Aaron Vincent Craft[1] (born February 12, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player.
Craft attended Liberty-Benton High School near Findlay, Ohio, and graduated valedictorian of his class.
During Craft's high school years he played on the All-Ohio Red AAU basketball team, with future Ohio State teammates Jared Sullinger and J.D.
One of such drills that Craft remembers as grueling was getting into a defensive stance, and slide back and forth across the foul lane while holding onto bricks.
[12] In his junior year at Ohio State, Craft passed former Buckeye guard Jay Burson for most steals in school history with 205.
[13] In the third round of the 2013 NCAA tournament against Iowa State, he hit a game-winning three with 0.5 seconds left to send the Buckeyes to the Sweet 16.
[14] Craft is the fourth player in Big Ten history to be a three-time first team Academic All-America selection and the third athlete in Division I history to repeat as Division I Men's Basketball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.
[20] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 122–95 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders, recording five points, four rebounds, eight assists and two steals in 32 minutes.
[26] The next day, he made his season debut for the Warriors in a 101–89 loss to the Iowa Energy, recording eight points, two rebounds, eight assists and four steals in 37 minutes.
[27] At the season's end, he earned NBA D-League All-Defensive Team honors for the second year in a row.
He briefly ended his retirement for 2021 TBT, playing again for Carmen's Crew during his last full summer off from medical school.
[33] He enrolled in the Ohio State University College of Medicine to pursue a medical degree in August 2020.