2012 NCAA Elite 89 Award-Highest GPA in Final Four
2012 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
2012 Capital One First Team Academic All-American
2012 & 2011 Big Ten All-Defensive Team (coaches)
2012 Third Team All-Big Ten (media)
2012 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches)
2012 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
2012 Bob Cousy Award Semifinalist
2011 Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year
2011 Big Ten All-Freshman Team (coaches/media)
2011 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (media)
2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 17)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
Named the 2012 NCAA Elite 89 Award winner in men's basketball for having the highest GPA among the Final Four teams with a 3.889.
Became Ohio State's third Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (Ken Johnson - 2000, 2001 and Greg Oden - 2007)
Named a Capital One 2012 First Team Academic All-American, the first OSU men's basketball student-athlete academic All-America honoree since Bill Hosket in 1968
Averaged 8.8 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals in 39 starts ... Played 32.2 minutes per game
In five NCAA tournament games, scored 10.4 points per game with averages of 5.2 assists and 3.2 steals
Notched first career double-double in NCAA third-round win over Gonzaga (3/17/12) with 17 points and 10 assists
Holds all-time record for season steals with 98, topping Mike Conley Jr.'s previous mark of 87 from 2006-07 season ... Career steals total (171) is third all-time
Tallied at least three steals 32 times, including in four NCAA Tournament games and 19 overall this season ... Broke Ohio State record for NCAA steals record with six against Cincinnati (3/22/12)
Appears five times in list of Top 5 (19-way tie for fourth) OSU single-game steals
Averaged 4.6 assists per game, against 2.2 turnovers, for a 2.2 ratio
Has 18 career games with at least seven assists and 33 with five or more
Has scored in double-digits in 28 career outings, including 19 this season and eight of last 11 games
Shot a team-best 54.1 percent in league games, connecting on 53 of 98 attempts
Notable Games in 2011-12
Scored 10.4 points per game with averages of 5.2 assists and 3.2 steals through five NCAA games ... Shot 82 percent (18-22) from the free-throw line in the tournament
Broke Ohio State's NCAA tournament record for steals with six against Cincinnati (3/22/12), topping his own mark of four set vs. Kentucky in 2011 ... Also had 11 points and five assists against the Bearcats
Produced first career double-double in NCAA third-round game against Gonzaga (3/17/12), ending game with season-high tying 17 points and season-best 10 assists ... Also had three steals
Scored on all six free-throw attempts vs. Loyola Maryland (3/15/12) in the second round, tallying eight points while nabbing five defensive boards and three steals
Averaged 5.0 assists and 4.3 defensive rebounds through three games of the Big Ten Tournament ... tied career-best defensive board mark twice, tallying six against Purdue (3/9/12) and Michigan State (3/11/12) ... Ended game vs. Spartans with career-high eight rebounds and 10 points ... Tallied seven assists (7+ assists eight times this season) vs. Boilermakers
Had 14 points off career-high tying four 3-pointers at Northwestern (2/29/12) ... also had four assists, including one on Jared Sullinger's game-winning bucket
Has scored in double-digits in back-to-back games, tallying 11 vs. Illinois (2/21/12) and 13 against Wisconsin (2/26/12)
Tallied five assists, all in the first half, and made six steals at Minnesota (2/14/12) ... Shot 4-5 from FT line
Had 15 points vs. Michigan State (2/11/12), hitting 8-8 FTs
Used 6-7 showing from FT line to propel 13-point outing vs. Purdue (2/7/12)
Produced at least seven assists for sixth time this season, tallying seven to go with three steals vs. Indiana (1/15/12)
Played all 40 mins for first time this season at Illinois (1/10/12), ending with 12 points and seven assists
Tied season high with eight assists vs. Miami (12/22/11)
Recovered from slow first half to score 11 at Kansas (12/10/11), while adding six assists and two steals
Scored season-high 17 points vs. Duke (11/29/11), draining three 3s, the most since tallying four vs. Penn State (1/15/11)
With 15 points vs. Valparaiso (11/25/11), passed the 300-point barrier, while adding eight assists
Made five steals and had four assists in just 17 minutes of action against Jackson State (11/18/11
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
Played in all 37 games, making one start against Morehead State (11/23/10)
Averaged 6.9 points, 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game
Led all Big Ten players in assists with 177, against 79 turnovers (2.2 ratio) ... posted at least six assists in 16 games on the season, including eight against Big Ten opponents
Broke the Ohio State record for single-game assists with 15 against George Mason in the NCAA Tournament
Was fifth in the conference and first on the team in steals steals with 73
Broke the freshman record for single-game steals with seven vs. Iowa (1/19/11) and had at least one in all but six games
Finished in second place among OSU freshmen and third overall for season steals
Notable Games in 2010-11
Set an Ohio State record with 15 assists while tallying six points and six rebounds against George Mason (3/20/11) ... the 15 assists represent the fourth-best single game mark in NCAA Tournament history
Dished out seven assists while pulling down two boards against UTSA in NCAA second round (3/18/11)
Scored 17 points with a career-high seven rebounds and two blocks against Northwestern (3/11/11)
Had 11 points and a career-high tying six defensive boards in win over Purdue (1/25/11)
Tallied OSU rookie-record seven steals against Iowa (1/19/11) and was one of four players with four assists in the game
Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after averaging 14.5 points for the week, connecting on 56 percent of field goals (10-18) and 60 percent of 3-point field goal tries (6-10) in wins at Michigan and vs. the Nittany Lions
Established a new career high in scoring with a game high-tying 19 in win over Penn State (1/15/11), while adding seven assists and on turnover
Had eight assists and five boards in win over IUPUI (12/9/10)
Earned the start vs. Morehead State (11/23/10) because of injury to William Buford and came through with seven points and six assists, playing all 40 minutes
Had nine assists without a turnover in first collegiate game vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) ... also tallied eight points, including 4-of-4 showing from FT line.
One of six freshmen to see first minutes in a Buckeye uniform vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10); all six tallied at least two points.
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
Led scoring efforts in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and averaged 26 points, seven assists and eight rebounds as a senior with 70 steals (3.2 per game) for head coach for Steve Williman at Liberty-Benton.
Though handling the point guard duties, scored on 57 percent of his shots from the field (164-288), 43 percent from 3-point range (43-101) and 85 percent from the foul line (120-141).
Played for All-Ohio Red along with Jordan Sibert, Jared Sullinger and JD Weatherspoon.
Also played football as well for Liberty-Benton as both a quarterback and free safety. On the gridiron his LBHS was regional champions in 2006 and 2009 and the state runner up in 2009. He was an all-state QB in 2008 and 2009 while earning Ohio Division 5 Offensive Player of the Year honor in 2009.
Son of John and Wendy Craft with siblings Brandon and Caitie ... Brandon is an Army soldier currently deployed at the start of the 2012-13 season, while Caitie is a freshman on the OSU women's basketball team.
Enjoys time with friends and video games in spare time and lists participating with brother Brandon in both the state finals for football and basketball as a high school athlete and watching sister win a state championship is his biggest thrill in sports to date.
Was the valedictorian of his senior class, as well as the National Honor Society president in 2009 and Spanish Club member (2007-10).
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