The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard Markel Crawford and added him to the team’s
training camp roster, General Manager Chris Wallace announced today.
Crawford (6-4, 210) appeared in seven games (one start) for the Grizzlies during
NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas and averaged 9.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in
18.4 minutes while shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from
three-point range. The 23-year-old Memphis native also saw action in three games
as a reserve during the 2018 Utah Jazz Summer League and averaged 5.7 points in
12.8 minutes.
Unselected in the 2018 NBA Draft, Crawford started 25 of his 32 games last
season as a redshirt senior at Ole Miss and averaged 9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds,
2.1 assists and 1.19 steals in 30.9 minutes. He spent his first four collegiate
seasons at the University of Memphis following his high school career at Melrose
High School in Memphis.
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