Crawford joined Ohio as an assistant coach in September 2025.
Crawford returned to Ohio after after spending one year as the Director of Basketball Operations at Stony Brook. In his one season at Stony Brook, Crawford’s responsibilities included leading pre-and post-game film sessions, scout opponents, coordinate video operations and coach and develop post players through position-specific drills.
Prior to his arrival in Long Island, Crawford served as a graduate assistant on Jeff Boal's staff at Ohio University. In his role with the Bobcats, Crawford maintained NCAA compliant recruiting logs, aided the Director of Operations in meal and operations coordination and assisted with OHIO Basketball Camps.
Before serving as a graduate assistant on staff at Ohio, Crawford held the position of head student manager. He maintained and organized a group of 10 managers through day-to-day activities, assisted in the coordination of travel efforts and created managerial schedules for away games and events.
Crawford also served as a director and board member of Grow The Game, in which he initiated contact with hundreds of student managers across the country, facilitated relationships with former managers for mentorship opportunities, organized and managed large, contact-based files shared among seven other board members.
Through coaching, Crawford has played a role in the development of players like Mark Sears, Jason Preston, Jason Carter, Dwight Wilson III and Ben Vander Plas.
Crawford earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2022 and a Master of Science in Recreation in 2024 from Ohio.
