Chris Carrawell (born November 25, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player who is best known for his All-American college career at Duke University.
[3] In four years on the Cardinal Ritter varsity, he led the team to an overall 80–13 record, including a three-year undefeated streak at home.
[4] Carrawell was a USA today Top 40 All American going into his junior season,[5] where he averaged 20.6 points and 10 rebounds per game[6] as Cardinal Ritter won the state's Class AA championship.
[10][7] Cardinal Ritter made USA Today's list of the top 25 high school teams in the country twice during Carrawell's prep career.
[14] As a sophomore in the 1997–98 season, Carrawell appeared mostly as a reserve with ten starts[15] as Duke posted a 32–4 mark, finishing in the Elite Eight.
Carrawell had offseason surgery on his left shoulder prior to the start of his sophomore season and missed four games due to a strained lower back.
[19] Carrawell then averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 fouls, 0.9 steals, 2 turnovers, 1.1 blocks, makes 6 of 12.4 field goals (48%), 0.8 of 2.2 three-pointers (36%) and 4.1 of 5.2 free throws (78%)[20] in 35.6 minutes per game in his senior season (all starts).
Carrawell helped the Blue Devils to succeed in the ACC during his tenure, finishing his career with 66 conference victories, second most all-time by a Duke player.
During Carrawell's collegiate career, the Blue Devils compiled a record of 133–24, including a 58–6 mark in ACC play.
[25] Over the next six years, he played in Lithuania for Kaunas, Germany, Australia for the Sydney Kings, the Philippines for the Alaska Aces, and the American Basketball Association.