Craig Ehlo
Personal information
Born (1961-08-11) August 11, 1961
Lubbock, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMonterey (Lubbock, Texas)
College
NBA draft1983: 3rd round, 48th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1983–1997
PositionShooting guard
Number3
Career history
As player:
1983–1986Houston Rockets
1986Mississippi Jets[1]
1987–1993Cleveland Cavaliers
1993–1996Atlanta Hawks
1996–1997Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
2011–2013Eastern Washington (assistant)
Career NBA statistics
Points7,492 (8.6 ppg)
Rebounds3,139 (3.6 rpg)
Assists2,456 (2.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joel Craig Ehlo (/ˈiːloʊ/; born August 11, 1961) is a retired American basketball player.[2] He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with four teams, amassing career totals of 7,492 points, 2,456 assists and 3,139 rebounds.

Playing career

A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) guard/forward from Odessa Junior College and Washington State University,[3][4][5] and led the Cougars to the NCAA tournament in his senior season.[6][7] Ehlo was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, and went with the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals in a losing cause to the Boston Celtics.

Ehlo spent the majority of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and was originally signed when 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 star Michael Jordan's greatest performances. On May 7, 1989, Ehlo was defending Jordan when he made "The Shot", the series-clinching jumper in the first round of the 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, and Ron Harper.

Ehlo spent the second half of his career with the Atlanta Hawks as Steve Smith's backup. Before the 1996–97 season, he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, but was used sparingly and did not play during the playoffs.[8] He was waived by the SuperSonics in October that year before the start of the 1997–98 season.[9]

Post retirement

Ehlo worked as an analyst on Gonzaga men's basketball games for five seasons, then became an assistant coach for Eastern Washington University in 2011.[10] 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.[11][12]

In July 2019, Ehlo was hired as a color analyst on all Washington State Cougars men's basketball home games during the 2019–20 season.[13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Houston 709.0.407—1.0001.3.9.4.03.3
1984–85 Houston 4504.2.493.000.633.6.6.2.11.9
1985–86 Houston 3605.5.429.333.7931.3.8.3.12.7
1986–87 Cavaliers 441520.2.414.172.7073.72.1.9.76.2
1987–88 Cavaliers 792721.6.466.344.6743.22.61.0.47.1
1988–89 Cavaliers 82422.8.475.390.6073.63.21.3.27.4
1989–90 Cavaliers 816435.7.464.419.6815.44.61.6.313.6
1990–91 Cavaliers 826833.7.445.329.6794.74.61.5.410.1
1991–92 Cavaliers 636232.0.453.413.7074.93.81.2.312.3
1992–93 Cavaliers 827331.2.490.381.7174.93.11.3.311.6
1993–94 Atlanta 82026.2.446.348.7273.43.31.7.310.0
1994–95 Atlanta 49023.8.453.381.6203.02.3.9.19.7
1995–96 Atlanta 79822.3.428.371.7863.21.71.1.18.5
1996–97 Seattle 62013.7.351.284.5001.81.1.6.13.5
Career 87332124.1.453.369.6893.62.81.1.38.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Houston 302.01.000—1.0005.0.5.3.51.3
1986 Houston 1003.8.500.000.800.3.6.4.12.0
1988 Cavaliers 5125.6.425.000.6253.63.41.0.08.8
1989 Cavaliers 4124.8.436.385.8181.53.3.8.312.0
1990 Cavaliers 5539.2.419.333.6326.46.41.2.013.8
1992 Cavaliers 171432.5.414.412.7624.54.51.2.39.6
1993 Cavaliers 9932.1.418.385.8003.42.81.3.410.9
1994 Atlanta 11028.8.424.348.7082.73.61.0.011.4
1995 Atlanta 3016.3.167.1671.0002.31.0.7.03.0
1996 Atlanta 9019.0.293.304.7142.01.01.0.24.0
Career 763024.3.409.343.7342.92.91.0.28.1


References

  1. ↑ "1987-1988 Mississippi Jets". 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Where Are They Now? Craig Ehlo". Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Ramsdell, Paul (March 7, 1983). "The choice". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. ↑ "Craig Ehlo Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
  5. ↑ "NBA Players: Craig Ehlo Profile and Basic Stats".
  6. ↑ Robinson, Doug (March 18, 1983). "WSU hands Weber an early exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4B.
  7. ↑ Devlin, Vince (March 18, 1983). "Cougs earn a crack at Ralph". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  8. ↑ Bart Wright (18 May 1997). "It wasn't the year Sonics envisioned". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sonics Waive Craig Ehlo". AP News. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ↑ Powell, Ian (October 3, 2011). "Ehlo exits, ex-Bulldogs join broadcasting crew". Gonzaga Bulletin. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Craig". Associated Press. August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Blanchette, John (May 5, 2019). "Craig Ehlo turned around his life after one night of public embarrassment". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  13. ↑ Theo Lawson (30 July 2019). "Former Washington State standout Craig Ehlo takes on new role in Cougars' broadcast booth". SWX Right Now. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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