• Number: 32
• Position: SF
• Height: 6'6“
• Weight: 230 lbs.
• Birthday: July 6, 1990
• Hometown: Villa Rica, GA
• High School: Villa Rica HS
• Junior College: South Georgia Tech JC (GA) / Howard JC (TX)

As a junior, Jae was 5'11” and weighed 235 pounds. Then for six months, he worked with his father to slim down - eventually to 207 pounds - and sprouted six inches to 6'5“. He played all five positions during his junior year and, in only his third game, he scored 38 points.

During his senior year, Jae averaged 18.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a point guard for the Villa Rica Wildcats, who finished 17-9. He was named 2007-08 Times-Georgian Co-Player of the Year.

Also, he was the starting quarterback at Villa Rica HS during his junior and senior years.

On February 3, 2010, Crowder committed to Marquette despite scholarship offers from Georgia, Illinois State, Texas Tech, and UNLV. Baylor and South Alabama were also interested in Crowder.

• A Closer Look at MU Moving Forward, and Jae Crowder, JSOnline.com
• Recruit Wrapup: Jae Crowder, JSOnline.com

In 35 games, Jae led the Howard team with 18.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 54 3ptm. He also averaged 2.5 apg, 2.4 spg and 1.1 bpg while shooting 46.2% from the field, 36.2% from three-point range and 75.7% from the free-throw line.

Powered by Jae's 27 points and 12 rebounds in all of the game's 45 minutes, Howard came from behind to beat Three Rivers Community College (MO) in the NJCAA title game, 85-80 in overtime. Jae appeared to have scored the winning basket on a last second tip-in, but the effort was waved off because the buzzer had already sounded.

In addition to being selected to the all-tournament team, Jae was selected to the First Team NJCAA All-America and named the 2009-10 NJCAA Player of the Year.

Jae played one year for the South Georgia Tech Junior College Jets. He led them to their first-ever NJCAA Basketball Tournament berth. The Jets were unbeaten at home sporting a 20-0 record, which included a 68-67 win against Georgia Perimeter in which Jae had the game-winning three-point play.

He averaged a double-double entering the state tournament of 17 points and a conference-high 10.3 rebounds a game. The Jets reached the Elite Eight before losing to runner-up Midland College (Texas) and Garden City (Kan.) in finishing as Region XVII champions with a 28-8 record.

Also, Jae was named the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association’s Player of the Year.

Due to non-accreditation status levied to South Georgia Tech JC, Crowder stated he signed with Northwest Florida State, formerly known as Okaloosa-Walton. But somehow he ended up with Howard JC in Texas.

Jae is the son of Corey Crowder, a former guard/forward who played with the Jazz and Spurs in the NBA, with a couple of CBA teams, and international teams in Israel, Spain and France. Crowder has seven brothers and sisters and is undecided on a major.