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11/11/2011
Foundation Being Built
Tech pulls together top recruiting class on the eve of Gregory's first season opener
11/10/2011
Jackets Open 2011-12 Campaign Against Florida A&M
Brian Gregory makes Tech coaching debut at 8 p.m. at the Arena at Gwinnett
11/04/2011
Signs of Encouragement
Coach Gregory has seen enough to believe the Jackets can compete
11/01/2011
Texas Two-Step
Georgia Tech's two seniors each chose to leave the Longhorn State for The Flats.
Career Notes
Tall, slender guard who joined the team as a walk-on at the beginning of the 2008-09 academic year ... Sat out the 2009-10 season ... Has helped shore up backcourt depth for the Jackets in practice and is an excellent perimeter shooter ... Received some scholarship offers from Division I schools but chose Tech for its athletic and academic excellence ... Awarded a scholarship for his senior year.
2011-12 - Game-by-Game Statistics
Played in 19 games in his career (5 ACC games), with a season-high 9 minutes against FAMU, 4 minutes at Savannah State... Hit a pair of 3s, the first of his career, for a career-high 6 pts at North Carolina on January 29.. Previous career-high was 2 points 4 times... Joined team as a walk-on prior to the 2008-09 season, was put on scholarship this season... Excellent outside shooter, hit 6 threes in Tech's intrasquad scrimmage before the 2010-11 season, but has not yet made one in a game (0-for-6)... Career-high 10 minutes vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2008-09 season.
2010-11 - Game-by-Game Statistics
Played in 4 games, first at Siena right before Christmas, then at Clemson (2 minutes) and both games against Wake Forest (5 total minutes) ... Scored his first bucket of the season at Wake Forest on March 3 ... Was academically ineligible for the fall semester, but was able to play in Tech's open intrasquad scrimmage, drained six threes.
2008-09 - Game-by-Game Statistics
Saw his only ACC action Feb. 18 at Wake Forest (3 minutes, 2 turnovers, 1 steal) ... Played 10 minutes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, his only extended court time, and made 1-of-2 shots from the floor ... Missed considerable time in pre-season practice with a concussion, but played five minutes against Winston-Salem State (1-2 FG, 1 assist).
High School
Played four years, lettering in three, at Klein Collins High School ... Helped the Tigers to a pair of district championships in 2006 and 2008 ... Earned all-district honors in 2007 and 2008, and also was named academic all-state in 2008 ... Played in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Game ... Averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game and shot 46 percent from the floor as a senior as Klein Collins went 31-5 under head coach Tim Schumacher ... The Tigers went 24-10 his junior year ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Full name is Derek Dean Craig ... Born August 29, 1989 in Houston ... Son of Dean and Tammy Craig ... Father is an energy trader, mother is a teacher ... Enjoys soccer and reading ... Majoring in Management.
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