Joe Crispin

Joe Crispin
Air Force Falcons
TitleHead coach
LeagueMountain West
Personal information
Born (1979-07-18) July 18, 1979
Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolPitman (Pitman, New Jersey)
CollegePenn State (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career2001–2012
PositionPoint guard
Number11
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
Playing
2001Los Angeles Lakers
2001Southern California Surf
2002Phoenix Suns
2002Gary Steelheads
2002–2003Rockford Lightning
2003AEK Athens
2003–2004Kansas City Knights
2004Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2004–2005Kansas City Knights
2005Anwil Wloclawek
2005–2006Navigo.it Teramo
2007CAI Zaragoza
2007–2009Bandırma Banvit
2009–2010Enel Brindisi
2010–2011Basket Barcellona
2011–2012Azovmash Mariupol
Coaching
2014–2016Rowan (assistant)
2016–2023Rowan
2023–2026Penn State (assistant)
2026–presentAir Force
Career highlights
As player:

As head coach:

  • NJAC regular season (2023)
  • NJAC tournament (2019)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Joseph Steven Crispin (born July 18, 1979) is an American men's college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Air Force Falcons men's basketball team. He previously served as an assistant coach at Penn State University and as the head coach at Rowan University.

Early life

Crispin was born at Underwood-Memorial Hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey.[1]

He later 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 all-time scoring record for boys' high school basketball. He averaged 35.6 points per game during his junior and senior seasons, and 24.9 points per game across his entire high school career. Across 117 career games, he failed to score at least 10 points only once.

College career

Crispin played college basketball at Penn State alongside his brother, Jon Crispin.[2] The brothers were part of the 2001 Penn State team that upset national powerhouse North Carolina in the NCAA tournament.

Professional career

NBA career

Crispin played in the NBA during the 2001-02 season, splitting time between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. He signed with the Miami Heat in 2003[3] but was waived before the 2003–04 season began.[4][5]

Overseas career

Crispin has also played in the ABA, CBA, USBL, with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League,[6] with Teramo in Italy,[7] and with Banvit of the Turkish Basketball League.[8] He signed with Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto in Italy for the 2010–11 season. The next season, he joined Azovmash Mariupol in Ukraine.[9]

Coaching career

On March 18, 2026, Crispin was announced as the next head men's basketball coach at the United States Air Force Academy. He had previously spent several years as the head coach at Rowan University and as an assistant coach at Penn State.[10]

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rowan Profs (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2016–2023)
2016–17 Rowan 17–1011–74th
2017–18 Rowan 13–139–9T-5th
2018–19 Rowan 22–713–52ndNCAA Division III Second Round
2019–20 Rowan 15–1210–8T-4th
2020–21 Rowan ———Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021–22 Rowan 23–614–42ndNCAA Division III First Round
2022–23 Rowan 24–616–21stNCAA Division III Sweet 16
Rowan: 90–54 (.625)57–35 (.620)
Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference) (2026–present)
2026–27 Air Force 0–00–0
Air Force: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:90–54 (.625)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Crispin and his wife Erin lived in Glassboro, New Jersey while he was the head coach at Rowan.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Births; Underwood-Memorial". Gloucester County Times. August 7, 1979. p. 9. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Penn State at Kentucky – November 25, 2000, by Stephen John; Kentucky Sports Report
  3. ↑ Heat sign Ike Austin and Joe Crispin, September 29, 2003
  4. ↑ HEAT Request Waivers on Joe Crispin, October 14, 2003
  5. ↑ "Joe Crispin". Archived from the original on March 22, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  6. ↑ "24sec.net – Basketball News – Joe Crispin in Teramo". Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  7. ↑ HoopsHype – NBA Players – Joseph Crispin
  8. ↑ EuroBasket
  9. ↑ Joe Crispin. Eurobasket.
  10. ↑ Foreman, Dylan (March 18, 2026). "Air Force Hires Joe Crispin as New Head Coach of Men's Basketball". krdo.com. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ Williams, Andre D. (April 16, 2004). "Crispin Hopes 'Dawgs are Springboard Back to NBA: The Former PSU Star Will Start in Backcourt with Quincy Wadley". The Morning Call. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
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