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3  Chris Crawford
Chris Crawford

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

High School:
Sheffield HS

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 212

Position:
Guard

Experience:
1L


02/08/2012

Postgame Notes

02/08/2012

Tigers Cruise to Victory Over Pirates, 70-59

Witherspoon Continues Strong Play with 12 Points and 11 Boards Against ECU

02/07/2012

Memphis Basketball Notes

Tigers to play East Carolina Wednesday in Greenville at 6 p.m. (CT).

02/03/2012

Memphis Basketball Notes

Tigers to host Xavier in a non-conference clash at FedExForum Saturday.

02/01/2012

Crawford Nets Career-High 23 Points in Memphis' Loss to Southern Miss, 75-72

Four Tigers Score in Double-Figures, But Tigers Fall to Golden Eagles

01/21/2012

AP Photos: SMU at Memphis

AP Photos: SMU at Memphis

01/04/2012

Memphis vs. Tennessee

Memphis vs. Tennessee

01/04/2012

Memphis vs. Tennessee

Memphis vs. Tennessee

12/31/2011

Memphis vs. Charlotte - AP Photos

Memphis vs. Charlotte - AP Photos

12/29/2011

Memphis 64, Robert Morris 47 - AP Photos

Will Barton had 27 points and 13 rebounds.

Career
Has played in 35 games, making 19 starts ... Averaging 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists ... Has 55 steals and 15 blocked shots ... Shooting 32.9 percent from the floor, 29.9 percent from the three-point arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line ... Has 15 games with four or more assists.

Honors
Named Conference USA Freshman of the Week Dec. 20.

2010-11 Season (Freshman)
Played in all 35 games and made 19 starts ... Played 920 minutes (second-most on team) ... Averaged 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists ... Had 15 games with four or more assists ... Led team or was tied for team high in assists in 17 contests, including the last 7-of-9 games of the season ... Led team with 44 three-pointers made ... Ranked among Conference USA leaders in assists (10th), steals (6th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (9th) ... Ranked among C-USA freshmen leaders in scoring (10th), rebounding (8th), free throw percentage (4th), steals (1st), blocked shots (9th) and assists (3rd) ...

Postseason (NCAA/C-USA Tournaments):Started all four postseason contests ... Averaged 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists ... Had eight steals ... Shot 39.1 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from the three-point arc ... In the NCAA Tournament second-round game vs. Arizona, had six points, six assists, three steals (tied season high) and two rebounds ....Committed no turnovers in 26 minutes of action vs. Arizona ... In the Conference USA Tournament (three games), averaged 7.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists ... Had five steals ... Shot 41.2 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from the three-point line ... Scored 15 points and added six boards, three assists and two steals in the Tigers' C-USA Tournament championship game win over UTEP ... Netted all 15 points on five treys ... The five three-pointers tied a season high ... Three of his five treys came in the final 6:56 of the title game (started 20-10 run to close the contest) ... His last three-pointer came with 1:53 left and tied the game at 65-all ... Had five points, three assists and two steals in the C-USA Tournament semifinal win over East Carolina ... Committed no turnovers in 28 minutes vs. the Pirates ... Dished out five assists and grabbed four boards in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinal win over Southern Miss ...

Conference USA play:Made appearances in all 16 games ... Started seven league games ... Averaged 5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists ... Had 24 steals and nine blocked shots ... Shot 27 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line ... Dished out three or more assists in 11 conference games ... Ranked among C-USA leaders (league games only) in assists (13th), steals (8th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (9th) ... Handed out seven assists (tied C-USA high) and added five points and four boards in the regular season finale win over Tulane ... Hit a three-pointer with 4:27 left vs. Tulane that gave Memphis the lead for good at 57-55 ... On next possession, assisted on Tarik Black's dunk to extend the Tigers' lead to 59-55 ... Had five assists, five rebounds and four points in a road loss at East Carolina ... Tied a season best with three steals in a road loss at UTEP ... Posted five points, five boards and five assists in a home win over Houston ... Pulled down a season-best seven boards in a home win over Southern Miss ... Added nine points, five assists and two blocked shots vs. Southern Miss ... Was 4-of-4 from the free throw line in the final 2:20 to help seal the 67-61 win over the Golden Eagles ... Helped defend Southern Miss' All-C-USA first teamer Gary Flowers, who was held to 14 points ... Scored 10 points and dished out seven assists (C-USA high) in a home win over UCF ... Had eight points, two assists and three steals (tied season high) in a road win at UAB ... Netted 12 points and added two boards, two assists and two steals in a road win at Southern Miss ... Scored all 12 of his points in the second half ... Scored seven of his 12 points in an 11-3 second-half run that cut a 48-36 deficit to 51-47 ... Hit a three-pointer with 5:50 left to start a 14-4 run that turned a 62-57 deficit into a 71-66 lead with 2:51 left ... Opened C-USA play with six points and three steals (tied season high) in a home win over East Carolina ...

