2011 BU commit- Jalen Crawford

[Da Coach]

Jalen Crawford is a 6'2" combo guard who is one of Coach Geno Ford's first recruits. He is originally from Oak Park High School in Detroit. After his senior season in 2009-2010 he played this past season at Impact Academy, a Las Vegas prep school where he has developed into a much better passer and more of a scorer.



Highlight videos-
He is #5 here playing at Impact Academy in Las Vegas-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvvugXie2b8

He's #33 in this video clipo from Oak Park high school a year ago-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZMYqP6aZoo&feature=related

[tornado]

I had not heard of Impact Academy and I am somewhat intrigued by that video (your first link)..

Most of that video is shot on what appears to be the home floor of Impact but it is all game action in an essentially empty gym with no fans whatsoever.
One short segment in the middle takes place in a gym with some fans.
One other gym pictured about 6 min into the video is a college gym (in Utah) but the game again appears to have absolutely no fans whatsoever.

But I can't find hardly anything about Impact Academy in Las Vegas that even says it is a school -- instead it is described as a training academy..and a lot of their games appear to have been blowout losses...and here...

That page from NevadaPreps also has a searchable database for all the Las Vegas area schools and teams, including Findlay, but they do not mention Impact at all in their entire database.

Here is Impact's web site

http://www.impactbball.com/index.html

[KillerB]

Just wondering out loud.. if we are after this kid.. does this mean Abell is not coming.

[Da Coach]

It does not mean that. Abell is still committed by NLI to Bradley, and is still in play for Coach Ford. I think there will be some communication in the coming days that will resolve the issue.

[KillerB]

Just saw the DR article addressing that. I always check the recruits page first.

[Chibearsfan10125]

Just wondering out loud.. if we are after this kid.. does this mean Abell is not coming.

From what I understand, if he were to come, he would take the scholarship spot of either Sean Harris or Andrew Davis. Remy is still entirely possible.

[Da Coach]

Jalen Crawford commits to Bradley. His Letter of Intent arrived today.

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205141494&DB_OEM_ID=3400

From BradleyBraves.com-
Release: Friday 04/22/2011 (ET)
by BradleyBraves.com

Crawford Is Ford's First Recruit

PEORIA, Ill. - Jalen Crawford officially became Geno Ford's first Bradley Basketball recruit today with the announcement the 6-foot-2 combo guard from Detroit has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Bradley University and play basketball for the Braves during the 2011-12 season."Jalen will be a great addition to the Bradley Family," said Ford. "He will be a good representative of our program in the classroom and on the floor. He is a versatile player who can shoot the ball and create for others."
Crawford averaged 21 points, five assists and five rebounds per game during his senior season at Oak Park High School in 2009-10. During the 2010-11 season, Crawford attended the Las Vegas prep school Impact Academy, where he averaged 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists, playing primarily on the West Coast against a wide range of competition.
"I'm very excited about coming to Bradley," said Crawford. "It was the best decision for me and my family agrees. The academics at Bradley and prestige of the school are all very exciting to me and I can't wait to get started.
"Coach Ford is a great guy," Crawford added. "He's very enthusiastic, very determined. The word I want to use is 'live.' He's really into the whole thing. He believes he can win and he can win quickly. It's always good to have a coach with that kind of confidence."
"Jalen is from a very successful basketball family who understands the unique opportunities and challenges of playing at the highest levels of college basketball," Ford added.
Crawford is the younger brother of former college stars Jordan and Joe Crawford. Jordan played collegiately at Indiana (2007-0 and Xavier (2008-10) and was a first-round NBA Draft pick in 2010 by the New Jersey Nets. He began his rookie season with the Atlanta Hawks, but averaged 16.3 points per game after moving to the Washington Wizards in February. Joe Crawford played at Kentucky (2004-0 and was a second-round pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and has played professionally in the NBA Developmental League, as well as China.