Not being heavily recruited out of high school, Crowder committed to South Georgia Technical College and later Howard College, where he led the team to an NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in his sophomore season.
35 Facts About Jae Crowder
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Jae Crowder spent three years in Boston before being traded back to his draft team, the Cavaliers, in August 2017.
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Jae Crowder was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019, and he was traded to the Miami Heat in 2020, with whom he reached his first NBA Finals with the same year.
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Jae Crowder was born on July 6,1990, in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Helen Thompson and basketball player Corey Crowder.
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Jae Crowder attended Villa Rica High School, where he played as starting quarterback for the football team and as starting point guard for the basketball team.
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Jae Crowder spent the summer holidays in Florida, working out and training with his father, then a professional basketball player with 2 years experience in the NBA who was playing in Europe.
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Jae Crowder was not heavily recruited out of high school, although he had some offers in football.
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Jae Crowder committed to South Georgia Technical College, a college in Americus, Georgia.
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Jae Crowder later transferred to Howard College for his sophomore season.
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Jae Crowder was named Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year that season.
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Jae Crowder averaged 18.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore while shooting 46.0 percent from the field and 76.0 percent from the free throw line.
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Jae Crowder averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in his first season with Marquette.
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On January 1,2011, Jae Crowder recorded a career-high 29 points and 8 rebounds in a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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On March 30,2012, Jae Crowder was named East Perfect Player of the Game in the Reese's College All-Star Game.
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Jae Crowder led Marquette to a second-place finish in the Big East, as well as their second consecutive Sweet 16.
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Jae Crowder was taken 34th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers; however, a draft night-trade with the Mavericks sent him to Dallas, along with 24th overall pick Jared Cunningham and 33rd overall pick Bernard James, in exchange for 17th overall pick Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike.
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Jae Crowder was officially signed on July 20,2012 on a non-guaranteed two-year contract, like all second round draft picks.
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Jae Crowder debuted in the season-opening win against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Jae Crowder's contribution started to dwindle a bit starting around the all-star break, when he admitted that he hit the "rookie wall".
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The Mavericks were never able to recover from Nowitzki's injury and missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, with Jae Crowder averaging 5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 17.3 minutes.
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On February 27,2014, Jae Crowder was assigned to the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League.
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On December 18,2014, Jae Crowder was traded, along with Jameer Nelson, Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell.
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On July 27,2015, Jae Crowder re-signed with the Celtics on a reported five-year, $35 million contract.
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Jae Crowder appeared in the team's first four games of the season, but then missed eight straight games with a sprained left ankle.
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On November 20,2017, Jae Crowder scored a season-high 18 points against the Detroit Pistons.
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On February 8,2018, Jae Crowder was acquired by the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade that involved the Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings.
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Jae Crowder finished the game with six points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
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On February 6,2020, Jae Crowder was traded to the Miami Heat in a 3-team trade.
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On November 28,2020, Jae Crowder signed a 3-year, $30 million contract with the Phoenix Suns.
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Jae Crowder is known for his good all around-play and his positional flexibility.
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Jae Crowder is a rugged defender with a strong, muscular stature and a good rebounder.
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Jae Crowder has a good three point shot and postplay, as well as being solid from long range, averaging.
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Jae Crowder has a tremendous work ethic, growing from a chubby kid into a muscular player, training with intense will and commitment to improve his skills.
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Jae Crowder majored in communication studies at Marquette's Diederich College of Communication.
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Jae Crowder died the same night he was traded to Cleveland from Boston.