Marcus Christopher Crawford (born September 30, 1992) is an American professional

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player who currently plays for Urunani. He played

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for the

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. Crawford has had an extensive career with teams in Europe and Africa. He is a two-time

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selection.

College career

Crawford played four years of college basketball for the

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. After two irregular initial seasons, he had a breakout season as a junior in 2012–13, posting career highs in points, rebounds, three-point field goals made (71), and three-point percentage (39.9), and earning

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Sixth Man of the Year honors.

Professional career

2014–15 season: Rookie season in the NBA D-League

After going undrafted in the

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, Crawford joined the

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for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 28, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 19 after appearing in five preseason games. On November 2, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Cavaliers. In his rookie season, Crawford helped the Charge record a franchise-best 31 wins. He went on to help his team win their first round playoff match-up against the

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2–1, making it through to the semi-finals where they lost to the

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2–0. In 54 games for the Charge in 2014–15, Crawford averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

2015–16 season: France and D-League

On July 28, 2015, Crawford signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season. On January 4, 2016, he was released by Rouen. In 14 games for the club, he averaged 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. On February 24, 2016, Crawford was reacquired by the Canton Charge. He made his season debut that night in a 119–109 win over the

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, recording 11 points, two rebounds and nine assists in 26 minutes.

2016–17 season: NBA D-League

On September 23, 2016, Crawford signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Grizzlies on October 20 after appearing in four preseason games. On November 1, he was reacquired by the

. Ten days later, he was waived by the

. On November 28, he was acquired by the

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, but was waived on December 12 after averaging 7.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in three games.

2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons: Beirut Club

During summer 2017, Crawford signed a one-year deal with Beirut Club of the

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. During that season he led his team to the league's Final Four. He averaged 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game. On August 29, 2018, Crawford signed another one-year deal with Beirut Club.

2020–21 season: Tunisia

In January 2020, Crawford signed in Tunisia with US Monastir of the

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(BAL). However, the season was cancelled shortly after his signing due to the

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outbreak. Later, he joined

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in Tunisia instead. On March 21, 2021, he signed with

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2021–22 season: Guinea, Syria and Rwanda

In March 2022, Crawford joined the Guinean club

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before the 2022 season of the BAL. On March 5, he scored 30 points in a 70–85 opening night win against DUC. He helped SLAC advance to the playoffs after leading the team in both points and assist with 21.4 points and 4.8 assists per game. On May 17, 2022, Crawford joined Al Wahda Damascus of the

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. On August 23, 2022, he joined

Patriots BBC Patriots Basketball Club, also known as Patriots, is a professional basketball club based in Kigali, Rwanda. Established in 2014, it plays its home games at Amahoro Indoor Stadium. The team is a four-time champion of the Rwanda Basketball League ( ...

of the

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ahead of the playoffs. On August 26, Crawford scored 8 points in his debut in a 91–45 win against Tigers BBC. The Patriots ended up losing the league finals to REG, therefore finishing second.

2022–23 season: Senegal and Lebanon

In January 2023, Crawford signed with Senegalese champions AS Douanes with whom he played in his third consecutive BAL season. He helped the Douanes surprisingly reach the 2023 BAL Final, where the Douanes lost to

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from Egypt. He was given a place in the

after his averages 19.0 points and 5.5 rebounds over the season. Later that year, in June, Crawford returned to Beirut Club in Lebanon to help the team in the Final Eight of the

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2023–24 season: Morocco, Libya, Egypt and Tunisia

In September 2023, Crawford joined the Moroccan club AS Salé and made their debut with them in the

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. Salé finished as runners-up. In October 2023, Crawford joined Al Ahly Benghazi for the 2024 edition of the

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, and helped Al Ahly qualify for the BAL as the first team from Libya. On November 5, Crawford scored a game-high 39 points in the decisive third place game against FAP, thus clinching a berth in the BAL. Shortly after finishing play with Al Ahly, Crawford was announced by

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of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. In May 2024, Crawford returned to US Monastir for a second stint with the Tunisian champions. He led the league in assists with 9.0 per game, and was named to his second straight All-BAL First Team selection, despite Monastir losing in the quarterfinals to the

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2024–25 season: Burundi

In October 2024, Crawford joined the Burundian champions Urunani for their qualifying games in the

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, where he re-united with his former backcourt teammate at AS Douanes,

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The Basketball Tournament

Chris Crawford played for Team Memphis State in the

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edition of

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. He averaged 10.0 points per game, 5.0 assists per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. Team Memphis State reached the second round before falling to Team DRC.

BAL career statistics

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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References

External links

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at gotigersgo.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Chris 1992 births Club Africain basketball players Ezzahra Sports players Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee Beirut Club players Canton Charge players Iowa Energy players SLAC (basketball club) players Memphis Tigers men's basketball players Shooting guards American men's basketball players US Monastir basketball players 21st-century African-American sportsmen Al Wahda men's basketball players Patriots BBC players AS Douanes basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Guinea American expatriate basketball people in Senegal AS Salé (basketball) players Al Ahly Benghazi basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen Urunani BBC players