Jordan Crawford

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Jordan Crawford
Detroit, Michigan
, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Lokomotiv Kuban
2021Galatasaray
2021–2022Long Island Nets
2022Gigantes de Carolina
2022Manama Club
2023Sichuan Blue Whales
Career highlights and awards
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Jordan Lee Crawford (born October 23, 1988)

NBA.[3]

Early life and high school

Crawford was born to parents Joseph Sr. and Sylvia Crawford[4] in Detroit, Michigan in 1988. In high school, he had suffered an ankle injury which forced him to miss his senior year of basketball.[3] He attended Detroit's Communication and Media Arts High School and the prep school, Hargrave Military Academy, in Chatham, Virginia.[3]

College career

Indiana University

Crawford signed a

NCAA tournament. Crawford scored in double figures 15 times as a freshman, including a career high 21 points in Indiana's win at Northwestern
on February 23, 2008 and had a near perfect night from the floor at Northwestern going for 6-for-7 overall and 4-for-5 behind the three-point line while handing out all five of his assists. He also made all five of his free throw attempts at the free throw line. Indiana recorded a 13–2 record when Crawford scored in double figures.

Statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Hoosiers 30 8 25.3 .440 .366 .746 3.4 2.3 0.9 0.2 9.7

Xavier University

After fallout from the

NCAA, Crawford had to sit out the 2008–2009 season, but was able to still practice with the Musketeers
.

In the summer of 2009, rumors abounded that a college player dunked on LeBron James in a pickup game at a mini-camp cosponsored by James and Nike. Adding to the tale, amateur videos of the game and subsequent dunk were allegedly confiscated by Nike at the behest of James. Later, Nike claimed there was a standing policy of no taping at the camp. It was then reported that it was in fact Jordan Crawford, a sophomore guard at Xavier, that made the feat at the LeBron James Skills Academy. Footage leaked out about a week later on YouTube.[3][5][6]

Crawford returned to play for the 2009–2010 season with the Muskies and led Xavier and the Atlantic 10 in scoring with 20.5 points per game, with .462 FG%. He scored in double figures in 31 straight games and 34 of XU's 35. Crawford scored 20+ in 20 games for the Musketeers and landed a spot on the First Team All-Atlantic 10.

Sporting News a Third Team All-American and A-10 Player of the Year. Crawford entered the 2010 NBA draft after two years of college play becoming the first Musketeer to enter the draft before graduating.[7][8]
At Xavier, Crawford wore the number 55.

Statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Musketeers 35 34 32.8 .462 .391 .773 4.7 2.9 1.3 0.2 20.5

Professional career

Avery Bradley and Jordan Crawford

Atlanta Hawks (2010–2011)

Crawford was selected by the

New Jersey Nets with the 27th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. Due to his play style he was nicknamed "Sizzle". His rights were later traded to the Atlanta Hawks and he joined the team for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On July 9, 2010, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Hawks.[9]

Washington Wizards (2011–2013)

On February 23, 2011, Crawford was traded to the Washington Wizards along with Maurice Evans and Mike Bibby for Kirk Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong.[10] On March 8, 2011, Crawford scored a then-career high 22 points against the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 15, 2011, he passed his previous career high, scoring 27 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls. He passed it again on March 30, 2011, by scoring 39 points in a loss to the Miami Heat. On April 1, 2011, Crawford recorded his first triple-double of his professional career in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had 21 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Crawford was the second Wizards rookie that season to record a triple double; John Wall had done so earlier that season.[11] In the 2012–13 season, he was moved to point guard when John Wall missed time due to injury. He recorded his second triple-double with 27 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in a December game against the Atlanta Hawks.

Boston Celtics (2013–2014)

On February 21, 2013, Crawford was traded to the Boston Celtics for Leandro Barbosa and Jason Collins.[12] In his debut with the Celtics, he came off the bench to record 2 assists, 3 rebounds, and 10 points, shooting 4 for 9 from the field.

Due to the injury of Rajon Rondo, Crawford became the starting point guard of the team at the beginning of the 2013–14 season. On November 29, 2013, he recorded his third triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 103–86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.[13] On December 9, 2013, Crawford was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 23.3 points, 6.1 assists, and 3 rebounds on 61 percent shooting, helping the Celtics go 3–0 for the week.[14]

Golden State Warriors (2014)

On January 15, 2014, a three-team trade was completed involving the Boston Celtics, the Golden State Warriors, and the Miami Heat. The Celtics sent Crawford and MarShon Brooks to the Warriors. In exchange, the Celtics received Joel Anthony, a protected future draft pick Philadelphia sent to Miami in an earlier trade, and a 2016 second-round draft pick from the Heat. The Heat also received Toney Douglas from the Warriors as part of the deal.[15]

