aks , ▁Los ▁Angeles : ▁he ▁then ▁spent ▁a ▁period ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁West chester , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁at ▁his ▁team m ates ' ▁houses , ▁working ▁odd ▁jobs . ▁During ▁his ▁senior ▁season ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁C raw ford ▁had ▁a ▁personally ▁successful ▁season , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁only ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 - 6 ▁record . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Texas ▁Te ch ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁struggling ▁with ▁gr ades ▁at ▁West chester ▁and ▁stopped ▁att ending ▁classes ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁academ ically , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Proposition ▁ 4 8 ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁attend ▁a ▁Division ▁I ▁college , ▁having ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁one ▁year ; ▁after ▁briefly ▁att ending ▁Howard ▁College ▁in ▁Big ▁Spring , ▁Texas , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁attend ▁Mo or park ▁College ▁in ▁Vent ura ▁County , ▁California . ▁ ▁C raw ford ▁immediately ▁found ▁success ▁at ▁Mo or park , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁team , ▁scoring ▁ 2 0 . 7 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁aver aging ▁ 1 2 . 1 ▁ass ists ▁( 4 1 1 ▁total ) ▁in ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁conference ▁in ▁ass ists ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁school - record ▁ 4 9 ▁points ▁against ▁Vent ura ▁College . ▁In ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season ▁he ▁played ▁ 2