Javaris Crittenton

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Javaris Crittenton
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 24)
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality American
High school Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College Georgia Tech
NBA Draft 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
2008 Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)
2008–2009 Washington Wizards (NBA)
2010 Zhejiang Lions (China)
2011 Dakota Wizards (D-League)
Career highlights and awards

Javaris Cortez Crittenton (born December 31, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who has most recently played for the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech men's basketball team.

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[edit] Early life and high school

Crittenton was born to Sonya Dixon[1] in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, where, as a high school sophomore, he played alongside Dwight Howard.[1] Crittenton and Howard led Southwest Atlanta to victory in the GHSA class A state championship that season.[1] 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 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 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[1] Crittenton carried a 3.5 GPA in high school, and was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and the Senior Beta Club.[1]

[edit] College

While at Georgia Tech, Crittenton excelled and was considered a team leader, a rare accolade for a freshman.[3] Tech coach Paul Hewitt urged Crittenton to take over a leadership role on the team after his play in several games in February 2007.[3] He recorded a career high of 29 points in a February 13 game against Florida State.[4] After a single season, he left school to go pro.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Los Angeles Lakers

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.

[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.[5] 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] Washington Wizards

Crittenton with the Wizards.

On December 10, 2008, Crittenton was part of a three-team trade that sent him to the Washington Wizards along with Mike James from the New Orleans Hornets. In exchange the Wizards sent a conditional first-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies and Antonio Daniels to the Hornets.[6]

On Christmas Eve 2009, Crittenton and teammate Gilbert Arenas drew guns on each other in the Wizards' locker room during an argument over gambling debts.[7] On January 25, 2010 Crittenton pleaded guilty and was given a year of probation on a misdemeanor gun possession charge stemming from this incident.[8] Two days later, Crittenton and Arenas were suspended for the rest of the season by NBA commissioner David Stern.[9] Crittenton had not played a single minute before he was suspended. He was released by the Wizards following the suspension. Arenas did rejoin the team.

[edit] Charlotte Bobcats

On September 22, 2010, the Charlotte Bobcats signed him to a non-guaranteed contract. They released him three weeks later on October 15.

[edit] Zhejiang Guangsha Lions (China)

In December 2010, Crittenton played 5 games for the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. He averaged 25.8 points per game,[10] but he returned to the United States after just a few weeks.

[edit] Dakota Wizards

In February 2011, Crittenton joined the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. He played 21 games for the minor league team, including five starts.

[edit] Murder charge

On August 26, 2011, Crittenton was charged with the August 19 murder of Jullian Jones, a 22-year-old mother of four. Atlanta police indicated that Jones was not the intended target; they believe that Crittenton was targeting a person who robbed him in April 2011.[11] Jones was shot in the leg and died during surgery.[12] Crittenton was arrested by the FBI in John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California on August 29, while waiting to board a flight back to Atlanta. His lawyer stated that Crittenton planned to surrender to authorities in Atlanta upon his return.[13] Crittenton was extradited to Atlanta to stand trial for the murder. He has denied any involvement.[14] Crittenton's bond was set at $230,000. He is currently out on bond.[15]

[edit] NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

[edit] Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 L.A. Lakers 22 0 7.8 .491 .333 .679 1.0 .8 .3 .0 3.3
2007–08 Memphis 28 0 18.1 .400 .265 .697 3.2 1.2 .4 .1 7.4
2008–09 Memphis 7 0 6.3 .467 .000 .455 .9 .7 .1 .0 2.7
2008–09 Washington 56 10 20.2 .459 .143 .593 2.9 2.6 .7 .1 5.3
Career 113 10 16.4 .442 .231 .638 2.4 1.8 .5 .0 5.3

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Player Bio: Javaris Crittenton". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/crittenton_javaris00.html. Retrieved 2007-06-29. 
  2. ^ Javaris Crittendon, espn.com, accessed February 13, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Odum, Charles (February 7, 2007). "College Basketball: Georgia Tech 74, N.C. State 65". Salisbury Post. Associated Press. http://www.salisburypost.com/Sports/ncsta. 
  4. ^ Associated Press. Georgia Tech 63, Florida St 57, espn.com, accessed March 11, 2007.
  5. ^ "Grizzlies trade Pau Gasol to Lakers for four players and two first round picks". NBA.com. 2008-02-01. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_trade_gasol_to_lakers-080201.html. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
  6. ^ "Wizards Acquire Javaris Crittenton and Mike James". NBA.com. December 10, 2008. http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/crittenton_james_081210.html. Retrieved 2008-12-10. 
  7. ^ "Report says Washington Wizards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton drew guns on each other - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-01-02. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4787825. Retrieved 2012-05-02. 
  8. ^ "Crittenton's plea agreement on gun charges could affect Arenas' future". CNN. January 25, 2010. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/michael_mccann/01/25/crittenton.wizards/index.html?cnn=yes&hpt=T2. Retrieved May 6, 2010. 
  9. ^ Marc Stein (2010-03-23). "Stern bans Arenas, Crittenton for year". Sports.espn.go.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4862783. Retrieved 2012-05-02. 
  10. ^ "Former Washington Wizard Javaris Crittenton back in jail - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2012-02-22. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7604689/former-washington-wizard-javaris-crittenton-back-jail. Retrieved 2012-05-02. 
  11. ^ "Former NBA player Crittenton charged with murder in Atlanta". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=374563. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  12. ^ Stevens, Alexis. "Former Georgia Tech star wanted for homicide". Atlanta Journal Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/former-georgia-tech-star-1146197.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  13. ^ "FBI arrests Javaris Crittenton". Associated Press. ESPN. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6906139/fbi-arrests-javaris-crittenton-california-airport. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
  14. ^ "Javaris Crittenton back in Atlanta". espn.com. espn.com. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6972466/former-washington-wizards-player-javaris-crittenton-returned-atlanta. Retrieved 18 September 2011. 
  15. ^ "Javaris Crittenton free on bond". espn.com. espn.com. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7026631/javaris-crittenton-freed-bond-georgia-murder-case. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 

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