Charlie Criss

Charles Washington Criss Jr. (born November 6, 1948) played professional basketball as a 5'8" guard out of New Mexico State University. He built his reputation in the Eastern Basketball Association, winning championships with the Hartford Capitols in 1974 and the Scranton Apollos in 1977, and earning back-to-back EBA MVP honors in 1976 and 1977. He joined the Atlanta Hawks in 1978 as the NBA's shortest active player, going on to spend eight seasons in the league with the Hawks, San Diego Clippers, and Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 8.5 points and 3.2 assists per game for his NBA career, with a career-best 34 points scored on February 20, 1982, as a Clipper.