Jae Crowder is an American

United States

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 college basketball

College basketball

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 player. Listed at 6'6" (1.98 m), the forward

Small forward

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 currently plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles

Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball

The Marquette Golden Eagles Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school's 1977 team, coached by Al McGuire, won the NCAA championship. Currently the team competes in the Big East Conference. It last played in the NCAA Division I...

 in the Big East Conference

Big East Conference

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Prior to Marquette, Crowder played junior college basketball for Howard College

Howard College

Howard College is a community college with its main campus in Big Spring, Texas and branch campuses in San Angelo and Lamesa....

. Along with helping Howard win its first ever national men's college basketball title, Crowder was also selected as the 2009-10 NJCAA Player of the Year.

Some basketball statisticians

Basketball statistics

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 believe Crowder was statistically the best all-around player during the 2010-2011 season

2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010 with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston...

. On January 1, 2011, Crowder recorded a career high 29 points and 8 rebounds in a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

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Crowder's father, Corey

Corey Crowder

Jonathan Corey Crowder is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'5" guard-forward from Kentucky Wesleyan College, Crowder played 58 games in the NBA between 1991 and 1995. He averaged 2.1 points per game for the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs. Crowder later played in France...

, played in the NBA for the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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See also

• State Farm Junior College Player of the Year