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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jalen Crawford
- Year:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- Weight:
- 145
- High School:
- Maclay School
HONORS
2024 FSU Academic Dean's List Honors (Fall)
WHY I WEAR MY NUMBER
Jalen Crawford – I wear No. 15 at Florida State. This season will mark the first time wearing No. 15 during my playing career. My parents are both Florida State alumni with my mom’s Golden Girl line number being No.1 and my dad’s uniform number being No. 5 when he played as a Seminole. I put them together in honor of my parents.
Jalen Crawford is the 29th player in school history to wear the No. 15. Rick Benson, one of the greatest rebounders in school history, wore No. 15 (1952, 1954-55). Benson has the top rebounding game in school history with 32 against Florida Southern in 1955 and totaled 23 career double-doubles. Rebounds were not an official statistic until Benson's senior year, yet he totaled 451 rebounds and 17.3 rebounds per game average as a senior.
WHAT'S IN A NAME
My full name is Jalen Elijah Crawford. I was named after Jalen Rose of the University of Michigan and the Detroit Pistons. Jalen Rose was my father’s favorite player while he was in college. It was the first name his dad, Adrian mentioned to his now wife, Wendy, during their first-ever conversation at the ACC Tournament during his redshirt sophomore season in 1999. My middle name, Elijah, comes from the Bible. Elijah is considered to be one of the greatest prophets in history.
MY HOMETOWN
My hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, is one of the best southern college towns in the United States. We’re known for great food, arts, culture, and, of course, the Seminoles.
ON CRAWFORD
In his second season as a member of the Florida State Men’s Basketball team and in his first season playing for head coach Luke Loucks…joined the Seminoles as a freshman during the 2024-25 season…was added to the roster as a during the summer of 2024…will compete for playing time throughout his career as a Seminole…can score from all three levels and is a 3-point shooting wizard…moves well without the basketball – a trait that allows him to be in position to shoot the ball well from all over the floor…makes smart decisions with the basketball…is fast and loves leading the fastbreak…earned Forida State Academic Dean’s List honors during the fall of 2024.
AS A FRESHMAN (2025)
Averaged 0.0 points and 0.0 rebounds in six games played during his first season as a member of the Seminoles…Florida State was 6-0 in the six games during which he earned playing time…made his career debut with 1 minute of playing time in Florida State's 72-52 win over Tarleton State at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Nov. 12)...earned playing time against Tarleton State, Hofstra (Nov. 19), UMass (Nov. 24), and Western Carolina (Nov. 26) during the non-conference schedule and against Miami (Jan. 8) and Georgia Tech (Jan. 18) in ACC play.
AT THE MACLAY SCHOOL
Graduated from The Maclay School in 2024…a member of the varsity for the Marauders as a sophomore (2022), junior (2023), and a senior (2024)…played in 68 career games as a member of the varsity…averaged 3.9 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.3 rebounds during his career…was a member of the Marauders’ first-ever District 3 championship in 2022…enjoyed his best prep season as he averaged a career-high 7.2 points and a career-high 0.7 rebounds as a senior…scored 14 points against Bishop Snyder during his senior season…played in a career-high 27 games and averaged 2.6 points scored per game as a junior…scored 14 points in a victory over North Florida Christian as a junior…played in 19 games as a member of the varsity as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born: February 2, 2005…Jalen is the son of Wendy and Adrian Crawford…Wendy and Adrian are both alumnus of Florida State University…Wendy was a member of the Golden Girls Dance Team and Adrian was a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team from 1998-2001…played in 75 games as a Seminole and averaged 9.4 points and 2.3 rebounds…was a redshirt member of the Seminoles 1998 NCAA Tournament team…Adrian is the color analyst on the Florida State Legends Sports Network for the Seminole Men’s Basketball Team…major is sport management.
