UAB spent the early part of the basketball season sharing the role of go-to guy. On Saturday night, it was Howard Crawford’s turn again. The 6-foot-8 senior scored a career-high 26 points and added a teamhigh eight rebounds to lead UAB to a 90-59 non-conference victory over Florida A&M before a Bartow Arena crowd of 3,860. It was the second consecutive Saturday that Crawford set a career high in points. Last Saturday, he scored 21 points in a 72-56 win over Georgia. He followed that by making only 3-of-9 shots from the field against Troy and finishing with nine points.
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“It’s the first time in his career to be the guy,” said UAB head coach Mike Davis. “He’s going to have his good nights and bad nights while he adjusts. I just told him to keep playing.” It was a good night for Crawford against a Florida A&M team that was considerably smaller than the Blazers. Crawford shot 4-of-5 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line on his way to 14 firsthalf points. He added five rebounds as UAB (6-1) built a 38-23 halftime lead. In the second half, Crawford was 4-of-5 from the field again and 4-of-5 from the free throw line. He tied a season high with eight rebounds overall, matching his total against Troy.
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The Harris File:
15-17 (2007-08)
10-21 (2008-09)
0-7 (2009-10)
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25-45 (.357)
Florida A&M reached the NCAA tournament in 2006-07, but has been in a state of disarray ever since due to what Coach Eugene Harris indicates was a poor job of recruiting during that championship season. Harris personally recruited every player on the Rattlers roster that is being blown out by Mid-Major teams that FAMU should be competitive. Even with the mess, Harris was able to win 15 games with Coach Mike Gillespie's players. What's his excuse for going 10-28 with his own recruits?
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