Craig Forth
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Craig Forth is a former college basketball
College basketball
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 player for the Syracuse Orange from East Greenbush, New York who was a member of Syracuse's 2003 NCAA National Championship team. Known for his academic ability http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2005/february/html/Sped-Forth.html as well as his solid play inside and court vision, Forth nevertheless felt the wrath of Syracuse fans at times.http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2004/11/19/Sports/Forths.Boos.Not.Deserved-811543.shtml?norewrite200606072138&sourcedomain=www.dailyorange.com

High school

Forth averaged 19.2 points, 14.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks as a senior and earned Suburban Council MVP honors twice and was a league all-star four times. He was a teammate of Billy Edelin on the U.S. National 18-and-under squad that competed at the world championship in France.

College

Forth was a fixture in the Syracuse lineup, starting all 136 games of his collegiate career, ending with career averages of 4.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Forth finished seventh in career blocks at Syracuse with 205.http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=549&sport=176&roster=142

Professional career

Following graduation, Forth played overseas in the 2006 Croatian Cup semifinals with Cedevita Zagreb and also for Svit (Slovakia).http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=SVK&PlayerID=45662 Forth played for the Albany Patroons
Albany Patroons
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 of the United States Basketball League
United States Basketball League
The United States Basketball League , often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.-History:...

 in the 2007 season.http://www.suathletics.com/news/basketball/mbasket/2007/4/13/Forth4.13.07.asp?path=mbasket?path=mbasket Currently, he is coaching varsity girls basketball for his hometown Columbia High School in East Greenbush and is contemplating retiring from professional basketball due to injuries.http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=649155&category=HSGIRLSHOOP&BCCode=&newsdate=12/22/2007

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