STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern men's basketball coach Mark Byington announced today that Tyshaun Crawford (Griffin, Ga./Griffin) and has signed a National Letters of Intent to attend Georgia Southern and compete for the Eagles, beginning in 2017.
A 7-foot-1, 270-pound center Crawford averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots a game as a junior at Griffin High School and was named first-team all-region. He collected 14 points, 10 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots a game for Team Forrest on the AAU circuit last summer. Crawford's high school coach, Willie Reese, and AAU coach, James Forrest, both played four seasons at Georgia Tech for legendary coach Bobby Cremins.