Craig Raymond

Craig Raymond (April 5, 1945 – October 15, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'11" center out of Brigham Young University, Raymond earned Parade All-American honors at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington. His BYU teams reached the NCAA Tournament in 1965 and won the National Invitation Tournament in 1966, where Raymond scored 21 points in the championship game. Selected twelfth overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1967 NBA Draft, he spent one season in Philadelphia before moving to the ABA, where he played for the Pittsburgh Pipers, Los Angeles Stars, Memphis Pros, The Floridians, San Diego Conquistadors, and Indiana Pacers. He averaged 6.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game across his professional career.