Howard Royce Crittenden (March 3, 1933 – August 30, 2013) was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at Murray State University and in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

[2] He then moved to Murray State, where over his four-year career Crittenden scored 2,019 points (19.4 per game), graduating as the Racers' all-time leading scorer (since eclipsed).

Crittenden was the first player in school history to eclipse the 2,000 point mark – and the only one to do so without the benefit of the three-point shot.

Crittenden also holds the school record for free throws made with 731, a mark that still ranks among the best in NCAA history.

Crittenden thrived in industrial basketball, being named an AAU All-American in three of his four seasons with the club.