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Jason Crowe played college basketball at L.A. Trade-Tech during the 1995-96 season before transferring to American University for the 1996-97 season, then later transferring to Cal State Northridge in 1997 and competing for the Matadors in 1998-99 after a transfer redshirt year.

Crowe’s first college stop was Los Angeles Trade-Technical College in 1995-96, and an American University student newspaper profile from his sophomore year noted he averaged 21 points, seven assists, and six rebounds per game at L.A. Trade-Tech before moving on to the NCAA level.

Crowe transferred to American University in April 1996 and joined the Eagles for the 1996-97 season, where as a sophomore in 1996/97, Crowe averaged 4.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assist in 21 games.

In that 1996-97 season at American, Crowe started 4 of his 21 appearances and logged 320 total minutes, totaling 85 points while shooting 31-for-98 from the field (31.6%), 8-for-33 from three-point range (24.2%), and 15-for-24 at the line (62.5%), while adding 48 total rebounds, 24 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks, and 24 turnovers.

In 1997, Crowe transferred again, this time to Cal State Northridge.

He subsequently sat out the 1997/98 season due to NCAA transfer regulations, joining the Matadors squad for the 1998/99 season as a redshirt junior.

During that 1997/98 sit-out year, Crowe remained in the CSUN program and drew attention in July 1998 when he scored 60 points in a summer league game in Carson against a Chinese professional team, later saying his previous high was 51 points as a junior at Inglewood High.

Crowe was expected to make the Matadors a potent offensive threat, but despite flashes of brilliance, the transition was not as smooth as coach Bobby Braswell would have liked.

While he often dished out great assists, he also had a high turnover count, which frustrated Braswell.

Crowe finished the 1998/99 season with averages of 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 29 games while playing 19.7 minutes per game, and his full-season shooting line that year was 49-for-131 from the field (37.4%), 10-for-36 from three (27.8%), and 32-for-50 on free throws (64.0%), alongside 81 total rebounds, 103 assists, 45 steals, and 62 turnovers.

Crowe’s 1998/99 Matadors went 17-12 overall and 9-7 in Big Sky play to finish third in the conference, and as a team Cal State Northridge averaged 82.0 points per game while allowing 77.1 under Braswell.

He did not return to Cal State Northridge for the 1999–2000 season after graduating from the school.

AWARDS

- NZNBL MVP (2008)