Craig Victor II (born February 27, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the Aias Evosmou of the Greek A2 Basket League. He played

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for the

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and the LSU Tigers.

High school and college career

After averaging 13.7 points and 8.6 boards a game for Findlay Prep in 2013–14, Victor spent his college freshman year at the

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, compiling averages of 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in eight contests wearing a Wildcat uniform. He transferred to

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in January 2015 and had to sit out until the end of the 2015 fall semester before making his debut for the Tigers in December 2015. Until the remainder of the 2015–16 season, he saw the court in 25 contests, averaging 11.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for LSU. Victor missed the three opening games of the 2016–17 campaign due to suspension (violation of team rules) and then averaged 10.5 points as well as 7.6 rebounds in eight games. In late December 2016, he was dismissed from the LSU squad for another violation of team rules.

Professional career

In April 2017, Victor declared for the

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, but was not selected by any team. He then joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the

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for the 2017–18 season. He spent the 2019–20 season in Sweden with Djurgårdens IF Basket, averaging 27 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. On August 12, 2020, Victor signed with Sloboda Tuzla of the

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and the ABA League Second Division. On October 8, Victor parted ways with the team. The same day, he signed with the Köping Stars in Sweden.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Victor, Craig II 1995 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Sweden Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from New Orleans Findlay Prep alumni OKK Sloboda Tuzla players LSU Tigers men's basketball players Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Köping Stars players Djurgårdens IF Basket players Forwards (basketball) 21st-century American sportsmen