1 Drew Crawford Class: Junior Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Naperville Central Height / Weight: 6-5 / 210 Position: G/F

Get to Know Drew Crawford (2011-12 Season)

2011-12: Consensus third-team All-Big Ten selection ... Capital One Academic All-America Second Team selection, the eighth NU player in school history to earn the honor ... Came off the bench to score 11 points and grab a team-high six rebounds in a season-opening win over UTPA (11/13) ... Scored 17 points, all in the second half, and grabbed game-high eight rebounds in a comeback win over LSU (11/17) ... Tallied 20 of his game-high 28 points in the first half while hitting five 3-pointers in a win over Tulsa (11/18) ... Made 11-of-15 field goals and scored 27 points in a win over Seton Hall (11/20) in the championship game of the Charleston Classic ... Named tournament MVP of the Charleston Classic as well as Big Ten Player of the Week (11/21) after averaging 24.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in three victories ... Scored 14 points to go along with four assists and three steals in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge win at Georgia Tech (11/29) ... Handed out five assists to go along with 17 points in a win over Texas Southern (12/15) ... Posted stellar all-around game with 14 points, seven rebounds, season-high six assists, three blocked shots and three steals vs. Eastern Illinois (12/18). Made 13-of-17 field goal attempts and scored a season-high 34 points at No. 23/21 Creighton (12/22) ... Shot 7-of-9 from the field and scored a game-high 21 points in a victory over Penn State (1/1) ... Recorded 20 points and six rebounds in a season-high 44 minutes of action at No. 13 Michigan (1/11) ... Overcame a bout with the flu to score 20 points in a victory over No. 6 Michigan State (1/14) ... Posted a game-high 23 points and a season-high eight rebounds vs. Purdue (1/28) ... Tallied 21 points and tied a career high with four steals in a win over Nebraska (2/2) ... Scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds at No. 18 Indiana (2/15) ... Knocked down four of five 3-point attempts and scored 13 points to go along with a season-high nine rebounds in a win at Penn State (2/25) ... Hit 9 of 11 field goal attempts, including making four 3-pointers, in scoring 23 points vs. No. 10 Ohio State (2/29) ... Posted 18 points, seven rebounds (six offensive) and a career-high five steals in a victory at Iowa (3/3).

2010-11: Capital One Academic All-District V selection ... Posted 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting in a season-opening win at Northern Illinois (11/12) ... Notched game highs of 22 points and eight rebounds in a win at UTPA (11/17) ... Scored a team-high 17 points in a home-opening victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/19) ... Tallied 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting with six rebounds and three steals in a victory over Georgia Tech (11/30) ... Handed out a career-high five assists in a victory over American (12/16) ... Finished just shy of a triple-double, recording 25 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to go along with three blocked shots and two steals in a win over St. Francis (N.Y.) (12/20) ... Named to all-tournament team at Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden (12/20-21) ... Posted team highs of 17 points and eight rebounds vs. No. 18 Michigan State (1/3) ... Led the team with 19 points, including hitting five 3-pointers, and six rebounds in a win at Iowa (1/12) ... Scored a team-best 16 points at Michigan State (1/15) ... Hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 points at No. 16 Minnesota (1/26) ... Collected 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over Illinois (2/5) ... Tallied 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Michigan (2/9) ... Grabbed a career-best four steals to go along with 15 points in a win over Iowa (2/17) ... Scored 15 points and grabbed six boards in a win over Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament (3/10) ... Posted a double-double vs. No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament (3/11), recording 12 points and 10 rebounds ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2009-10: Selected as Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media (first Wildcat to earn the honor), while also being named to the all-freshman team and honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) ... Second among all Big Ten freshmen with an average of 10.7 points per game in conference play and third at 10.0 overall ... Hit five 3-pointers en route to scoring 22 points to go along with 4 assists and 4 rebounds in a victory over Liberty (11/24) ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week Dec. 14 after setting a Northwestern freshman record with 35 points in a win over North Carolina A&T (12/13), besting the previous record of 30 held by Billy McKinney (vs. Illinois, 2/16/74) ... Hit eight 3-pointers in the contest (one shy of school record) to go along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots ... Scored 13 points and tied a career-high with 8 rebounds at Illinois (12/30) ... Keyed a Northwestern comeback from 17 points down by scoring a game-high 25 points, including 11 consecutive, in a win at Michigan (1/10) ... Posted 15 points, including eight over the final 2:05, to go along with 7 rebounds in a win over No. 6 Purdue (1/16) ... Scored a game-high 17 points in a victory over Michigan (2/2) ... Notched first career double-double, recording 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Purdue in the Big Ten tournament (3/12) ... Posted second consecutive double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds at Rhode Island in the NIT (3/17).

High School: First-team all-state selection of the Chicago Sun-Times and second-team pick by the Chicago Tribune and Associated Press as a senior ... Two-time DuPage Valley Conference co-Player of the Year ... Twice named to Daily Herald all-area team, including DuPage County Player of the Year senior year ... Posted averages of 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists per game during final prep season ... Nominated for McDonald's All-America game ... Guided Naperville Central to back-to-back conference titles, including going undefeated in 2008-09 ... Averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds per game as a junior ... Rated No. 3 prospect in the state of Illinois by City/Suburban Hoops Report ... Scored 40 points in a regional semifinal win over Geneva junior year ... Played for Illinois Warriors AAU team ... High school coach was Pete Kramer.

Personal: Born Andrew Eugene Crawford ... Son of Danny and Claudia Crawford ... Father is a long-time NBA referee ... Chose Northwestern over Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Loyola Chicago and DePaul.

Season	GP/GS	Min.	FG%	3PT%	FT%	RPG	Ast	Blk	Stl	PPG
2009-10	34/34	27.3	.447	.342	.642	4.3	62	25	19	10.0
2010-11	34/34	31.4	.423	.327	.714	4.7	68	22	31	12.1
2011-12	33/32	34.6	.484	.412	.704	4.7	68	19	40	16.1
Career	101/100	31.1	.453	.359	.687	4.6	198	66	90	12.7

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