“My aunt was like, ‘What you did here with your success in high school and all that you did for the school, I’ll bless you with that opportunity if you want the court to be named after you.’ I was like, ‘Of course. Price has 35 staff members, all of whose jobs Crabbe saved. For him to make a generous donation like he did to help keep the school open, that’s honorable. “The coach relationship was one thing: I’ve watched this young man grow on another level that goes beyond the court. “I’m his godfather so I knew him early on, from when he was born,” Mike Lynch told The Post. Oh, and that coach? In keeping with the family theme, he’s Crabbe’s godfather. Crabbe’s presence in the gym will get even bigger Wednesday when it’s named after him. And after his coach vowed to retire his number if he made the NBA, his No. It really was a selfless act and I think he’s the greatest!”Įssentially Crabbe has never drawn breath without FKCP a part of his life.Īt first admittedly awkward about going to his parents’ school, Crabbe eventually led FKCP to a California Division IV title in 2010, earning the state’s Mr. But little by little he would come to know it was an amazing thing. So like a mother would, I presented him with the facts, suggested the opportunity to continue a legacy and he said, ‘Tell her I’ll do it!’ I don’t even think he realized the import of what he had done at first. “I knew he wouldn’t want to see the school just go away. He attended there starting in preschool, at 3 months old, all the way through to high school graduation,” Crabbe’s mother, Cheryl Price, told The Post. “I’m so proud and humbled by his decision to help the school. Until Crabbe - making $18.5 million in the third year of a four-year, $75 million contract - pulled it from the brink last spring. It was named after Frederick and Betty Price’s firstborn son - Crabbe’s uncle - who was killed when he was struck by a car as a child in 1962.įKCP - or simply Price - has a 100 percent graduation rate since 1996, and a 98 percent acceptance rate to four-year colleges, yet the tiny school largely serving South Central LA was on the verge of closing. Price the pastor of the church - ran the tiny school under the church. Crabbe’s aunt Angela Evans founded it, and - with his grandfather Frederick K.C. To call the school important to Crabbe’s family understates it. Price III Christian School in Los Angeles. I didn’t really look at the bigger picture, but after everything started to go down, it was pretty humbling.” Allen Crabbe dunks the ball while playing for Frederick K.C. Faculty, I didn’t really realize how many jobs I was saving. … Then parents were coming up to me saying thank you they didn’t have to take their kid out of that school to find another school in that area - which is a rough area. … I really didn’t look at the bigger picture of everything, of everybody that I was helping. So me being blessed financially and in the position I’m in, you don’t want to see something my family put a lot of hard work and dedication in when I have the financial means to help it stay open. “I’ve had uncles, cousins, little cousins that still go there, my nephew still goes there. “They put a lot of hard work and dedication into building that school,” Crabbe said. And with it set to close for lack of funds, Crabbe proved it’s salvation with a six-figure donation. He saved it.Ĭrabbe’s family founded and subsidized the school on the campus of Crenshaw Christian Center. He didn’t just attend the school, known locally as Price. Price III Christian Schools is named after him.Īnd it’ll only be fitting. LOS ANGELES - Allen Crabbe may not have a more meaningful moment on a basketball court than he does Wednesday when the court at Frederick K.C. What the Nets' choices in the NBA Draft say about their plans for the post-superteam era Mikal Bridges sings praises of NBA superstar amid trade rumors: 'Unbelievable player' Patty Mills hopeful Nets teammate will be ready for FIBA World Cup Mikal Bridges tweet at WNBA star did not go as planned: 'Weird guys'
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