Bryant Crawford Explained

Bryant Crawford
Position:Point guard
Height M:1.91
Weight Kg:85
League:BSL
Team:Reeder Samsunspor
Number:13
Nationality:American
Birth Date:March 21, 1997
Birth Place:Silver Spring, Maryland
High School:Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
College:Wake Forest (2015–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years2:2019–2021
Team2:Juventus Utena
Years3:2021–2022
Team3:Reggio Emilia
Years4:2022–2023
Team4:Igokea
Years13:2023–present
Team13:Samsunspor
Highlights:

Bryant DeJuan Crawford (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Reeder Samsunspor of the Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for Wake Forest University, where he was named All-ACC Honorable Mention in 2018. Standing at, he plays at the point guard position.

Early life and college career

Crawford attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, where he averaged 13.1 points, 5.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. On March 20, 2015, Crawford was named D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year.[1]

Crawford played three years at Wake Forest University, where led the Demon Deacons in scoring (16.9 ppg), assists (152), 3-pointers (57), free throw percentage (86.8%) and steals (48) in his junior year. He became one of five ACC players to have at least 400 points and 125 assists as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Crawford ended his career ranked in the Wake Forest top 10 in career assists (7th-467), career 3-pointers (8th-167) and career steals (9th-149). Crawford also ranks in the top 25 in Wake Forest career scoring (23rd-1,470).[2] On March 4, 2018, Crawford was named Honorable Mention All-ACC.[3]

On May 29, 2018, after completing his junior year at Wake Forest, Crawford announced his plans to graduate and depart for a professional career.[4]

Professional career

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Crawford joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[5]

On August 6, 2018, Crawford signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2018–19 season.[6] On October 21, Crawford recorded a season-high 25 points, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds, three assists and six steals in an 86–76 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 3 MVP.[7] On November 5, Crawford recorded 20 points, along with six rebounds, nine assists and four steals, leading Gilboa Galil to a 98–94 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 5 MVP.[8] In 22 games played for Gilboa Galil, he averaged 15.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

Juventus Utena (2019–2021)

On August 14, 2019, Crawford signed a one-year deal with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[9] He averaged 12.3 points per game. Crawford re-signed with the team on August 11, 2020.[10]

Reggio Emilia (2021–2022)

On July 12, 2021, Crawford sign a two years contract with exit option after one year with Reggio Emilia in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[11]

Samsunspor (2023–present)

On July 31, 2023, he signed with Reeder Samsunspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 30 || 30 || 31.7 || .394 || .348 || .669 || 3.0 || 4.4 || 1.7 || .2 || 13.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 33 || 33 || 31.8 || .438 || .346 || .826 || 3.8 || 5.5 || 1.4 || .2 || 16.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Wake Forest| 31 || 30 || 31.8 || .413 || .358 || .868 || 2.9 || 4.9 || 1.5 || .1 || 16.8|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career| 94 || 93 || 31.8 || .416 || .351 || .799 || 3.2 || 4.9 || 1.5 || .2 || 15.6

Source: RealGM

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gonzaga guard Bryant Crawford named D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year. March 20, 2015. WashingtonPost.com. September 12, 2018.
  2. News: Bryant Crawford Bio – Wake Forest Men's Basketball. WakeForestSports.com. August 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180722140831/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bryant_crawford_958518.html. July 22, 2018. dead.
  3. News: Crawford Named Honorable Mention All-ACC. March 4, 2018. WakeForestSports.com. August 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817025456/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030418aaa.html. August 17, 2018. dead.
  4. News: Bryant Crawford To Begin Professional Career. May 29, 2018. WakeForestSports.com. September 12, 2018.
  5. News: Brooklyn Nets Summer League: Breaking Down the Roster. June 29, 2018. NBA.com. August 6, 2018.
  6. News: Bryant Crawford signs with Gilboa Galil. August 6, 2018. Sportando.basketball. August 6, 2018.
  7. Web site: מצטיין המחזור השלישי: בראיינט קרופורד. October 23, 2018. basket.co.il. October 23, 2018. he.
  8. Web site: מצטיין המחזור החמישי: בראיינט קרופורד. November 6, 2018. basket.co.il. November 6, 2018. he.
  9. News: Juventus Utena announces Bryant Crawford. Sportando.basketball. August 14, 2019. August 14, 2019.
  10. News: Juventus Utenos re-signs Bryant Crawford . Sportando . August 11, 2020 . August 11, 2020.
  11. Web site: Firmato lo statunitense Bryant Crawford . pallacanestroreggiana.it . 11 July 2020 . 11 July 2021 . 11 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711173929/https://www.pallacanestroreggiana.it/news/tutte-le-news/firmato-lo-statunitense-bryant-crawford . dead .
  12. SSBasketbol . 1686006512248877057 . Welcome Bryant Crawford!.