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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Crafton joins Powell's staff
7/22/2019 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Former Missouri standout coached at Western Illinois
Grand Canyon women's basketball added Sydney Crafton to its staff as an assistant coach.
Crafton joins Lopes head coach Nicole Powell's staff after four seasons as an assistant coach for Western Illinois. She oversaw that program's facility and visiting team schedules, community service opportunities and special events while assisting with all aspects of the basketball side.
"We are very excited to have Sydney joining our staff," Powell said. "She is going to bring so much to our program with her knowledge of the game and ability to connect with players. Her experience, as a coach and a player, is going to complement our coaching staff really well."
With the Leathernecks, Crafton coached a pair of All-Summit League honorees and two All-Newcomer players while also helping the 2016-17 team to the Summit League regular-season and postseason championships and the program's first NCAA tournament appearance in 22 years.
"I'm very familiar with Powell's playing career so when the opportunity presented itself I immediately reached out," Crafton said. "Powell, along with the staff, shared their vision for the program and I was sold. It is something that​ I can help contribute to with my background and something I want to be a part of."
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Crafton played four seasons for Missouri, making 63 starts in 96 career games, after growing up in nearby Jefferson City. In her senior year with the Tigers, the team captain started in 27 games and ranked third on the team in points per game (9.6) and rebounds per game (5.3).
Crafton led the team in field goal percentage as a senior, connecting on 53.4 percent of her attempts, and scored a career-high 26 points against Southeast Missouri State.
The 5-foot-10 guard also competed professionally for one year in Ecuador and Italy.
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Crafton joins Lopes head coach Nicole Powell's staff after four seasons as an assistant coach for Western Illinois. She oversaw that program's facility and visiting team schedules, community service opportunities and special events while assisting with all aspects of the basketball side.
"We are very excited to have Sydney joining our staff," Powell said. "She is going to bring so much to our program with her knowledge of the game and ability to connect with players. Her experience, as a coach and a player, is going to complement our coaching staff really well."
With the Leathernecks, Crafton coached a pair of All-Summit League honorees and two All-Newcomer players while also helping the 2016-17 team to the Summit League regular-season and postseason championships and the program's first NCAA tournament appearance in 22 years.
"I'm very familiar with Powell's playing career so when the opportunity presented itself I immediately reached out," Crafton said. "Powell, along with the staff, shared their vision for the program and I was sold. It is something that​ I can help contribute to with my background and something I want to be a part of."
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Crafton played four seasons for Missouri, making 63 starts in 96 career games, after growing up in nearby Jefferson City. In her senior year with the Tigers, the team captain started in 27 games and ranked third on the team in points per game (9.6) and rebounds per game (5.3).
Crafton led the team in field goal percentage as a senior, connecting on 53.4 percent of her attempts, and scored a career-high 26 points against Southeast Missouri State.
The 5-foot-10 guard also competed professionally for one year in Ecuador and Italy.
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