A four-year starter for the Saint Joseph's College of Maine basketball team, Craig Luschenat is working toward a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a coaching or player development capacity. In that regard, Craig Luschenat has already spent time training with high-profile NBA players, including Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers.
A 26-year-old native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Oladipo was selected second overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA Draft and put up respectable numbers over the next three seasons, averaging 15.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. However, he was traded by the Magic in 2016 along with Ersan Ilyasova and Domantas Sabonis to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka. Oladipo averaged similar figures during the 2016-17 season, and was again traded in the offseason. This time, he was sent to the Indiana Pacers along with Sabonis in exchange for All-Star forward Paul George.
An alumnus of Indiana University, Oladipo emerged as a breakout star with the Pacers by averaging career-best marks in points (23.1), rebounds (5.2), and assists (4.3) per game. He also led the league in steals per game with 2.4 and was named the league's Most Improved Player in addition to earning his first All-Star nod. He was just as impressive in Indiana's first-round playoff series as he led the underdog Pacers to Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, who later called Oladipo a "franchise-caliber player."
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