- Jon Crispin
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jon Crispin
college = Penn State (1999-2001)UCLA (2001-04)
conference = Big Ten (1999-2001)
Pac-10 (2001-04)
sport =Basketball
jersey = 5
position = Guard
career_start = 1999
career_end = 2004
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 195
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|1|19
birth_place =Pitman, New Jersey
highschool =Pitman High School Jonathan Scott "Jon" Crispin (b. January 19, 1981) is an American former
college basketball player for the Penn State Nittany Lions and UCLA Bruins. [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crispin_jon00.html UCLA player biography] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.]Personal
Jon was born to parents Steven and Susan Crispin in Pitman,
New Jersey , and has two siblings, one brother and one sister. His older brother is former high school and Penn State teammateJoe Crispin . Joe had a briefNBA career. His father Steve played football at Villanova, and his grandfather Cliff was a two-sport athlete at Temple (1957-59) and played in the 1958 Final Four.Pitman High School
Crispin attended his hometown
Pitman High School from 1995-1999. He became a four year starter on the varsity basketball team, two of which were alongside his older brother Joe. As a senior, he earned an "All-Group All-State" second-team honor. For three straight years he earned Group I All-State honors. During his prep basketball career, Crispin led the Panthers to two conference titles, two South Jersey crowns and two Group I NJ State Championships (1997 & 1999).As a junior in 1998, Jon scored 62 points (21-35 FG, 12-19 threes) in a South Jersey Group I playoff game versus
Penns Grove High School . [ [http://www.luckyshow.org/basketball/USHighHighs Basketball Single-Game Scoring Records] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] He eventually ended his prep career as fourth onGloucester County 's all-time scoring [As of June 2008, Jon was still the number four scorer in Gloucester County history, but since then he may have been bumped from that spot.] charts after collecting 2,319 points. [http://blog.nj.com/gloucester/2007/04/a_pop_with_pop.html A pop with 'Pop' – NJ.com] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] His brother Joe finished tops in Gloucester County history after having scored 2,651 points. [As of June 2008, Joe was still the number one scorer in Gloucester County history, but since then he may have been bumped from the top spot.]Jon was a multi-sport star, also having lettered twice in
baseball and three times in football. He was All-Tri-County Conference in football twice and once in baseball.Penn State
Jon followed older brother Joe to play basketball for the Nittany Lions in State College,
Pennsylvania . As a true freshman (1999-2000) he started 22 of 31 games played. [http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/1999-2000/teamcume.html#TGBG.RES Go PSU Sports – 1999-2000 men’s basketball season statistics] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] Jon finished the season as the team’s fourth highest scorer (9.3 ppg / 228 total) despite missing four games in February due to a foot stress fracture.As a sophomore (2000-01), Crispin started 31 of 33 games but averaged a diminished 7.2 points. He was fifth in scoring (7.2 / 236) [http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2000-2001/teamcume.html#TGBG.RES Go PSU Sports – 2000-2001 men’s basketball season statistics] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] and most of his statistics dipped a little from his freshman season. Jon’s best performance came when he scored a career-high 26 points in the Nittany Lions' 73-68 upset at Kentucky on November 25, 2000 in the Wildcats' home opener. He was also a starter throughout the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and helped Penn State reach the Sweet 16. The 84-72 loss against Temple would be the last time he and Joe would ever play as high school or collegiate teammates.
UCLA
Jon decided to transfer to the national basketball powerhouse UCLA Bruins prior to the start of his junior season. Due to
NCAA transfer eligibility rules, Crispin was forced to sit out the 2001-02 season.After becoming eligible for his red-shirted junior season in 2002-03, Crispin played in 23 games (one start) while averaging 2.3 points. His 37.9 three-point percentage ranked second on the team while his 90.0 free throw percentage ranked first. [ [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/101303aaa.html#TEAM.IND UCLA Bruins Sports - 2002-2003 men’s basketball season statistics] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] He was voted Lindy’s Number 3 College Basketball Transfer in the nation prior to the season.
Jon Crispin’s final college season (2003-04) had him see action in only nine total games, two of which were starts. [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2003-2004/teamcume.html#TEAM.TEM UCLA Bruins Sports - 2003-2004 men’s basketball season statistics] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] He scored 18 points all season for a 2.0 per game average. However, Jon was awarded the Elvin C. Ducky Drake Memorial Award, presented annually to "the member of the UCLA basketball team selected for his competitive spirit, inspiration and unselfish contribution to the team." [ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB_History_99-128.pdf UCLA Bruins men’s basketball media guide] "(page 109)". Retrieved on June 30, 2008.]
Post college
Jon currently resides in Los Angeles,
California . [http://crispinbasketball.com/ CrispinBasketball: Welcome to Crispin Basketball] . Retrieved on June 30, 2008.] He is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer. In addition to being a personal trainer, Jon is an aspiring actor and has been filmed in Sony commercials. He also models for print advertisements, coaches basketball clinics, and partakes in entrepreneurial activities.References & footnotes
External links
* [http://crispinbasketball.com/ CrispinBasketball.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpvwyeZomVA Jon Crispin’s Coca-Cola commercial]
* [http://gopsusports.cstv.com/ Penn State Athletics]
* [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/ UCLA Athletics]Navigation bar
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