Peter Crawford (born 6 November 1979) is an Australian

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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the

Brisbane Bullets The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to the league in 2016. Brisbane were one of ten NBL f ...

of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Playing career

In 1998, Crawford was a member of the Townsville Heat's losing ABA semi-final team. Two years later, he helped the Heat win the QBL championship. At the age of 19, Crawford made his NBL debut for the

Townsville Crocodiles The Townsville Crocodiles were an Australian professional men's basketball team based in the North Queensland city of Townsville. They competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at the Townsville Entertainmen ...

in 1999. In 2001, he was a member of the Crocodiles' losing grand final team. In 2004, he was cut by Townsville and was picked up by the

Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Perth Arena, ...

. In his first season with a Wildcats, he was named the NBL Most Improved Player. From 2007 to 2011, he played for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League. In 2009, Crawford left the Wildcats and returned to the Townsville Crocodiles, where he spent the next five seasons. In 2011, he was named to the All-NBL Third Team. A year later, he earned All-NBL Second Team honours. Crawford is the all-time leader in games played for the Crocodiles with 292 games, passing Robert Rose (258) in the 2012–13 season. Crawford's final season in the NBL, the 2014–15 season, was spent with the

Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in th ...

. In 2015 and 2016, Crawford played for the

West Adelaide Bearcats West Adelaide Bearcats is a NBL1 Central club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching West Adelaide Basketball Club (WABC), the major administrative basketball o ...

in the South Australian

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. He then played for the Townsville Heat, helping them win a championship in 2017.

Coaching career

In 2021, Crawford joined the

as an assistant coach for the

2021–22 NBL season The 2021–22 NBL season was the 44th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams are contesting in the 2021–22 season, which commenced on 3 December 2021. Australian broadcast rights to the ...

References

External links

NBL statsSBL stats
at nbl.com.au

at nbl.com.au
Peter Crawford 2004 profile
at nbl.com.au {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Peter 1979 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Australia People from Mount Isa Perth Wildcats players Shooting guards Small forwards Townsville Crocodiles players