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Joseph Steven Crispin (born July 18, 1979 in Pitman, New Jersey

Pitman, New Jersey

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) is an American professional basketball

Basketball

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player, formerly for the Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

in the NBA. The 6'0", 185 lb point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

played college basketball

College basketball

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at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

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alongside his brother, Jon

Jon Crispin

Jonathan "Jon" Scott Crispin is an American former college basketball player for the Penn State Nittany Lions and UCLA Bruins.-Personal:...

. He was part of the 2001 Penn State team that upset the national powerhouse North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels

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in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

Crispin split the 2001-02 NBA season

2001-02 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs*Rookie of the Year: Pau Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies*Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace, Detroit Pistons...

with the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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and Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns

. He also signed with the Miami Heat

Miami Heat

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in 2003 but was waived before the 2003-04 season

2003-04 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves*Rookie of the Year: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers*Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers...

began.

Crispin has also played in the ABA, CBA

Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

, USBL

United States Basketball League

The United States Basketball League , often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.-History:...

, with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League, with Teramo

Teramo Basket

Teramo Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Teramo, Italy and plays in the Italian League. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bancatercas Teramo. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...

in Italy, and with Banvit

Bandirma Banvit

-Notable players: Barış Hersek Bekir Yarangüme Can Akın Ersin Görkem Onur Aydın Yunus Çankaya Mickael Mokongo Pero Cameron Paul Henare Vladimir Golubović...

of the Turkish Basketball League

Turkish Basketball League

The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

. He is currently playing for Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto in Italy for the 2010-11 season.

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