Coleman Crawford

Teams coached: Akron Zips
Akron record: 71-91 (.438)
Overall record: 71-91 (.438)

Coleman Crawford
Born October 2, 1953
Hometown: Henderson, North Carolina
Alma Mater: University of North Alabama (BS, 1975) / Delta State University (MA, 1980)
After starting out at Seward County CC (KS), Crawford finished his college career at (then-Division II) North Alabama playing for head coaches Bill E. Jones and Bill L. Jones
- Led the team in scoring and rebounding both years he played there and was named Gulf South POY in 1975
- Held school and league records for career RPG (13.3); inducted into the UNA Athletic HOF in 1993
Started his coaching career at D-II Delta State in Mississippi, where he was an assistant under Mel Hankinson for two years
Spent two years assisting Stan Simpson at MTSU before arriving at Akron in 1983, where he worked under Bob Huggins
- Was part of the 1985-86 Zips team that an Ohio Valley title and reached the NCAA Tournament
Next stop was at Tennessee, where he served as an assistant under Don DeVoe before returning to Akron in 1989
Served as the head coach at Akron for six seasons, going 71-91 but failing to reach the postseason
- Resigned in 1995 towards the end of a season that saw the Zips go 8-18 for a third-straight year
Spent the next nine seasons as a D-I assistant, first under Steve Robinson at Tulsa and Florida State, then under Mike Dement at SMU
- Part of three-straight NCAA Tournaments while working with Robinson (1996-98)
Later coached for one season in the NBA D-League with the now-defunct Fort Worth Flyers