Joe Crawford, a McDonald’s All-American, flipped his commitment from the University of Michigan to Kentucky to join an elite recruiting class that included Ramel Bradley, Randolph Morris and Rajon Rondo.
During his four years as a Wildcat (2004-08), Crawford scored a total of 1438 points, which puts him 20th overall in Kentucky basketball scoring history. He scored is 1000th point on Dec. 1, 2007 in a game against North Carolina. He averaged 11.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game for his college basketball career. Crawford was named to the All-SEC Second Team for the 2007-08 season.
In the 2008 NBA Draft, Crawford was drafted 58th overall in the 2nd round by the Los Angeles Lakers.