Background
McCracken was born in New York, New New York
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Paul McCracken
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Education
He attended high school at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut.
Career
McCracken, who was 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) and 180 pounds (82 kg), played guard. Foreign college, McCracken went to California State University, Northridge. He set the school single-season record for rebounds, with 330, in 1970-1971.
A two-time All-American, two-time All-California Collegiate Athletic Association selection, and 1972 CCAA Most Valuable Player, he was inducted into the college"s Matador Hall of Fame in 1993.
He made his National Basketball Association debut on February 6, 1973, becoming the first player from Northridge to play in the National Basketball Association. McCracken played for the Houston Rockets from 1972-1974, and the Chicago Bulls from 1976-1977. McCracken played several years in the Continental Basketball Association (College of Business Administration) for the Hazelton Bullets, Allentown Jets, Wilkes-Barre Barons and Hawaii Volcanos.
Foreign his four-year career, he averaged 19.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. His best season was 1977-1978, where he averaged 31.6 points per game for Wilkes-Barre and was named College of Business Administration Most Valuable Player. McCracken played for the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1978-1979.
