Corey Jae Crowder (born July 6, 1990) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). Not being heavily recruited out of high school, Crowder committed to South Georgia Technical College and later Howard College, where he led the team to an

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in his sophomore season. While at Howard College, Crowder was also named State Farm Junior College Player of the Year. Later, he transferred to Marquette, where he was named Big East Player of the Year in his senior season. After his senior year ended, he became eligible for the

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, where he was drafted 34th overall by the

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and traded to the

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on draft night. In 2014, Crowder was traded to the

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. He spent three years in Boston before being traded back to his draft team, the Cavaliers, in August 2017. In 2018, he was traded to the Utah Jazz and he has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat (with whom he reached his first

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in 2020). He reached his second

with the

in 2021.

Early life and high school career

Jae Crowder was born on July 6, 1990, in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Helen Thompson and basketball player

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. Crowder attended Villa Rica High School, where he played as starting

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for the

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team and as starting

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for the basketball team. Crowder spent the summer holidays in Florida, working out and training with his father, then a professional basketball player with 2 years experience in the NBA who was playing in Europe. Growing up, he was undersized and overweight, weighing nearly 200 pounds in his junior year. Eventually, he called his father to help him lose weight. By the end of his junior year, he had grown to 6'4" and had significantly improved his physical conditioning.

College career

Crowder was not heavily recruited out of high school, although he had some offers in football. He committed to South Georgia Technical College, a college in Americus, Georgia. He later transferred to Howard College for his sophomore season. After his junior college eligibility ended, he transferred to Marquette.

South Georgia Tech

In his only season with South Georgia Tech, he led the Jets to their first-ever NJCAA national tournament appearance in his freshman season, under head coach Steven Wright, with the team finishing with a 21–7 record. He was named Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year that season.

Howard College

In his sophomore season with the Howard Hawks in 2010, Crowder was not only named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year but also helped the team win its first-ever NJCAA Division I championship. In the final game he registered 27 points and 12 rebounds in an 85–80 overtime victory against Three Rivers Community College. He averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore while shooting 46.0 percent from the field and 76.0 percent from the free throw line.

Marquette

After his season with the Howard Hawks, Crowder transferred to Marquette University, selecting the Golden Eagles over

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, Georgia Tech,

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and

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, among others. He averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in his first season with Marquette. Some basketball statisticians believe Crowder was statistically the best all-around player during the 2010–11 season. On January 1, 2011, Crowder recorded a career-high 29 points and 8 rebounds in a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers. On March 30, 2012, Crowder was named East Perfect Player of the Game in the

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. For the 2011–2012 season, Crowder averaged 17.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Crowder led Marquette to a second-place finish in the Big East, as well as their second consecutive Sweet 16. During the same season, he was named Big East Player of the Year, as well as an AP Second-Team All American.

College awards and honors

*Second-team All-American – AP, TSN ( 2012) *Third-team All-American – NABC (2012) * Big East Player of the Year ( 2012) *All- Big East First Team (2012) * NABC Junior College Player of the Year (2010) * NJCAA Men's Division I champion (2010)

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2012–2014)

After finishing his college career, Crowder decided to enter the

, where he was projected to be a second-round pick. Crowder was taken 34th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers; however, a draft night-trade with the Mavericks sent him to Dallas, along with 24th overall pick Jared Cunningham and 33rd overall pick

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, in exchange for 17th overall pick

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and

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. He was officially signed on July 20, 2012 on a non-guaranteed two-year contract, like all second round draft picks. His Marquette teammate Darius Johnson-Odom was also drafted with the 55th overall pick. Due to his strong showing in

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and preseason games, he was described as "the steal of the NBA draft", averaging 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals, 1.6 assists and 0.8 blocks in 22 minutes per game in the preseason and 16.6 points, 1.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds, 0.8 blocks, 2.0 steals and 41.7 percent shooting in Summer League, where he was also voted into the All-Summer League team. This strong showing raised expectations in the young player, as he was viewed as possibly the Mavericks' new franchise player and possibly a future All-Star. His stellar play earned him a spot in coach Rick Carlisle's rotation. He debuted in the season-opening win against the

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. After Dirk Nowitzki missed most of the early season with an arthroscopic knee surgery and starting small forward

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was also injured, Crowder became the team's starting small forward. With Marion and Nowitzki's returns, Crowder's minutes decreased. His contribution started to dwindle a bit starting around the all-star break, when he admitted that he hit the "rookie wall". The Mavericks were never able to recover from Nowitzki's injury and missed the

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for the first time in 12 years, with Crowder averaging 5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 17.3 minutes. On November 5, 2013, Crowder scored a then career-high 18 points in a 123–104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 27, 2014, Crowder was assigned to the Texas Legends of the

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. He was recalled by the Mavericks on February 28, reassigned on March 1, and recalled again on March 2. On June 10, 2014, the Mavericks exercised their team option on Crowder's contract. With the offseason additions of forwards

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and Richard Jefferson, Crowder's minutes subsequently dropped to start the 2014–15 season, falling out of coach Rick Carlisle's frontcourt rotation. On November 9, 2014, he scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a 105–96 loss to the Miami Heat.

