Colton Crowder enters his third season on the Arkansas State women’s basketball staff in 2026-27 after joining head coach Destinee Rogers’ staff as an assistant coach in June 2024.
In 2025-26, Crowder helped guide the Red Wolves to a 27-10 overall record and 14-4 mark in Sun Belt play, matching the program record for wins in a season. A-State advanced to the WNIT Fab 4 for the first time in program history and set program records with 386 made 3-pointers, 1,285 attempts, 532 steals and 972 turnovers forced.
The Red Wolves also produced three Sun Belt postseason honorees, with Zyion Shannon earning First Team All-Sun Belt and All-Sun Belt Defensive Team honors, Crislyn Rose earning Second Team All-Sun Belt recognition and Mimi McCollister becoming the first player in program history to earn Sun Belt Sixth Woman of the Year honors.
In his first season at A-State, Crowder helped the Red Wolves to a 21-11 overall record and 15-3 mark in Sun Belt play. Arkansas State won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship for the first time in program history and earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance. The Red Wolves led the nation in 3-pointers made per game and 3-point attempts per game while producing two All-Sun Belt selections, two Sun Belt All-Tournament honorees and the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
Crowder began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas in 2017-18 before becoming video coordinator at Little Rock the following season. He returned to the Trojans ahead of the 2023-24 campaign after serving as an assistant coach at Farmington High School in 2021-22.
Crowder is the son of Carla Crowder, who won 840 games and four state championships during 38 years coaching high school girls’ basketball. She was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
