Jae Crowder

Jae Crowder is a professional basketball player from the United States of America. He currently plays in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks. He was drafted into the league in 2012 by the Cleveland Cavaliers and has played with a number of NBA teams, including the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, and Dallas Mavericks.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Corey Jae Crowder was born on July 6, 1990, in Villa Rica, Georgia, United States of America to Helen Thompson and basketball player Corey Crowder. He stands 198 cm tall and his weight is listed at 106 kg. He plays as a right-handed. He can play the positions of Small Forward and Power Forward.

His father Corey is a former professional basketball player who played briefly in the NBA and had a longer career in Europe. Growing up, Jae would train with his father during the summers.

High School and College Career

Crowder attended Villa Rica High School in his hometown, where he played football as a quarterback and basketball as a point guard. After high school, not being heavily recruited, he committed to South Georgia Technical College for 2008-2009.

He then transferred to Howard College for the 2009-2010 season. There, he led the team to the NJCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship and was named State Farm Junior College Player of the Year.

For his final two collegiate seasons from 2010 to 2012, Crowder played for Marquette University. In his senior year, he was named Big East Player of the Year.

Professional Career

Crowder was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 34th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2012 NBA draft. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft night, where he played from 2012 to 2014.

In December 2014, he was traded to the Boston Celtics as part of the Rajon Rondo deal. Crowder had a breakout stint with the Celtics from 2014 to 2017, becoming an important role player.

In August 2017, he was traded back to the Cavaliers, his original draft team. He played for Cleveland until he was traded to the Utah Jazz in 2018.

Crowder was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2019. In 2020, he was dealt to the Miami Heat, with whom he reached his first NBA Finals.

In the 2020 offseason, Crowder signed with the Phoenix Suns. He helped lead the Suns to the 2021 NBA Finals, his second Finals appearance. After a mutual decision to sit out the start of the 2022-23 season, Crowder was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023.

As of the start of the 2023 season, he still plays for the Bucks.

Career Highlights

• 2012 – Big East Player of the Year
• 2010 – NJCAA Division I champion
• 2010 – State Farm Junior College Player of the Year