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Jamal Crawford's son offered by Sacramento State's Mike Bibby

IMG_8358by: Andy Villamarzo07/18/25Andy_Villamarzo
Syndication: Arizona Republic
Shadow Mountain head coach Mike Bibby watches his team warm up against St. Mary’s at the St. Mary's High School gym in Phoenix on Jan. 24, 2017.

JJ Crawford, the son of former NBA All-Star Jamal Crawford, has yet to play a high school basketball game just yet.

The Class of 2029 prospect, however, already has eight collegiate offers and the latest came from a former NBA teammate of his ole pops.

The younger Crawford posted on X Thursday evening that he had received an offer from Sacramento State, coached by his father’s former Atlanta Hawks’ teammate Mike Bibby. Bibby is heading into his first season as the head coach of the Hornets.

The Class of 2029 combo guard has been arguably one of the most impressive in his class, as Crawford has been playing in the Nike EYBL Peach Jam recently, coached by none other than his father. In a recent Nike EYBL contest, JJ scored 15 points along with two boards and an assist.

Crawford has been racking up the Division I offers throughout the spring and summer, with the 6-foot-3 combo guard holding overtures from Arizona State, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Rutgers, San Diego and Washington.

According to a Sacramento State press release when Bibby was hired back in late March, the former NBA point guard coached at Shadow Mountain High School (Ariz.) for six seasons from 2014-2019.

There, Bibby at his alma mater built a high school basketball powerhouse, in which he guided the Matadors to five Arizona high school boys basketball state titles, a 157-21 overall record, a 72-game winning streak, and a six-year home winning streak, per the Hornets’ website.

“Since 2001, Sacramento has felt like home to me,” Bibby said. “The people, the fans and the passion they have for the city and their teams is unmatched. I have always felt that passion, and will always be thankful for how I was embraced. Sacramento State is no different. After seeing the campus, and meeting with President Wood and Mark Orr, their vision for the University and program was something I shared. We are going to build, we are going to develop, and we are going to win.”