Joseph Steven Crispin (born July 18, 1979) is an American college men's basketball assistant coach at Penn State University. He was previously head coach of the Rowan University Profs from 2016 to 2023.
Born in Pitman, New Jersey, Crispin starred as a , point guard for Pitman High School, leading the Panthers to the New Jersey Group I state championship in 1997 while setting the Gloucester County's all-time scoring record for boys' high school basketball (2,651 career points). Crispin was one of the most prolific scorers and efficient point guards in NJSIAA History. He averaged 35.6 Pts/G his Senior and Junior campaigns and overall 24.9Pts/G over his four years. In 117 Career games including the playoffs, he only had one game that he failed to hit double digits in scoring.
As a collegiate player, Crispin played college basketball at Pennsylvania State University alongside his brother, Jon. Crispin was part of the 2001 Penn State team that upset the national powerhouse North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
Crispin only played in the NBA during the 2001-02 NBA season and split time with the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. He also signed with the Miami Heat in 2003 but was waived before the 2003–04 season began. He played a total of 21 games and had averages of 3.8 points and 1.2 assists. His final NBA game was played on April 17, 2002 in a 89 - 76 win over the Dallas Mavericks where he only played for 24 seconds, substituting at the very end of the game for Dan Majerle. He recorded no stats in that 24 seconds.
Crispin has also played in the ABA, CBA, USBL, with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League, with Teramo in Italy, and with Banvit of the Turkish Basketball League. He signed with Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto in Italy for the 2010–11 season. The next season, he joined Azovmash Mariupol in Ukraine.
While Crispin was at Rowan, he and his wife lived in Glassboro, New Jersey.
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NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
Player profile @ hoopshype.com
Basketball (EuroBasket)