Jason Crowe Jr.

Jason Crowe Jr.
No. 5 – Missouri Tigers
PositionPoint guard
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2008-07-18) July 18, 2008 (age 18)
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeMissouri (2026−present)
Career highlights

Jason Crowe Jr. (born July 18, 2008) is an American college basketball player for the Missouri Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He is a five-star prospect and one of the top recruits in the class of 2026. Crowe is the all-time leading scorer in California state history.

Early life

Crowe, the son of former professional basketball player Jason Crowe, grew up in Lynwood, California. He grew up playing basketball and first attended Lynwood High School, where he became the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year in 2023. That season, he averaged 34 points per game, breaking the state freshman scoring record, and helping Lynwood win the state Division V championship, the school's first-ever CIF title. By his sophomore season, he surpassed 2,000 career points scored. Crowe was coached by his father at Lynwood and both moved to Inglewood High School for Crowe's junior season. He averaged 35.3 points and 6.1 assists during the 2024–25 season with Inglewood.

A five-star recruit, Crowe is ranked the top point guard prospect and a top-five recruit nationally in the class of 2026. He committed to play college basketball for the Missouri Tigers.

As a senior in 2025–26, Crowe scored 1,387 points (while missing 3 games), which was the second-highest single-season total in California state history. For the season, he averaged 43.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.5 steals per game. Crowe finished his high school career with a California state record of 4,718 total points scored. He surpassed 3,659 points set by Tounde Yessoufou the season before (who broke the 21-year state record).

International career

Crowe has trained with the U.S. national under-16, under-17 and under-19 basketball teams.

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Crowe Jr. (USA) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jason Crowe". ESPN.
  3. ↑ McAndrew, Calum (July 15, 2025). "Missouri basketball in the mix for top-10 national recruit Jason Crowe Jr. on decision week". Columbia Daily Tribune.
  4. ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (January 4, 2023). "Column: Lynwood's Jason Crowe Jr. is 14-year-old freshman with big-time basketball future". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-11-01 – via archive.today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Scurlock, Amanda (August 27, 2025). "Student Athlete of the Week: Jason Crowe Jr". Los Angeles Sentinel.
  6. ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (November 13, 2023). "Prep basketball roundup: Jason Crowe Jr. scores 40 in season debut for Lynwood". Los Angeles Times.
  7. 1 2 Davis, John W. (January 13, 2024). "Lynwood's Jason Crowe Jr. passes 2,000 career points milestone as a sophomore". Press-Telegram.
  8. ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (December 26, 2024). "Prep basketball roundup: Jason Crowe Jr. delivers 55-point performance for Inglewood". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ↑ Theobald, Andy (July 18, 2025). "Five-star guard Crowe, nation's No. 5 recruit, becomes Mizzou's first pledge in Class of 2026". Columbia Missourian.
  10. ↑ Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (July 18, 2025). "No. 4 recruit Jason Crowe Jr. commits to Missouri basketball". ESPN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Moore, CJ (July 18, 2025). "Missouri lands top-10 recruit Jason Crowe Jr. as Dennis Gates' personal ties pay off". The Athletic. Retrieved November 1, 2025 – via archive.today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ Flores, Ronnie (April 14, 2026). "Mr. Basketball 2026: Jason Crowe Jr". calhisports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Jason Crowe Jr". USA Basketball.