James Crawford (basketball)
- James Crawford (basketball)
NBL Player Infobox
name = James Crawford
nickname = Alabama Slamma
position = Centre
height = 203cm
weight = 97 kg
team =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1960|4|13
birth_place = Alabama, U.S.
first_nbl_game = 1982
last_nbl_game = 1999
games_played = 504 [http://www.nblstats.com/players.php?playerid=10246 NBL Stats]
junior_association =
college = Livingston University/Cumberland College
previous_clubs = Geelong Supercats 1982-1985
Canberra Cannons 1986
Perth Wildcats 1987-1999
Canberra Cannons 2003
championships = 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000
career_highlights =
NBL's First Team (1982, 1983, 1984, 1987)
NBL's 20th Anniversary Team (1998)
NBL's 25th Anniversary Team (2003/04)
James Crawford (born April 13, 1960 in Alabama, U.S.) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball League of Australia from 1982 through till the 1998/99 season. During his NBL career, the "Alabama Slamma" played for the Geelong Supercats (1982-1985), the Canberra Cannons (1986) and the Perth Wildcats (1987-1999). Despite retiring due to injury in 1999, Crawford suited up in one more NBL match for the Canberra Cannons in 2002/03.
Prior to coming to Australia in 1981, Crawford attended Livingston University and Cumberland College in Kentucky. [http://www.cumberlandcollege.edu/athletics/halloffame/crawford98.html]
He currently resides in Perth with his family.
NBL records
*First in blocks per game in 1983 (3.1/22 games)
*First in field goal percentage in 1987 (62.6% 386/616)
*13 40+ point games
Trivia
*His #7 jersey is one of five jerseys that have been retired by the Wildcats and is displayed at Challenge Stadium during Wildcats home games.
References
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