Krauser talked about his competitive drive in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about his peers at the time, "When they lost, they went and got an Icee or a juice.
[citation needed] When Krauser was 17, he had to repeat his junior year of high school, but instead of repeating the year at Stevenson High School, where he did not make the freshmen basketball team, he chose to attend St. Thomas More Prep.
[1] Krauser left St. Thomas More Prep in Connecticut and switched to Notre Dame Academy in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
[4] Carl was known for his trademark symbol he made where after scoring a basket, put his hands over his head in the shape of an "X" and claimed it was to represent the Bronx.
The Panthers made it into the NCAA Tournament in 2002, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kent State.
Pitt had lost both Jaron Brown and Julius Page to graduation, and Krauser was now the floor general for younger players such as freshman guard Ronald Ramon.
In the offseason, Krauser entered the 2005 NBA draft but removed his name without hiring an agent so he could retain his NCAA eligibility and play his fifth and final college season at Pitt.
Krauser was included in a Sports Illustrated article where he was ranked as one of the top 10 point guards in the nation, and at midseason was predicted to be selected in the NBA draft.
Though he struggled down the stretch with his shooting touch, he remained the emotional leader on a quickly maturing team.
Halfway through the 2008–09 season, Krauser joined the Romanian basketball club CSU Asesoft Ploieşti and appeared in 23 games for the team between January 17 and May 23 of the year 2009.
On January 23, 2012, it was announced that the Quebec Kebs of the National Basketball League of Canada had signed Krauser to their active roster.