Javaris Crittenton
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Jersey | #3 |
| Born | December 31, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, Atlanta, Georgia |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Draft | 19th overall, 2007 Los Angeles Lakers |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Former teams | Los Angeles Lakers (2007–2008) |
| Awards | McDonald's All-American (2006) Named Mr. Georgia Basketball by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution[1] |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Javaris Cortez Crittenton (born December 31, 1987) is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech men's basketball team.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and high school
Crittenton was born to Sonya Dixon[1] in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He has one younger sister, Shaniya Lee.[1] Crittenton grew up in a single-parent household and was raised by his mother.[3] As a child, Crittenton played basketball obsessively; he practiced on a children's basketball hoop, which he got for Christmas as a five year old off his best friend little-known musician Kieran Hinton, every day until it finally broke.[3] In later years, his mother stated that she often had a hard time getting him to stop playing and practicing basketball.[3] Despite this obsession with basketball, Crittenton was a good student throughout school.[1][3]
Crittenton attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, where as a high school sophomore, he played alongside Dwight Howard.[1] Crittenton and Howard led Southwest Atlanta to the GHSA class A state championship that season.[1] Howard would later go on to be the first overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft after turning professional directly out of high school.[4] As a junior, Crittenton averaged 28.4 points, 7.5 assists, and 8.2 rebounds.[1] He led Southwest Atlanta to the GHSA class A state final again which they lost to powerhouse Randolph-Clay , finishing the season with a State Championship and a Finals appearance for the year 2005.[1] As a senior, Crittenton averaged 29 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds, and led Southwest Atlanta to the GHSA class A state championship.[1] Following the season he was named a McDonald's All American. He was also named Mr. Georgia Basketball.[1] Crittenton was an exceptional student in high school with a 3.5 GPA, and was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and the Senior Beta Club.[1] After being courted by several colleges, Crittenton ultimately chose local university Georgia Tech, in part to allow his mother and younger sister the ability to attend his home games in Atlanta.[3]
[edit] College
While at Georgia Tech, Crittenton had excelled and was considered a team leader, a rare honor for a freshman.[5] Tech coach Paul Hewitt urged Crittenton to take over a leadership role on the team after his play in several games in February 2007.[5] He recorded a career high of 29 points in a February 13, 2007 game against Florida State.[6]
[edit] NBA career
Crittenton was drafted with the nineteenth pick in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. During an NBA Summer League game on July 8, 2007, he had 18 points, including a game winning jumpshot with 1.7 seconds left in the game. In the Lakers' first preseason game against the Golden State Warriors in Honolulu, Crittenton had 18 points along with one assist in a 111-110 loss. On April 2, 2008 as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies Crittenton had a career high of 23 points in a 130-114 win over the New York Knicks.
[edit] Grizzlies/Lakers trade
On February 1, 2008, Crittenton was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with Kwame Brown, Aaron McKie, rights to Marc Gasol and 2008 and 2010 first round draft picks for Pau Gasol and a 2010 second round draft pick.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Player Bio: Javaris Crittenton. RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
- ^ Javaris Crittendon, espn.com, accessed February 13, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Athlete of the Year-Boy's Basketball SACA's Javaris Crittenton: 'I could never get you to put that ball down', Atlanta Journal Constitution, accessed February 13, 2007.
- ^ 2004 NBA Draft, nba.com, accessed February 22, 2007.
- ^ a b Associated Press. Tech's Crittenton emerges as a leader, ledger-enquirer.com, accessed February 13, 2007.
- ^ Associated Press. Georgia Tech 63, Florida St 57, espn.com, accessed March 11, 2007.
- ^ ESPN - In dire need of frontcourt help, Lakers acquire Gasol from Grizzlies - NBA
[edit] External links
- Javaris Crittenton Info Page at NBA.com
- Javaris Crittenton Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Javaris Crittenton at ESPN.com
- ramblinwreck.com biography
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