Markel Crawford

Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
Memphis

CAREER: Ended his collegiate career with 1,056 points (295 at Ole Miss, 761 at Memphis) … Played one season at Ole Miss as a graduate transfer after earning his bachelor’s degree at Memphis.

2017-18 (GRADUATE): Played in all 32 games, making a team-high 25 starts and pacing the Rebels in minutes per game (30.9) that ranked 17th in the conference … Led the team in steals with 38 (1.2 per game), ranking 10th among SEC players … Averaged 9.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 2.1 apg … Shot 39.1 percent (97 of 248) from the floor, 28.0 percent (30 of 107) from beyond the arc and 76.3 percent (71 of 93) from the free throw line … Recorded 17 points with the help of going 7 of 9 from the free throw line against Arkansas (2/13) … Tallied 11 points, six assists and five steals versus Missouri (2/6) … Made 7 of his 12 shots from the field, chalking up 17 points to help the Rebels knock off Florida (1/13) … Scored a season-high 19 points against South Dakota State (11/28) … Went 9 of 10 at the charity stripe, leading to 15 points in a victory versus Georgia State (11/17) … In his Rebel debut, scored nine points and pulled down nine rebounds in a win over Louisiana (11/10).

MEMPHIS

2016-17 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 32 games, making 31 starts ... Finished second on the Tigers in scoring at 12.8 points per game and led the team with 42 3-pointers, while shooting 47.8 percent from the floor ... Ranked second on the squad with 46 steals and finished third in rebounding averaging 4.4 boards a game ... Reached double figures 22 times and topped the 20-point mark on four occasions ... Scored a career-high 30 points to lead his team to a 62-56 victory over USF (Jan. 14) ... Post a team-high 28 points in a win over eventual Final Four participant South Carolina (Dec. 30) ... Totaled 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in a loss to Ole Miss (Dec. 3) ... Earned his bachlor's degree in the spring of 2017

2015-16 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for the Tigers, as he played in 33 games, starting 25 times ... Hit 46.9 percent of his shots from the field (67-of-143) ... Had his first double-double of his career against Tulane (March 12) with 10 points and 10 rebounds ... Scored in double-figures four times, including a season-high 16 points against Manhattan ... Pulled down at least four rebounds 12 times ... Dished out three or more assists eight times during the year.

2014-15 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in 30 games (22.7 minutes played/game), making 22 starts … Averaged 5.9 points and 2.3 rebounds … Had 54 assists, three blocks and 32 steals … Tied for team lead in steals … Ranked among the American Athletic Conference statistical leaders in steals (15th) … Fourth on squad in assists … Shot 40.4 percent from the floor, 30.1 percent from the three-point line and 73.1 percent from the free throw line … Recorded five double-figure scoring games … Posted nine contests with three or more assists and 10 games with four or more rebounds.

2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the 2013-14 season to continue rehab on an ACL injury suffered prior to his senior season of high school (2012-13) … Practiced and traveled with squad the entire 2013-14 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Missed the entire 2012-13 basketball season at Melrose High School as a result of suffering an ACL injury in the summer of 2012 ... Suffered the injury in July of 2012 while playing in an AAU tournament in Milwaukee, Wis. ... Despite not playing the 2012-13 campaign, was still ranked the nation's No. 59 player by Rivals.com in ratings released after the season ... Rivals.com ranked him the No. 53 overall recruit in the 2013 class ... A consensus top-35 shooting guard in the nation ... Ranked among the country's top shooting guards by Rivals.com (No. 15), Scout.com (No. 29) and ESPN.com (No. 35) ... ESPN.com rated him the region's No. 41 player and the state of Tennessee's No. 7 recruit ... As a junior in 2011-12, averaged 15.2 points and shot 52.5 percent from the field ... Helped lead Melrose to a 24-8 overall record and the District 16AAA championship ... Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State squad ... Also an All-District 16AAA pick.

PERSONAL: Son of Chester Crawford and Dorothy Emmones … Born: Oct. 22, 1994 … Has two brothers: Chester and Alfonzo … Has three sisters, Rochelle, Marrisa and Clarrisa … Pursuing his master’s degree in Criminal Justice … Earned his bachelor’s degree at Memphis.