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Greg Grant (other)
Greg Grant may refer to: * Greg Grant (basketball, born 1960) (born 1960), American basketball player * Greg Grant (basketball, born 1966) (born 1966), American basketball player See also * Gregor Grant (1911–1969), Scottish artist {{hndis, Grant, Greg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Grant (basketball, Born 1960)
Greg Grant (born March 25, 1960) is an American former college basketball player known for his prolific career at Utah State University in the 1980s. Grant complied 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for his career and was the 1986 Pacific Coast Athletic Association co-Player of the Year. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Grant played for East High School, and was chosen as a Utah High School All-Star as a senior in 1979. He then spent two years as a Mormon missionary in Australia before enrolling at Utah State in 1981. A knee injury then caused him to miss the 1981–82 season. Grant entered the Aggies starting lineup as a freshman, averaging 15.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game on his way to earning PCAA Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the all-conference second team. The Aggies earned a spot in the 1983 NCAA tournament. Grant continued his consistent scoring and rebounding, earning all-conference honors all four years. As a senior, Grant averaged a career-hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Grant (basketball, Born 1966)
Gregory Alan Grant (born August 29, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player. Growing up in a broken home, Grant worked in a fish market while in high school. After being discovered at the local playground, the 5'7" (1.70 m) point guard enrolled at Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey, or TCNJ for short) in 1986, and led Division III in scoring in 1989. That same year he was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Draft. He spent nine years in the NBA, playing for six different teams. Grant now runs a sports academy in Trenton. He also offers one-on-one instructions and clinics. With the help of writer (and fellow Trenton native) Martin Sumners, Grant detailed his unlikely journey from the playgrounds to college and all the way to the NBA in his autobiography, ''94 Feet and Rising: The Journey of Greg Grant to the NBA and Beyond'', released on July 17, 2009. Grant was named head coach of Trenton Central High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
