Crawford comes back to Regatas, ex CDU Catolica

- April 24, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Howard Crawford

HOWARD CRAWFORD

Regatas Lima (LBL) added to their roster 30-year old American center Howard Crawford (205-107kg-88, college: UAB). It is actually his comeback to Lima as he has played here before. Crawford just played at CDU Catolica in Chilean Liga Nacional. In 5 games he recorded 14.4ppg, 7.8rpg and 1.6apg this season.
The most of last summer Crawford spent at CAN Oruro (Libobasquet) in Bolivian league where in 19 games he averaged impressive 16.3ppg, 8.9rpg and 2.4apg. He helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Bolivian Libobasquet 2nd Team. Crawford also played for San Jose (Metropolitan League) in Paraguayan league that season.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won Peruvian LNB championship title in 2017. Crawford was also voted Eurobasket.com All-British EBL Division One Player of the Year and Eurobasket.com All-British EBL Division One Forward of the Year back in 2014.
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to Crawford's pro career he managed to play on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America) in ten different countries. Crawford has played previously professionally also in Estonia, Holland (Zwolle), Iraq (Al-Tadamoun and Nift Al-Janoub), Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mexico (Gigantes), Romania (Politehnica Iasi), Uruguay (Larre Borges, Goes and Capitol) and United Kingdom (London Leopards).
He attended University of Alabama at Birmingham until 2010 and it is his ninth season as a professional player.
The scouts decsribe him following way: At 6'8 240lbs creates problems in the paint for any defender with his great footwork and ablity to finish above the rim. Very physical PF that rebounds and defends well inside. A leader on and off the floor.

By Eurobasket Data Center