Jackson State’s Brent finalizes first class with Crawford

PIERRE CRAWFORD

JACKSON, Mississippi --  For Pierre Crawford, the fourth time was the charm.

The Eutaw, Alabama, native has been on the move in the college basketball scene, with Jackson State being his fourth stop.

Crawford confirmed Wednesday he will transfer from Florida A&M, finalizing Jackson State coach Wayne Brent’s 2014-15 signing class, which features seven additions.

The decision to leave FAMU didn’t come easy for Crawford after the basketball program failed to meet Academic Progress Rate requirements. The Rattlers are ineligible for postseason competition and have practice time restrictions after averaging a multi-year rate of 900 (below the 930 four-year benchmark).

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