Non-conference play (regular season games only):Played in all 15 non-league contests ... Made eight starts ... Averaged 8.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists ... Had three or more assists in eight games ... Posted 23 steals and six blocked shots ... Shot 37.4 percent from the floor, 36.6 percent from the three-point arc and 75 percent from the charity stripe ... Played a season-low 10 minutes in the Tigers' 62-58 road win at Gonzaga ... Had four points, four assists and three boards in a road loss at Tennessee ... Dished out a season-best nine assists in a home win over Tennessee State ... Also scored seven points and grabbed six boards vs. Tennessee State ... Netted nine points in a home loss to Georgetown ... Handed out five assists and had three steals (tied season high) in a home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Scored 18 points and added four boards, four assists and two steals in a home win over Austin Peay ... Scored his 18 points on 6-of-11 FG, 5-of-8 treys and 1-of-3 FT ... The six FG made tied a season high and the five three-pointers were a season best ... Had only one turnover in 32 minutes of action vs. Austin Peay ... Hit two treys in a 1:11 span in the second half to wipe out a 47-39 Austin Peay lead and tie the contest at 47-all ... Accounted for Tigers' first nine points in overtime period vs. Austin Peay ... Hit two three-pointers to give Memphis a 62-60 lead, and then assisted on a Will Barton trey for a 65-62 advantage ... Scored 15 points and had two boards and three steals (tied season high) in a neutral-site loss to Kansas in the Jimmy V Classic ... Committed a season-high five miscues and had a season-best three steals in a home win over Arkansas State ... Had six points, five boards, six assists, one block and two steals in a home win over Tennessee Martin ... Posted 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a neutral-site win over LSU ... Scored all 12 points in the second half vs. LSU ... With game tied at 57-all with under four minutes to play, hit a three-pointer to give Memphis a 60-57 lead ... Blocked an LSU three-pointer with 1:34 left and Memphis leading 64-59, and then on ensuing possession, hit a three-pointer to extend the lead to 67-59 with 1:02 on the clock ... Scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in a home win over Miami, Fla., with all coming in the second half ... Hit a layup with 3:00 left to cut the Miami lead to 63-61, and then at the 1:53 mark, connected on a three-pointer to give Memphis a 66-65 lead ... With the Tigers holding a 68-66 lead, ripped a rebound away from a Miami player with :41 left ... Rebound led to an Antonio Barton FT to extend the Memphis lead to 69-66 ... In collegiate debut vs. Centenary, had a perfect shooting game with 6-of-6 FG and 4-of-4 treys en route to his 16-point performance ... Also pulled down three boards and had two steals in the home win over Centenary.

High School
In his senior campaign in 2009-10, helped lead Sheffield High School to a 25-6 overall record ... The Knights won their third-straight District 16-AA title and the school's first Memphis Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Class AA city title since 1985 ... Sheffield won the city crown with a 59-53 double overtime win over Trezevant ... In his final season as a Knight, averaged a District 16-AA best 19.7 points ... Selected the MVP of the District 16-AA Tournament after scoring a team-high 17 points in the championship game victory over Hillcrest (61-58) ... With Sheffield clinging to a 57-55 lead with under a minute to play, threw down a one-hand slam dunk to extend lead to 59-55 ... Seconds later, assisted on the championship-clinching basket to give Sheffield a 61-57 lead en route to the win ... Was one of five finalists for The Commercial Appeal's/Pepsi Best of the Preps Player of the Year Award ... Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AA All-State Team for the second-straight year ... Following the season, played in the Jack Jones Shootout in Memphis, Tenn. ...

A top-75 prospect ... Ranked the No. 66 player in the country by Rivals.com ... Rivals.com also ranked him the No. 16 shooting guard in the nation ... Ranked among top 40 shooting guards in the country by ESPN.com (No. 34) and Scout.com (No. 38) ...

A member of the Memphis Magic Elite AAU team that won the national championship at the prestigious adidas Super 64 Tournament in Las Vegas in the summer of 2009 ... Scored 16 points in the championship victory ... Netted the game-winning basket in the tournament final ...

Helped lead Sheffield to an 19-15 overall record in 2008-09 ... The Knights earned a Class AA state tournament berth and advanced to the state quarterfinals ... The Class AA state tournament appearance was the first in Sheffield High School history ... Averaged 18.3 points his junior campaign to lead the Knights ... Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State team for Class AA.

Personal
Full name is Marcus Christopher Crawford ... Son of Betty Crawford ... Birthday is September 30 ... Major is undeclared.

Crawford's Career Stats

GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-A FG-Pct 3G-A 3pt-Pct FT-A FT-pct OR-DR Tot/Avg A TO BL ST Pts/Avg
10-11 35-19 920/26.3 82-249 .329 44-147 .299 23-31 .742 16-91 107/3.1 117 74 15 55 231/6.6
11-12 - -/- - - - - - - - -/- - - - - -/-
Totals 35-19 920/26.3 82-249 .329 44-147 .299 23-31 .742 16-91 107/3.1 117 74 15 55 231/6.6

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