Craig Forth is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange from East Greenbush, New York who was a member of Syracuse"s 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship team
Education
Forth averaged 19.2 points, 14.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks as a senior and earned Suburban Council Most Valuable Player honors twice and was a league all-star four times. He was a teammate of Billy Edelin on the United States. National 18-and-under squad that competed at the world championship in France.
Forth was a fixture in the Syracuse lineup, starting all 136 games of his collegiate career, ending with career averages of 4.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Forth finished seventh in career blocks at Syracuse with 205.
Career
Known for his academic ability as well as his solid play inside and court vision, Forth nevertheless felt the wrath of Syracuse fans at times. After his basketball career, Forth was an elementary school teacher for several years. He currently is an assistant principal at a junior/senior high school in Mechanicville, New New York
Following graduation, Forth played overseas in the 2006 Croatian Cup semifinals with Cedevita Zagreb and also for Svit (Slovakia).
Forth played for the Albany Patroons of the United States Basketball League in the 2007 season. Currently, he is coaching varsity girls basketball for his hometown Columbia High School in East Greenbush and is contemplating retiring from professional basketball due to injuries.