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Inglewood (Calif.) star Jason Crowe Jr. breaks California high school basketball scoring record

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July 15, 2025; North Augusta, South Carolina, USA; Oakland Soldiers Jason Crowe Jr. (5) dribbles as Team Final RJ Smith (3) defends during the Oakland Soldiers and Team Final game at Nike EYBL Peach Jam at Riverview Park Activities Center. The Oakland Soldiers won 86-75. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale - Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK
Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale - Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK

Jason Crowe Jr. has been lighting up California high school basketball for the better part of four seasons now, averaging 36.6 points per game across his sophomore and junior seasons.

The five-star Missouri signee is one of the purest scorers in the country, and he has eyes on a few records he’d like to break during the 2025-26 season. His first target fell on Monday, when he broke the CIF-Southern Section record for career points set by Jarod Lucas (Los Altos, 3,356 points) in 2019.

His 43-point outing for Inglewood (Calif.). came in a 125-37 blowout win over Lynwood, where Crowe scored 32 first-half points and finished the game 17 of the 26 from the field. He also had a triple-double with 11 steals and 10 assists.

Crowe actually started his career at the Lynwood, averaging 36 points a game as a freshman (2022-23) and 37.4 points as a sophomore. Ahead of his junior campaign, he transferred to Inglewood last year and averaged 35.3 points.

The 6-foot-3, 170-pounder now sits at 3,374 career points, third-most in California history. DeMarcus Nelson (Vallejo and Sheldon, 3,462 points, 2000-04) and the all-time leader Tounde Yessoufou (St. Joseph, 3,659 points, 2022-25) are the only players standing in between him and the record.

At his current scoring pace, Crowe could realistically have that mark before the new year. His focus is elsewhere, though.

“The record is something great to have,” Crowe told the Daily Breeze. “But I’m focused toward bigger goals, like winning a championship.”

Taking his talents from California to the SEC

Once he sews up his high school career later this spring, Crowe will enroll at Missouri as the crown jewel of their No. 2-ranked recruiting class. He checks in as the nation’s No. 11 overall recruit, No. 3 shooting guard and the No. 3 player in California.

The Tigers made him a top priority in this class, beating out Kentucky, USC, Texas, and dozens of other programs.

“Obviously, family and family-oriented people,” Crowe told KSR of why he chose Dennis Gates and Co. “A great team, a great coaching staff, and a team that’s going to let me ball out next season.”