Drew Crawford

Who they were

Andrew Eugene Crawford is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. 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 was a third-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and honorable mention selection by the coaches in 2014.

Early life

Educated at: Naperville Central High School and Northwestern University.

Early life Crawford was born on October 18, 1990, to National Basketball Association referee Dan Crawford and Claudia, who is of Lithuanian descent. [ 1 ] 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.

Path and career

Professional career After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft , Crawford joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2014 NBA Summer League . [ 1 ] On September 29, 2014, he signed with the Orlando Magic . [ 2 ] However, he was later waived by the Magic on October 25, 2014. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Five days later, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Orlando. [ 5 ] He debuted for the BayHawks with a 22-point,

Why this date

Drew Crawford appears on our October 18 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.