Jonathan Scott Crispin (born January 19, 1981) is an American former basketball player for the Penn State Nittany Lions and UCLA Bruins.

[1] Cliff also owns the Maryland state high school boys' basketball single game scoring record of 79, set in 1956.

During his prep basketball career, Crispin led the Panthers to two conference titles, two South Jersey crowns and two Group I NJ State Championships (1997 & 1998).

[1] As a junior in 1998, Jon scored a school-record 62 points (21–35 FG, 12–19 threes) in a South Jersey Group I playoff game versus Penns Grove High School.

[5] Jon finished the season as the team's fourth highest scorer (9.3 ppg / 228 total) despite missing four games in February due to a foot stress fracture.

Jon's best performance came when he scored a career-high 26 points in the Nittany Lions' 73–68 upset at Kentucky on November 25, 2000 in the Wildcats' home opener.

Jon previously served as the lead basketball analyst and color commentator for the Big Ten Network in Chicago, Illinois.