Sylvia Crawley
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Born | Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. | September 27, 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990–1994 | North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | North Carolina (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Fordham (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Fordham (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Boston College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Indiana Fever (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | North Carolina (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
After starring at
After graduation from UNC, Crawley played for the
After the ABL folded due to financial problems, she was selected by the Portland Fire, and played with them for three seasons. When the Fire folded, Crawley was selected by the Indiana Fever during the WNBA's dispersal draft in April 2003. But prior to the start of the 2003 season, the Fever traded Crawley and a rookie player Gwen Jackson to the San Antonio Silver Stars, in exchange for Natalie Williams and Coretta Brown.[5]
Crawley spent that one season with the Silver Stars in 2003, mostly in a reserve role, that was marred when she suffered a sprained neck injury after a collision with Washington Mystics player Tonya Washington while chasing for a loose ball.
Shortly before the 2004 WNBA season began, Crawley announced her retirement from basketball. But just prior to the start of the 2006 season, Crawley came out of retirement and signed a contract to return to the Silver Stars for the season. However, the day before the season started, the Silver Stars waived her from the training camp roster.[6]
North Carolina statistics
Source[7]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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90–91 | North Carolina | 28 | 111 | 46.2% | 0.0% | 32.6% | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
91–92 | North Carolina | 31 | 254 | 45.8% | 0.0% | 54.0% | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
92–93 | North Carolina | 30 | 316 | 53.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
93–94 | North Carolina | 35 | 477 | 55.1% | 0.0% | 62.6% | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
Career | 124 | 1158 | 51.4% | 0.0% | 57.2% | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
USA Basketball
Crawley was named to the team representing the USA at the
Crawley represented the USA at the 1995
Crawley was named to the team representing the USA at the 1996
Crawley again played with the USA team at the
Coaching career
Crawley served as an assistant coach at her alma mater, the
Shortly thereafter, Crawley was named head coach of the Ohio Bobcats' women's basketball team on April 18, 2006. On April 28, 2008, Crawley was named the head coach of women's basketball at Boston College. Upon her hiring BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo stated "This is an exciting day for BC women's basketball. Sylvia Crawley has enjoyed phenomenal success both as a player and as a coach. As a North Carolina graduate, she knows the ACC inside and out. We are very fortunate to have her as our new coach."[12] In her first season at the Heights, Sylvia led the Eagles to a 23–12 record and an appearance in the WNIT Final Four.[13][14] In her next three seasons at BC, Crawley's teams went 17–15, 20–13 and 7–23. In her four season tenure at BC, Crawley's teams never posted a winning record against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents (overall ACC record: 20–38).[1] On March 15, 2012, Crawley announced her resignation from the BC head coaching job, citing an unspecified medical issue.[15]
After the departure of Mickie DeMoss, the Indiana Fever and head coach Lin Dunn named Crawley as an assistant coach with the team.[16]
Crawley served as an assistant coach with her alma mater, the University of North Carolina from 2016 until 2019, when Sylvia Hatchell retired.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2006–2008) | |||||||||
2006–07 | Ohio | 18–12 | 10–6 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2007–08 | Ohio | 20–13 | 10–6 | 3rd (East) | |||||
Ohio: | 38–25 (.603) | 20–12 (.625) | |||||||
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
2008–09 | Boston College | 23–12 | 7–7 | 7th | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
2009–10 | Boston College | 17–15 | 6–8 | T-7th | |||||
2010–11 | Boston College | 20–12 | 5–9 | T-7th | WNIT Sixteen | ||||
2011–12 | Boston College | 7–23 | 2–14 | T-11th | |||||
Ohio: | 67–62 (.519) | 20–38 (.345) | |||||||
Total: | 105–87 (.547) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "BC WBB Record Book" (PDF). BC Eagles.
- ^ "Tar Heels hire Sylvia Crawley". espn.go.com. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Associated Press. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Video Vault: The epic, title-winning buzzer-beater from 1994, and the unlikely story behind it | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Silver Stars Make Blockbuster Trade with Indiana". NBA.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "WNBA.com: 2006 WNBA Transactions". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "North Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). goheels.comaccess-date=2017-08-31.
- ^ "Twelfth Pan American Games – 1995". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Seventeenth World University Games – 1993". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "1996 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Thirteenth Pan American Games – 1999". USA Basketball. Jun 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 Oct 2015.
- ^ "Crawley Named BC Women's Basketball Coach". Boston College Athletics. April 29, 2008. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Sylvia Crawley Receives Contract Extension". Boston College Athletics. August 4, 2010. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Black, A. J. (2012-03-19). "Globe's Lack Of Coverage On Sylvia Crawley's Resignation Raises Questions". BC Interruption. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- WNBA. Archived from the originalon 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
External links
- Sylvia Crawley page on Ohiobobcats.com
- Ohio Bobcats Women's Basketball
- WNBA player profile and statistics
- April 18, 2006 press release on Crawley being named head coach at Ohio University
- April 29, 2008 press release on Sylvia Crawley being named head women's basketball coach at Boston College
- March 15, 2012 Women's Basketball Coach Sylvia Crawley resigns on bceagles.com
- Boston College: Sylvia Crawley Returns to WNBA[permanent dead link]