Marcus Christopher Crawford (born September 30, 1992) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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. Crawford has an extensive career with teams in Europe and Africa. He guided AS Douanes to the

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, and was named to the

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the same year.

College career

Crawford played four years of college basketball for the

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. 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.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Crawford joined the Houston Rockets for the

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. On September 28, 2014, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 19 after appearing in five preseason games. On November 2, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Cavaliers. 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

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2–1, making it through to the semi-finals where they lost to the

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2–0. 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. On July 28, 2015, Crawford signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season. On January 4, 2016, he was released by Rouen. In 14 games for the club, he averaged 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On February 24, 2016, Crawford was reacquired by the Canton Charge. He made his season debut that night in a 119–109 win over the

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, recording 11 points, two rebounds and nine assists in 26 minutes. On September 23, 2016, Crawford signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Grizzlies on October 20 after appearing in four preseason games. On November 1, he was reacquired by the

. Ten days later, he was waived by the

. On November 28, he was acquired by the

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, but was waived on December 12 after averaging 7.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in three games. During summer 2017, Crawford signed a one-year deal with Beirut Club of the

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. 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. In January 2020, Crawford signed in Tunisia with US Monastir of the

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(BAL). However, the season was cancelled shortly after his signing due to the

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outbreak. Later, he joined Club Africain in Tunisia instead. On March 21, 2021, he signed with

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. In March 2022, Crawford joined the Guinean club

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before the 2022 season of the BAL. On March 5, he scored 30 points in a 70–85 opening night win against DUC. He helped SLAC advance to the playoffs after leading the team in both points and assist with 21.4 points and 4.8 assists per game. On May 17, 2022, Crawford joined Al Wahda Damascus of the Syrian Basketball League. On August 23, 2022, he joined

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of the

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ahead of the playoffs. On August 26, Crawford scored 8 points in his debut in a 91–45 win against Tigers BBC. The Patriots ended up losing the league finals to

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, therefore finishing second. In January 2023, Crawford signed with Senegalese champions AS Douanes with whom he played in his third consecutive BAL season. He helped the Douanes surprisingly reach the

, where the Douanes lost to

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from Egypt. He was given a place in the

after his averages 19.0 points and 5.5 rebounds over the season. In September 2023, Crawford joined the Moroccan club AS Salé and made their debut with them in the

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. Salé finished as runners-up. In October 2023, Crawford joined Al Ahly Benghazi for the 2024 edition of the

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, and helped Al Ahly qualify for the

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as the first team from Libya. On November 5, Crawford scored a game-high 39 points in the decisive third place game against FAP, thus clinching a berth in the BAL. Shortly after finishing play with Al Ahly, Crawford was announced by

of the

The Basketball Tournament

Chris Crawford played for Team Memphis State in the

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edition of

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. 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.

BAL career statistics

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References

External links

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at gotigersgo.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Chris 1992 births Club Africain basketball players Ezzahra Sports players Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee Beirut Club players Canton Charge players Iowa Energy players SLAC (basketball club) players Memphis Tigers men's basketball players Shooting guards American men's basketball players US Monastir basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople Al Wahda men's basketball players Patriots BBC players AS Douanes basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Guinea American expatriate basketball people in Senegal AS Salé (basketball) players Al Ahly Benghazi basketball players