Former Arizona men’s basketball player Quinton Crawford is making the most of his first opportunity as a head coach.
Crawford, who coaches the Stockton Kings, was named this week as G League Coach of the Month for January. The Kings are in first place in the Western Conference with a 14-4 record. They’ve won eight of their last 10 games.
According to a G League announcement, the Kings averaged 113.4 points, 45.9 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 8.9 steals, and 7.2 blocks in 14 games in January, with a 115.9 offensive rating, ranking second in the league.
Crawford is in his first season as head coach of the Kings. He spent the previous seven seasons as an NBA assistant.
Crawford joined Arizona in 2011 as a walk-on transfer and spent two seasons with the program.
The Kings feature several a trio of former Pac-12 players: Stanford’s Chasson Randle, USC’s Boogie Ellis and Washington State’s Isaac Jones.
Former Arizona guard Brandon Williams led the G League in scoring for the first month of the season, averaging 28.3 points over eight games for the Texas Legends. Williams was called up to the Dallas Mavericks in late December.