Prospect Spotlight: Jordan Crump (2019)
When you cover an area for long enough, you see family lineages of basketball players come through over time. Even though I’ve only lived in and covered the Richmond area for about three years, I’ve learned enough about the recent…
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Continue ReadingWhen you cover an area for long enough, you see family lineages of basketball players come through over time. Even though I’ve only lived in and covered the Richmond area for about three years, I’ve learned enough about the recent history to know a few players.
So when I came across a Jordan Crump who scored 32 points in a win against Saint Chris in the second round of the TDIT, the first thing a few people asked around me was “Is he related to Marcel Crump?” Marcel, who is Jordan’s cousin, was a star at Highland Springs before moving on to Virginia Union and finishing up at Eastern Mennonite, where he averaged 15.6 points per game his last two seasons.
It’s no surprise that they’re cousins, because Jordan can fill it up too! Crump has been one of the most consistent scorers on a Highland Springs team that has surprised a number of teams, and his 32 point game was just the coming out party for us.
After the game, Crump was quick to credit everyone but himself.
“I just run through the coach’s game plan, and I try to look for open looks so I can help me and my team in the game,” Crump said.
At 5’11”, Crump is a combo guard that can score from all three levels and fills it up in bunches. He played this summer with River City Reign, and worked hard on becoming a better all around player. He showed great elevation on his jump shot, took good shots throughout the game and ran the floor where he finished in transition.
“I’m more of a catch-and-shoot player, but if you relax on me, I can drive, rebound and do all of that stuff. I’d say I’m a silent scorer,” he said.
Coming from a basketball family, his father also played collegiate ball, Crump says that it’s been a long time coming, and he’s been taking it very seriously since he saw the success of some of his family.
“I first started playing ball when I was five years old, and I got better and better each year,” Crump said. “Around seventh grade is when I physically started to prepare myself, and I took a big jump and I felt like I was able to play at the next level.”
While he still has to improve in some areas such as his ball handling and playmaking abilities, Crump’s demeanor and skill set bolds well for him moving forward. As impressive as his play was, along with how he carried himself in the interview, it was a comment by his father that stood out about Crump’s potential.
“He gets it. He takes care of his business on the court and in the classroom, and it’s got to the point where if he makes a mistake I don’t have to tell him, he understands what he has to do so it doesn’t happen the next time down the floor.”
With a family full of basketball players helping his cause, don’t be surprised if Jordan is the next Crump to make a big splash in the Richmond high school scene.