On April 16, 2014, Crawford scored a career high 41 points in a 116–112 win over the Denver Nuggets in the final regular season game of the season.[16]

Xinjiang Flying Tigers (2014)

On September 18, 2014, Crawford signed a one-year deal with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[17] However, he left Xinjiang in November 2014 after appearing in just five games.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2015)

On March 10, 2015, Crawford was acquired by the

NBA Development League.[18] In 14 games for the Mad Ants, he averaged 24.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game.[19]

Tianjin Ronggang (2015–2016)

In July 2015, Crawford joined the

Tianjin Ronggang.[24] On January 8, 2016, Crawford scored 72 of the team's 104 points in a loss to the Sichuan Blue Whales. He shot 25-of-52 from the field, including 4-of-12 from three-point range, and was 18-of-20 from the free throw line, while also recording a season-high 16 rebounds.[25]

Grand Rapids Drive (2016–2017)

On October 30, 2016, Crawford was acquired by the

New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018)

On March 6, 2017, Crawford signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.[27] That night, he scored 19 points against the Utah Jazz in his first NBA appearance since April 16, 2014.[28] On March 16, 2017, he signed with the Pelicans for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[29] Three days later, he had a season-high 22 points in 21 minutes in a 123–109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[30]

On October 22, 2017, Crawford was waived by the Pelicans after appearing in the team's first two games of the 2017–18 season.

2018 NBA Playoffs, Crawford would wear the shoes created by the Big Baller Brand, thus being the first NBA player not related to Lonzo Ball
's family to wear apparel from the family's company.

Ironi Nahariya (2019)

On November 19, 2018, Crawford signed a one-month contract with the German team Alba Berlin.[33] However, Crawford had his contract with Alba Berlin rescinded two days later after Crawford didn't pass the physicals.[34]

On January 8, 2019, Crawford signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya for the remainder of the season.[35] On January 27, 2019, Crawford recorded 21 points in his third game with Nahariya, shooting 4-for-9 from three-point range, along with two rebounds and five assists, leading Nahariya to a 86–80 win over Hapoel Jerusalem.[36] On February 13, 2019, Crawford parted ways with Nahariya after appearing in five games.[37]

Brose Bamberg (2020)

On February 25, 2020, Crawford signed with

Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[38][39]

Lokomotiv Kuban (2020–2021)

On July 3, 2020, Crawford signed with

Galatasaray (2021)

On February 24, 2021, Crawford signed with

Long Island Nets (2021–2022)

On December 30, 2021, Crawford signed with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.[42] In eight games, he averaged 13.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Crawford was waived on January 31.[43] Crawford was reacquired by the Long Island Nets on March 11, 2022.[44]

Gigantes de Carolina (2022)

On April 7, 2022, Crawford signed with Gigantes de Carolina from Puerto Rico.[45]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Atlanta 16 0 10.0 .351 .333 .667 1.8 .9 .2 .0 4.2
2010–11 Washington 26 18 33.3 .390 .238 .885 3.0 3.9 1.4 .1 16.3
2011–12 Washington 64 32 27.4 .400 .289 .793 2.6 3.0 .9 .1 14.7
2012–13 Washington 43 12 26.2 .415 .345 .821 3.1 3.7 .6 .1 13.2
2012–13 Boston 27 2 21.6 .415 .320 .792 2.7 2.5 .4 .1 9.1
2013–14 Boston 39 35 30.7 .414 .318 .873 3.1 5.7 .9 .1 13.7
2013–14 Golden State 42 0 15.7 .417 .313 .837 1.5 1.4 .3 .0 8.4
2016–17 New Orleans 19 0 23.3 .482 .389 .769 1.8 3.0 .6 .1 14.1
2017–18 New Orleans 5 0 10.6 .444 .571 1.000 .8 2.6 .2 .2 6.6
Career 281 99 24.4 .411 .317 .826 2.5 3.1 .7 .1 12.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013
Boston 5 0 11.8 .304 .250 .500 .6 .0 .4 .0 3.6
2014
Golden State 6 0 9.5 .364 .286 .786 1.5 .3 .2 .0 6.2
2018
New Orleans 2 0 7.5 .615 .375 2.0 .5 .5 .0 9.5
Career 13 0 10.1 .391 .296 .750 1.2 .2 .3 .0 5.7

Awards and honors

  • Sporting News Third Team All-American[46]
  • Sporting News and foxsports.com Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year
  • First Team All-Atlantic 10
  • NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament All-West Region Team
  • USBWA All-District V Team
  • NABC All-District 4 First Team

See also

References

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