Sam Crawford (basketball)

Sam Crawford
Personal information
Born (1970-04-18) April 18, 1970
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestchester
(Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft1993: undrafted
Playing career1993–1995
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1993Hartford Hellcats
1993–1994Wichita Falls Texans
1994Marinos de Oriente
1994–1995Grand Rapids Mackers
Career highlights

Sam Crawford (born April 18, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. An agile and diminutive point guard at 5 ft 8 in tall, he attended Moorpark community college for two years before transferring to a Division I program, New Mexico State. In 1992–93 he led the NCAA in assists with a 9.1 average, was awarded the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award for the best college player under 6 ft and was an AP Honorable Mention. He is the all-time assists leader at New Mexico State with 592. After his senior year of college he went undrafted in the 1993 NBA draft and had a short professional career in the CBA. He also appeared in two movies: Blue Chips and Forget Paris.