 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007210840/https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1997/05-18/0017_it_wasn_t_the_year_sonics_envisio.html |url-status=dead }}] He was waived by the SuperSonics in October that year before the start of the [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season) season.[{{cite news |title=Sonics Waive Craig Ehlo |url=https://apnews.com/911aa1f34d28f32629062ab932af4c34 |access-date=7 October 2019 |work=[AP News](/source/AP_News) |date=31 October 1997}}]
==Post-retirement==
Ehlo worked as an analyst on [Gonzaga men's basketball](/source/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men's_basketball) games for five seasons, then became an assistant coach for [Eastern Washington University](/source/Eastern_Washington_Eagles_men's_basketball) in 2011.[{{cite web |url=https://www.gonzagabulletin.com/ehlo-exits-ex-bulldogs-join-broadcasting-crew/article_99fc8ad5-c4c9-5bd4-af0b-d764964b4a91.html |work=Gonzaga Bulletin |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Powell |first=Ian |title=Ehlo exits, ex-Bulldogs join broadcasting crew |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=May 22, 2019}}] He coached at EWU for two years, until resigning on July 11, 2013. Later that year, Ehlo underwent drug treatment owing to an addiction to prescription painkillers following back surgery.[{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/08/14/arraignment-delayed-for-ehlo/2657783/ |title=Craig |agency=Associated Press |date=August 14, 2013|access-date=August 11, 2015}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/may/05/craig-ehlo-turned-around-his-life-after-one-night-/ |work=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Blanchette |first=John |title=Craig Ehlo turned around his life after one night of public embarrassment |date=May 5, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2019}}]
In July 2019, Ehlo was hired as a color analyst on all [Washington State Cougars men's basketball](/source/Washington_State_Cougars_men's_basketball) home games during the 2019–20 season.[{{cite news |author1=Theo Lawson |title=Former Washington State standout Craig Ehlo takes on new role in Cougars' broadcast booth |url=https://www.swxrightnow.com/stories/2019/jul/30/former-washington-state-standout-craig-ehlo-takes-/ |access-date=7 October 2019 |work=[SWX Right Now](/source/SWX_Right_Now) |date=30 July 2019}}]
==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1983}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Houston](/source/1983-84_Houston_Rockets_season)
| 7 || 0 || 9.0 || .407 || {{sort|-|—}} || '''1.000''' || 1.3 || .9 || .4 || .0 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1984}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Houston](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Houston_Rockets_season)
| 45 || 0 || 4.2 || '''.493''' || .000 || .633 || .6 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 1.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1985}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Houston](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_Houston_Rockets_season)
| 36 || 0 || 5.5 || .429 || .333 || .793 || 1.3 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1986}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1986%E2%80%9387_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 44 || 15 || 20.2 || .414 || .172 || .707 || 3.7 || 2.1 || .9 || '''.7''' || 6.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1987}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 79 || 27 || 21.6 || .466 || .344 || .674 || 3.2 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1988}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| '''82''' || 4 || 22.8 || .475 || .390 || .607 || 3.6 || 3.2 || 1.3 || .2 || 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1989}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 81 || 64 || '''35.7''' || .464 || '''.419''' || .681 || '''5.4''' || '''4.6''' || 1.6 || .3 || '''13.6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1990}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| '''82''' || 68 || 33.7 || .445 || .329 || .679 || 4.7 || '''4.6''' || 1.5 || .4 || 10.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1991}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 63 || 62 || 32.0 || .453 || .413 || .707 || 4.9 || 3.8 || 1.2 || .3 || 12.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| '''82''' || '''73''' || 31.2 || .490 || .381 || .717 || 4.9 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .3 || 11.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1993}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1993-94_Atlanta_Hawks_season)
| '''82''' || 0 || 26.2 || .446 || .348 || .727 || 3.4 || 3.3 || '''1.7''' || .3 || 10.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Atlanta_Hawks_season)
| 49 || 0 || 23.8 || .453 || .381 || .620 || 3.0 || 2.3 || .9 || .1 || 9.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Atlanta_Hawks_season)
| 79 || 8 || 22.3 || .428 || .371 || .786 || 3.2 || 1.7 || 1.1 || .1 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[Seattle](/source/1996-97_Seattle_SuperSonics_season)
| 62 || 0 || 13.7 || .351 || .284 || .500 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 3.5
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 873 || 321 || 24.1 || .453 || .369 || .689 || 3.6 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .3 || 8.6
{{s-end}}
===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1985](/source/1985_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Houston](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_Houston_Rockets_season)
| 3 || 0 || 2.0 || '''1.000''' || {{sort|-|—}} || '''1.000''' || 5.0 || .5 || .3 || '''.5''' || 1.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1986](/source/1986_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Houston](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_Houston_Rockets_season)
| 10 || 0 || 3.8 || .500 || .000 || .800 || .3 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1988](/source/1988_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1987%E2%80%9388_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 5 || 1 || 25.6 || .425 || .000 || .625 || 3.6 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1989](/source/1989_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 4 || 1 || 24.8 || .436 || .385 || .818 || 1.5 || 3.3 || .8 || .3 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1990](/source/1990_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1989%E2%80%9390_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 5 || 5 || '''39.2''' || .419 || .333 || .632 || '''6.4''' || '''6.4''' || 1.2 || .0 || '''13.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1992](/source/1992_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1991%E2%80%9392_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| '''17''' || '''14''' || 32.5 || .414 || '''.412''' || .762 || 4.5 || 4.5 || 1.2 || .3 || 9.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1993](/source/1993_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Cavaliers](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season)
| 9 || 9 || 32.1 || .418 || .385 || .800 || 3.4 || 2.8 || '''1.3''' || .4 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1994](/source/1994_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_Atlanta_Hawks_season)
| 11 || 0 || 28.8 || .424 || .348 || .708 || 2.7 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .0 || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1995](/source/1995_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_Atlanta_Hawks_season)
| 3 || 0 || 16.3 || .167 || .167 || '''1.000''' || 2.3 || 1.0 || .7 || .0 || 3.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[1996](/source/1996_NBA_Playoffs)
| style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_Atlanta_Hawks_season)
| 9 || 0 || 19.0 || .293 || .304 || .714 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 4.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 76 || 30 || 24.3 || .409 || .343 || .734 || 2.9 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.1
{{s-end}}
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
*{{basketballstats|nba=378}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010211190749/http://nba.com/playerfile/bio/craig_ehlo.html Craig Ehlo biography] on NBA.com
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Category:Sportspeople from Lubbock, Texas
Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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