Jordan Crawford life and biography

Jordan Crawford is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Washington Wizards. He played collegiately at Indiana University and then Xavier University. His brother is Joe Crawford II, who has also played professional basketball. Crawford is a 6'4", 195 lb guard.

Career history:

Atlanta Hawks (2010-11)
Washington Wizards (2011-present)

CAREER:

Named Third Team All-American by the Sporting News following his sophomore year at Xavier (2009-10), as well as the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year by the Sporting News and foxsports.com ... Voted First Team All-Atlantic 10 by the leagueâ's coaches after leading the conference in scoring at 20.5 ppg (21st in the nation), as well as averaging 4.7 rpg, 2.9 apg and 1.3 spg (.462 FG%, .391 3FG%, .773 FT%) ... Ranked 6th in the A-10 in 3FG% and FT% ... Scored in double-figures in 34-of-35 games, including 20 contests of 20 or more points ... Put in a career-high 30 points at Wake Forest on 1/3 • His 718 points on the year was the fourth highest total in school history • Redshirted in 2008-09 after transferring to Xavier from Indiana • Played in 30 games (8 starting assignments) as a freshman at Indiana in 2007-08, averaging 9.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 2.3 apg (.440 FG%, .366 3FG%, .746 FT%) ... In 65 career collegiate games, averaged 15.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.2 spg (.455 FG%, .384 3FG%, .765 FT%)

PERSONAL:

Jordan Lee Crawford was born October 23, 1988 in Detroit, Michigan

• Son of Joseph Sr. and Sylvia Crawford
• Mother Sylvia was formerly a publicist for the city of Detroit
• Majored in liberal arts at Xavier
• Older brother Joe played 2 games for the Knicks in 2008-09 before spending last year with L.A. Defenders of the NBA D-League
• Has another brother, Jalen, who’s attending Las Vegas’ Impact Prep School
• Played a year at Hargrave (VA) Military Academy for Coach Kevin Keatts
• Helped his team to a 2005 district championship at Communication and Media Arts High School in Detroit.

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