NBA Draft. 2005-2006 Pitt finished its non-conference season at 11-0 after beating the then No. 22 Wisconsin Badgers by 9 points. Pitt was one of the final seven teams as of January 3 to be undefeated. Krauser went on to lead Pitt to a 21-6 regular season, and Pitt finished 6th in the Big East. The Panthers would go on to lose the Big East Championship game against Syracuse. The Orange made the finals after winning three games in three days. On January 23, 2006 Krauser scored a career-high 32 points against Syracuse. Krauser finished the regular season with 15.0 points per game, 4.7 assists per game, and 4.3 rebounds per game. As a 5 seed, Pitt lost in an upset to #13 seed Bradley in the second round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament—Krauser's last game at Pitt. Though he struggled down the stretch with his shooting touch, he remained the emotional leader on a quickly maturing team. Krauser wore number 11 while at Pitt in honor of Isiah Thomas. Professional career Krauser spent the 2007–08 season as a member of the Pittsburgh Xplosion, of the Continental Basketball Association. He was joined by former Pitt player John DeGroat. 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. He averaged 16.3 minutes and 5.5 points per game. In 2010, Krauser signed with the Waikato Pistons of the New Zealand National Basketball League. He appeared in 5 games for the Pistons in the 2010 season averaging 22.6 minutes and 10 points per game. 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. On August 22, 2014, it was announced that Krauser would be joining the Steel City Yellow Jackets of the ABA. References External links Carl Krauser at pittsburghpanthers.com Career stats at Proballers.com Profile at RealGM.com Profile at USBasket.com Puerto Rico stats at BSNPR.com 1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American expatriate basketball people in Romania Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Basketball players from New York City EWE Baskets Oldenburg players Gaiteros del Zulia players Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands