Quinton Crawford
Los Angeles Lakers | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Old Bridge Township, New Jersey | September 18, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Old Bridge High School |
College | University of Arizona |
NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Coaching career | 2011–present |
Career highlights and awards | |
As assistant coach:
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Quinton Crawford (born September 18, 1990) is an American basketball assistant coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, and then started his career as video coordinator and assistant coach.
Early life[]
Raised in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Crawford played prep basketball at Old Bridge High School.[1][2]
College career[]
After two years at Middlesex County College, he transferred to the University of Arizona and played for the Wildcats for two seasons (2011–12 and 2012–13), reaching the Sweet Sixteen.
Coaching career[]
Crawford has served as assistant video coordinator for the Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets and two seasons with the Orlando Magic, under Frank Vogel.[3]
In summer 2019, he was hired by Frank Vogel as assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.[4] Crawford won his first championship when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in 6 games of the 2020 NBA Finals.
Before working in the NBA, Crawford spent two seasons (2013–14 and 2014–15) with Pepperdine University men's basketball staff as a graduate manager and video coordinator.[5]
References[]
- ^ 2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster: Quinton Crawford, Arizona Wildcats men's basketball. Accessed December 3, 2019. "HOMETOWN Old Bridge, N.J. HIGH SCHOOL Old Bridge"
- ^ "Quinton Crawford Player Profile, Arizona, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Lakers hire Quinton Crawford as an assistant coach". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Lakers to hire former Wildcat Quinton Crawford as assistant". WildcatAuthority.com.
- ^ "Quinton Crawford - Men's Basketball Coach". Pepperdine University Athletics.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from New Jersey
- Basketball players from New Jersey
- Los Angeles Lakers assistant coaches
- Middlesex County College alumni
- Old Bridge High School alumni
- People from Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
- Pepperdine Waves men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey