Markel Crawford (born October 22, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the

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of the CIBACOPA. He played college basketball for Memphis and Ole Miss.

High school career

Crawford attended Melrose High School in Memphis. Crawford averaged 15.2 points per game as a junior to lead Melrose to a 24–8 record and the District 16AAA championship. He missed his entire senior season due to tearing his ACL in the summer of 2012. Despite this, he was ranked the No. 59 player by Rivals.com and signed with Memphis out of high school.

College career

Crawford redshirted his freshman season at Memphis after recovering from his ACL injury. As a redshirt freshman, he posted 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On September 30, 2015, the apartment that Crawford shared with teammate Trahson Burrell was destroyed by fire. Crawford averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Crawford averaged 12.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, shooting 48 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. He scored 28 points in a win against South Carolina and had 30 points in a victory over

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. After the season Crawford opted to transfer for his final season, receiving interest from Texas, South Carolina and

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but ultimately signing with Ole Miss. As a senior at Ole Miss, Crawford posted 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.19 steals per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Crawford signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for NBA Summer League play. He averaged 9.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in seven games. Crawford signed a training camp contract with the Grizzlies on August 16, 2018. He was waived on October 13, as one of the final roster cuts before opening night. Crawford was ultimately added to the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate, Memphis Hustle. For the 2019–20 season, Crawford joined the

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. On December 8, 2019, Crawford contributed 20 points and added one rebound and a steal in a loss to the Memphis Hustle. During the 2020–21 season, he joined Club Atlético Peñarol of the Argentine league and averaged 8.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. On July 6, 2021, Crawford signed with

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of the Korisliiga. Crawford was named a CIBACOPA All-Star in

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as a member of the

References

External links

Ole Miss Rebels bio

Memphis Tigers bio
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