Boston Celtics (2014–2017)

On December 18, 2014, Crowder was traded, along with

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, Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception, to the

in exchange for

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and

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. On January 12, 2015, he scored a then career-high 22 points in a 108–100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On April 14, 2015, he hit an off-balance fall-away two-point shot from deep on the right wing with 0.8 seconds left, lifting Boston to a 95–93 win over the Toronto Raptors. After averaging just 3.6 points in 10.6 minutes per game with Dallas to start the 2014–15 season, Crowder became an important role player for the Celtics in Brad Stevens' rotation, and subsequently lifted his averages to 9.5 points in 24.2 minutes per game. On July 27, 2015, Crowder re-signed with the Celtics to a reported five-year, $35 million contract. On December 18, 2015, he scored a career-high 24 points in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. He topped that mark on January 4, 2016, scoring 25 points in a 103–94 win over the Brooklyn Nets. On January 13, he tied his career high of 25 points in a 103–94 win over the Indiana Pacers. On March 14, he was ruled out for two weeks with a right ankle sprain. He returned to action on March 31 against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing eight games. In the Celtics' season opener on October 26, 2016, Crowder scored 21 points in a 122–117 win over the

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. He appeared in the team's first four games of the season, but then missed eight straight games with a sprained left ankle. He returned to action on November 19, scoring nine points in a 94–92 win over the Detroit Pistons. On March 17, 2017, he recorded season highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 98–95 win over Brooklyn. On March 26, 2017, he set a new season high with 25 points in a 112–108 win over the Miami Heat. In Game 1 of the Celtics' Eastern Conference semifinal match-up with the

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, Crowder scored a playoff career-high 24 points, helping the Celtics win 123–111.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)

On August 22, 2017, Crowder was traded, along with Isaiah Thomas,

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and the

' 2018 unprotected first round pick, to the

in exchange for Kyrie Irving. Eight days later, the Celtics agreed to send the Cavaliers a 2020 second-round draft pick via the Miami Heat to complete the trade. On November 20, 2017, Crowder scored a season-high 18 points against the Detroit Pistons.

Utah Jazz (2018–2019)

On February 8, 2018, Crowder was acquired by the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that also involved the Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings. In his debut for the Jazz three days later, Crowder scored 15 points in a 115–96 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. On March 9, 2018, he scored a season-high 22 points in a 95–78 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. In Game 5 of the Jazz's first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Crowder scored a career playoff-high 27 points in a 107–99 loss. On January 1, 2019, Crowder scored a career-high 30 points in a 122–116 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)

On July 6, 2019, the Memphis Grizzlies acquired Crowder from the Jazz as part of a package for Mike Conley Jr. On October 27, Crowder hit the game-winning buzzer beating three-pointer to defeat the

134–133 in overtime.

Miami Heat (2020)

On February 6, 2020, Crowder was traded to the Miami Heat in a 3-team trade. This reunited Crowder with his former college teammate Jimmy Butler. In the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals, Crowder scored 22 points in a 117-114 Game 1 victory over the Celtics. In the 2020 NBA Finals, Crowder and the Heat lost in 6 games to the

Phoenix Suns (2020–present)

On November 28, 2020, Crowder signed with the

. On June 22, 2021, in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation, Crowder inbounded the ball from behind the baseline perfectly to a cutting Deandre Ayton for a buzzer-beating, game-winning alley-oop dunk to lift the Suns to a 104–103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. In Game 6 of the series, Crowder scored 19 points in a decisive 130-103 win that sent Phoenix to the Finals. In the finals, he was the only player on either team with Finals experience. The Suns lost to the

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in six games. On September 18, 2022, Crowder and the Suns mutually agreed to let Crowder sit out the

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until the Suns found a suitable trade partner for him.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Player profile

Crowder is known for his good all around-play and his positional flexibility. He is a rugged defender with a strong, muscular stature and a good rebounder. He has a good three point shot and postplay, as well as being solid from long range, averaging .498 from the field and .345 from the three-point line in his senior season at Marquette. Crowder has a tremendous work ethic, growing from a chubby kid into a muscular player, training with intense will and commitment to improve his skills. Rick Carlisle compared him to Tayshaun Prince, whom he coached while with the Detroit Pistons, stating: "Jae just has a maturity beyond his years. He’s got a natural motor and a natural, real, pure basketball energy. He’s the kind of guy who would fit in on any team."

Personal life

Crowder's father, Corey, played in the NBA for the Utah Jazz and the

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and had a 14-year professional basketball career, mostly playing in Europe. Crowder has seven siblings. He majored in

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at Marquette's

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. Crowder’s mother Helen Thompson died of cancer in August 2017. She died the same night he was traded to Cleveland from Boston. At his introductory press conference in Cleveland, he said, "The good thing about the whole ordeal was I was able to whisper it to my mom before she passed. I was with her. I just told her, 'We're going to Cleveland.' Five minutes later, she passed."

References

External links

Marquette Golden Eagles bio
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Early life and high school career

College career

South Georgia Tech

Howard College

Marquette

College awards and honors

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2012–2014)

Boston Celtics (2014–2017)

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)

Utah Jazz (2018–2019)

Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)

Miami Heat (2020)

Phoenix Suns (2020–present)

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College

Player profile

Personal life

See also

References

External links