Peter Crawford is an Australian basketball

Basketball

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er currently playing in the National Basketball League

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. Crawford had played in the WA State Basketball League

State Basketball League (Western Australia)

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 with the Perry Lakes Hawks.

At the age of 19, he made his NBL debut for the Townsville Crocodiles

Townsville Crocodiles

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 in 1999. Crawford played for the Crocodiles until the end of the 2003/2004 season. In his 5 seasons as a Croc bench player, Crawford played 133 games, averaging 8 points, 2 assists

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 and 3 rebounds

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.

When the Perth Wildcats

Perth Wildcats

The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...

 basketball team lost their star starting shooting guard

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, James Harvey

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James Harvey is an Australian professional basketball player currently playing in the NBL. Harvey currently plays for the Gold Coast Blaze and previously played for the Perth Wildcats and West Sydney Razorbacks.In March 2007, it was revealed Harvey was one of three Australian sportsmen whose...

, they were looking for someone to fill that spot. New coach

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 Scott Fisher

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 thought Crawford was just the person to do that. In Crawford's first season as a Wildcat, he averaged 16 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds over 32 games. This was said to be his best season. At the end of the 2004/2005 season, Perth signed Crawford on for another 2 years, after winning the league's Most Improved Player award.

Crawford has been a regular in the Australian Boomers squad since 2003. In 2009 he left the Wildcats to return to the Townsville Crocodiles.

External links

• Profile at NBL.com.au