CHRIS CRAWFORD RUMORS
NCAA tournament primer: Memphis
Record:30-4, 16-0 C-USA
RPI:12
Coach:Josh Pastner, 4th season, three NCAA tournament appearances
Last NCAA tournament appearance:Lost to St. Louis in the first round (2012)
Notable Wins:Tennessee, Harvard, Southern Miss (twice)
Key Player
The most dangerous player for the Tigers isnt in the starting lineup. Junior guard Chris Crawford assumed the sixth-man role late in the season...
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March 19, 2013
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Memphis needs 2 OT to win C-USA bid
With the best performances of his career, the Conference USA tournament belonged to Chris Crawford.
It just took a little longer for him to get heated up in the championship game and lead No. 20 Memphis to its seventh conference title in the past eight years.
Crawford scored 20 of his 23 points in the final 13 minutes, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in double overtime, and the...
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March 16, 2013
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Memphis survives in 2OT to win C-USA tourney
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Chris Crawford scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in double overtime, and No. 20 Memphis beat Southern Miss 91-79 on Saturday to win its seventh Conference USA tournament title in the past eight years. Crawford, the league's Sixth Man of the Year, connected on a 3-pointer from the left wing to put the top-seeded Tigers (30-4) up 78-76 with...
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March 16, 2013
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Tulsa-Memphis Preview
With Chris Crawford playing his best basketball of the season, No. 20 Memphis isn't showing many weaknesses in its final run at a Conference USA tournament title.
The top-seeded Tigers certainly haven't slipped up very often against Tulsa over the past decade.
Red-hot Crawford and Memphis look to take another step toward their seventh tournament title in eight years on...
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March 15, 2013
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Crawford's career night lifts Tigers
Chris Crawford set career-highs with 24 points and six 3-pointers, Adonis Thomas scored 17 points and No. 20 Memphis beat Tulane 81-68 Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament.
The top-seeded Tigers (28-4) took control by scoring the final 14 points of the first half, with Crawford hitting a pair of 3-pointers and then soaring for a right-handed dunk...
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March 14, 2013
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Memphis 60, Harvard 50
Chris Crawford scored 13 points, including eight in the final 3:30, as Memphis held on for a 60-50 victory over Harvard on Saturday afternoon.
Crawford, who has struggled offensively lately, was 5 of 10 from the floor, and helped the Tigers (14-3) escape after blowing a 20-point lead.
Shaq Goodwin had 11 points and eight rebounds for Memphis, which won its eighth straight. D.J...
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January 19, 2013
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M. Basketball. Crawford Nets Career-High 23 Points in Memphis' Loss to Southern Miss, 75-72
Chris Crawford scored a career-high 23 points, but was unable to connect on a three-point shot at the buzzer and Southern Miss defeated Memphis, 75-72. Crawford connected on 9-of-15 (60.0 percent) field-goal attempts, including 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) from three-point range.
Via Memphis Tigers Athletics
February 01, 2012
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Crawford turns up defense in UAB win
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Late in the game Saturday at Bartow Arena, pride kicked in for University of Memphis sophomore guard Chris Crawford.
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January 08, 2012
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Chris Crawford turns up defense in Memphis' win over UAB
By John MartinTigerAuthority.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Late in the game Saturday at Bartow Arena, pride kicked in for University of Memphis sophomore guard Chris Crawford.
UAB guard Jordan Swing had hit five three-pointers, and with the Tigers ahead by three with under 10 seconds to go, Crawford was determined not to let him drill a sixth.
Crawford swatted away a last-second Swing...
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January 08, 2012
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After loss to Murray St., Memphis coach Josh Pastner advises players to ignore Twitter
After losing 76-72 to Murray State on Sunday night, Memphis head coach Josh Pastner advised two of his key players, freshman swingman Adonis Thomas and sophomore guard Chris Crawford to ignore Twitter.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports, “Pastner said part of his conversation with the players dealt with focus and ignoring their Twitter accounts, which both players shut down...
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