Corey Crowder
NBA - Retired - Shooting Guard/Small Forward
In the four years that Corey Crowder played college basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College, his team won 100 games and lost 24, and also won a National Championship. Corey was three-time all American, two-time player of the year in his Conference and the all time leading scorer at the school. He went on to play for the Utah Jazz and enjoyed a fourteen-year career playing basketball on a number of top European teams. Corey has experienced all of the ups and downs of professional sports, and now coaches top athletes and executives to achieve their highest levels of performance. He is the author of "Superstar for Life: A guide to success on and off the court for the professional and college basketball player." Corey has four children and, in addition to basketball is an avid golfer and fisherman.
| Website: |
http://www.superstarforlife.com/ |
| Hobbies: |
Fishing, Golf, & Networking |
| Birthday: |
April 13, 1969 (Carrollton, GA) |
| Favorite Athlete: |
GROWING UP: (1) Dr. J because of his crazy dunks. (2) Moses Malone because of his power and work ethic. (3) Michael Jordan because he was simply the best player I have ever seen. (4) Emmitt Smith because of the way he ran the ball and I like the Cowboys. (5) Carl Lewis because of his pure speed. NOW PLAYING: (1) Dwight Howard because he is a dominating force. (2) Thabo Sefolosha & Udonis Haslem because they are friends and former teammates. |
| Favorite Sport to Watch: |
(1) Golf because of Tiger Woods, need I say more. and (2) Basketball because I like to watch my friends play or coach. |
| Favorite Movie: |
Coming to America & Held Up |
| Favorite TV Show: |
First 48, Law and Order, & ESPN |
| Favorite Actor: |
Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington, & Samuel L. Jackson |
| Favorite Actress: |
Halle Berry |
| Favorite Singer / Band: |
Anita Baker, Regina Belle, Barry White, Notorious BIG, Tupac |
| Favorite Restaurant: |
Tramontes in Barcelona, Spain |
| Favorite Food: |
Italian |
| Favorite Memory from Playing: |
Winning the D-II National Player of the Year Award & Winning a D-II National Championship in college. Making the Utah Jazz from a small school. |
