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Craig Neal Biography

Craig Neal is one of the most popular and richest American basketball coach who was born on February 16, 1964 in Muncie, Indiana, United States. Craig Duane Neal (born February 16th 1964) is a famous American Basketball coach, and an ex-player. He was picked for the Portland Trail Blazers in the third round (71st selection in the overall draft) in the 1998 NBA draft. He also was a player in the NBA and a variety of minor leagues.

In Neal’s time during his time at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets won an appearance at the 1984 NIT and the NCAA Tournaments in the following four years.

Neal later played for the Florida Jades of the World Basketball League in 1991 and was the Most Valuable Player in the 1991 WBL All-Star Game.

After playing in the CBA in the 1989–90 season, Neal returned to the NBA in 1990 as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls but was released before the regular season. On February 12, 1991, Neal signed with the Denver Nuggets. In 10 games, Neal averaged 12.5 minutes and 4.4 points before being waived on March 3.

Growing up within Washington, Indiana, Neal played basketball in high school during his time at Washington High School, where his father Stan was the head coach. Steve Alford would later employ Neal as an assistant coach. In 1983, as a senior, Neal earned all-American and all-state accolades.

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In 1996, Neal joined the Toronto Raptors of the NBA as a scout before becoming an assistant coach for the team under Lenny Wilkens in 2000. For three years, Neal coached the Raptors’ summer league team and led pre-draft workouts for prospects. In the 2003–04 season, Neal was a scout and player development assistant for the Raptors.

Craig Neal Net Worth

Craig Neal is one of the richest American Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Neal's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year was 1982 and Neal was signed by in 1982, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) to play basketball under Bobby Cremins.

Neal was a player for his team the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 1983 until 1988. After sustaining an injury that ended his season, Neal played only four games during his sophomore season in 1984-85. He also took the redshirt in 1984-85. In 1987-88 as a senior, Neal set the ACC single-season record for assists with 303 as well as averaging a league-best 9.5 assists per game. He also scored 7.7 points.

In the 1988 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers picked Neal in the third round, 71st overall. Neal began his basketball career playing for the Jacksonville Hooters of the USBL. In his rookie NBA season, Neal played 21 games for the Portland Trail Blazers before being waived on January 11, 1989. On February 3, Neal signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat and played 32 games off the bench.

In August 2004, Craig Neal joined long-time friend and head coach Steve Alford at the University of Iowa. Iowa posted a 63-35 record while Neal was the associate-head coach, including consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes won 25 games in 2005-06, the second highest total in school history. They also captured the Big Ten Conference tournament title, set a school record with 10 wins over top 25 opponents and ran off a school record 18-game winning streak in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, winning all 17 home games in 2005-06.

On March 27, 2007, Craig Neal followed Steve Alford to New Mexico and became the associate head coach of the Lobos. In his first year at New Mexico, Craig Neal played an essential role in turning New Mexico into a competitive team. In addition, the Lobos made it into post season play in the NIT for the first time since 2005. In 2010 and 2012, New Mexico reached the NCAA tournament (winning both opening round games). In 2013, New Mexico reached the NCAA tournament as the number 3 seed, losing in the first round to 14th seed Harvard.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Neal served as a player and coach for the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA in 1994–95.

On April 2, 2013, New Mexico promoted Neal to head coach, after Alford left to take the head coaching position at UCLA. In Neal’s first season as head coach, New Mexico finished 27–7, including 15–3 and second place in the Mountain West Conference. New Mexico beat San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament, finished the season ranked 17th in the AP Poll, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a 7 seed in the tournament, New Mexico lost in the Round of 64 to 10 seed Stanford.

Who is Craig Neal Dating?

According to our records, Craig Neal married to Janet Neal. As of December 1, 2023, Craig Neal’s is not dating anyone.

However, New Mexico went 15–16 the following year and 17–15 in 2015–16. In 2016–17, New Mexico went 17–14 and marked the first time in the nearly 50-year history of The Pit that home attendance did not rank in the top 25 in Division I. By the end of the season, four players who had eligibility remaining decided to leave the program, including leading scorer Elijah Brown.

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Craig Ranked on the list of most popular American basketball coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Craig Neal celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.

On March 31, 2017, New Mexico fired Neal 3 weeks after Lobos AD Paul Krebs announced that Neal would return next season. Acting university president Chaouki Abdallah stated: “The decision made late tonight comes after lengthy consideration in light of recent developments that cannot be ignored.”

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