Education
Crawford attended Louisiana Salle, who he led to a 23–3 record as a senior, including a 9–1 mark in the Greater Catholic League (GCL).
Crawford attended Louisiana Salle, who he led to a 23–3 record as a senior, including a 9–1 mark in the Greater Catholic League (GCL).
He played college basketball for Bowling Green. Crawford, a team captain, was named conference player of the year, defensive player of the year and first team all-league and also, first team all-district and all-city. After graduating from high school, Crawford played for Bowling Green where he was an All-MAC conference player as a senior after averaging 15 points, 4 assist, 3 rebounds and 2 steals per game.
He finished with a rank of 4th in school history in assists with 473, 5th in school history in steals with 184, and 23rd in scoring.
In September 2014, Crawford signed with the Halifax Rainmen of the Canadian NBL, but later left the team before appearing in a game for them. Crawford"s first professional gig came in December 2014 when he signed with Mapfree Life of Cyprus" North League.
He had a strong season for the club, averaging 26.8 points, 6.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game and led his team to the North League title where he was named the North League Playoffs Most Valuable Player. He was also named to the All-Star Team and played in the league"s All-Star Game.
On October 31, 2015, Crawford was selected in the fifth round of the 2015 National Basketball Association Development League Draft by the Westchester Knicks.