Drew Crawford
| No. 7 – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League |
Basketball Bundesliga Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 18, 1990 Naperville, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Naperville Central (Naperville, Illinois) |
| College | Northwestern (2009–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2015–2016 | Bnei Herzliya |
| 2016–present | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Andrew Eugene "Drew" Crawford (born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats. He was the 2009–10 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (media) and is a two-time Academic All-American as well as a third team 2011–12 All-Big Ten selection. He is the son of National Basketball Association referee Dan Crawford and Claudia, who is of Lithuanian descent. He was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and honorable mention selection by the coaches in 2014.
By sixth grade, Crawford had given up all other sports to focus on basketball. He was a starter in high school as a sophomore. As both a junior and a senior, he was the DuPage Valley Conference Player of the Year. Because of his father's multi-decade career as an NBA referee, Crawford has been exposed to basketball at a high level from an early age. He shot around with LeBron James just before he went pro and also counts Reggie Miller among his early exposures to the game. As a high school basketball player, he was rated as the 40th and 72nd best shooting guard in the national class of 2009 by Scout.com and ESPN.com, respectively. He was also an A+ student in high school.
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On December 13, 2009, Crawford scored 35 points against North Carolina A&T. On December 14, 2009, Crawford was named Big Ten Conference player of the week. On March 9, 2010, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media (D. J. Richardson earned the same honor from the coaches). That season, he was an honorable mention 2009–10 All-Big Ten performer and one of three unanimous All-Freshman selections (along with Richardson and Christian Watford). He concluded the post season with a pair of double-doubles against Purdue on March 12 in Northwestern's final game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and against Rhode Island on March 17 in Northwestern's only game in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament.
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