Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)

Chris Crawford (born September 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for US Monastir of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.

Chris Crawford
Club Africain
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1992-09-30) September 30, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSheffield (Memphis, Tennessee)
CollegeMemphis (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Canton Charge
2015–2016Rouen Métropole Basket
2016Canton Charge
2016Iowa Energy
2017-2019Beirut Club
2019Homenetmen
2020–presentUS Monastir
Career highlights and awards
  • Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year (2013)
  • Third-team All-Conference USA (2012)

College career

Crawford played four years of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. After two irregular initial seasons, he had a breakout season as a junior in 2012–13, posting career highs in points, rebounds, three-point field goals made (71), and three-point percentage (39.9), and earning Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year honors.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Crawford joined the Houston Rockets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[2] On September 28, 2014, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[3] However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 19 after appearing in five preseason games.[4] On November 2, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Cavaliers.[5] In his rookie season, Crawford helped the Charge record a franchise-best 31 wins. He went on to help his team win their first round playoff match-up against the Sioux Falls Skyforce 2–1, making it through to the semi-finals where they lost to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants 2–0.[6] In 54 games for the Charge in 2014–15, Crawford averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[7]

On July 28, 2015, Crawford signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season.[8] On January 4, 2016, he was released by Rouen.[9] In 14 games for the club, he averaged 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[10]

On February 24, 2016, Crawford was reacquired by the Canton Charge.[11] He made his season debut that night in a 119–109 win over the Grand Rapids Drive, recording 11 points, two rebounds and nine assists in 26 minutes.[12]

On September 23, 2016, Crawford signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[13] However, he was later waived by the Grizzlies on October 20 after appearing in four preseason games.[14] On November 1, he was reacquired by the Canton Charge.[15] Ten days later, he was waived by the Canton Charge.[16] On November 28, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy,[17] but was waived on December 12[18] after averaging 7.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in three games.[19]

During summer 2017, Crawford signed a one-year deal with Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. During that season he led his team to the league's Final 4. He averaged 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game. On August 29, 2018, Crawford signed another one-year deal with Beirut Club.[20]

In January 2020, Crawford signed in Tunisia with US Monastir of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[21]

The Basketball Tournament

Chris Crawford played for Team Memphis State in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He averaged 10.0 points per game, 5.0 assists per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. Team Memphis State reached the second round before falling to Team DRC.

References
  1. Memphis Tigers Player Profile: Chris Crawford
  2. Crawford opens NBA Summer League with a bang
  3. Cavs Sign Chris Crawford and Shane Edwards
  4. Cavs Waive Crawford and Holt
  5. "2014-15 Canton Charge Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. "D-League Diary: Stephen Holt". NBA.com. May 1, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. "Chris Crawford D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  8. Rouen Metropole Basket lands Chris Crawford
  9. Rouen : Chris Crawford vers la sortie Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  10. Team source: Charge bringing back Chris Crawford
  11. "Chris Crawford Returns to Charge". OurSportsCentral.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  12. "Charge Surge For 10th Straight Win". NBA.com. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  13. "Grizzlies Finalize 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  14. "Grizzlies waive Chris Crawford & Vince Hunter". NBA.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  15. "Canton Charge 2016 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  16. "Charge Set 2016-17 Opening Day Roster". NBA.com. November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  17. "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  18. "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  19. "Chris Crawford D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  20. "Chris Crawford re-signs with Beirut Club". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  21. "Chris Crawford signs with US Monastir". 4 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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