Pittsburgh’s favorite pro hoops team, the one and only Pittsburgh Xplosion, have signed former Pitt star Carl Krauser. Krauser played over in Germany last year but will now experience “The X”, of which I wrote about at Mondesi’s House back in January.
Much of the story on the team’s website talks about Krauser’s accomplishments and how excited they are to have him.
“We are very happy and excited to have a guy of his caliber on our team,†head coach Carlos Knox said. “We are very excited to have him contribute both in the community and on the court.â€
Krauser became the first Panther in school history to surpass 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists. For his career, Krauser finished ninth on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,642 points), fourth in assists (568), and eighth in steals (190). He averaged 13 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 126 games.
The Xplosion picked Krauser in the sixth round of the 2006 CBA College Draft. Teams own the CBA rights of their draft choices for two seasons.
Other former Panthers on the roster include Antonio Graves and John DeGroat. The season opener is Friday night at the Petersen Events Center. Be ready for Krauser mania — or maybe not.
Note–On this latter point, the reality is that when you recruit really well as Huggins does (gotta give a snake oil salesman credit where credit is due) you land some future NBA talent. IMO, the truth is any successful coach at a major program would have had essentially the same results vis-a-vis getting these 17 guys into the NBA. However, perception is reality and Huggins is going to beat his chest and use this card to sell recruits.
He was one wasted scholarship!