Craig Cusick Athlete Profile - MBKB

Craig Cusick

Guard #2

Ht/Wt

185 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Orem,

Utah

Last School

Utah

Roster Years

2011-2013

Personal

Parents are Randy and Debbie Cusick
Wife's name is Sadie
Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London, England
Has three sisters and one brother
Enjoys hunting, camping and fishing

Averaged 4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 2009-10
Was a Distinguished Academic All-American and received the NJCAA Academic Exemplary Award
Earned Academic All-America and Academic All-Region honors

Named first-team all-state by the Salt Lake Tribune as a junior and senior
Named first-team all-state by the Deseret News as a senior and second team as a junior
Leading scorer in 4A and 5A in 2005-06
Averaged 22 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game as a senior
As a junior averaged 18 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds per game
Orem High School's all-time leading scorer
Led Orem to the state tournament semifinals in 2005 and 2006
Coached by Mike Conner
Redshirted in 2006-07 at Utah

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 2011-2012

Named Academic All-WCC and received Silver Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Named to the NABC Honors Court
Received the Sixth Man Award at the team banquet
Posted season highs of 12 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals
Played in every game and started three
Averaged 3.1 points, 2.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds
Made 14 of 30 treys (46.7 percent) in conference play
Scored in double figures 3 times
Led the team in assists 6 times
Tied his career high with 12 points and hit three 3s vs. Marquette in the NCAA Tournament
Tied his career high with 8 assists in BYU’s 25-point comeback win vs. Iona in the NCAA Tournament
Scored 10 points at Utah with two 3-pointers

Senior Year 2012-2013

A team captain
Received WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention and received Silver Honors on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Named to the NABC Honors Court
Hit the game-winning shot in BYU’s 70-68 win over Utah State on Feb. 19, the shot and the story of Cusick’s father’s battle with cancer were featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter the following day
Earned the Y Award for Play of the Year for his game winner against Utah State
Was 1st in the WCC in league games in 3-point field goal percentage (.667)
Played in all 36 games, started 12 games, scored in double figures four times, led team in assists five times and rebounding once
Recorded 2-plus steals 23 times, hit at least one 3-pointer 19 times and recorded at least one assist 30 times
Posted season highs of 12 points (vs. San Francisco), 8 rebounds (vs. UTSA), 7 assists (vs. Portland) and 4 steals (vs. USF)
Averaged 3.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals; shot .381 from the field, .403 from the 3-point line and .667 from the free throw line