Granger Errol Hall (born June 18, 1962) is an American retired professional

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player. A standout

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player at

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, Hall also played in Spain's

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for 13 years, for a variety of

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, and retired as that league's all-time leading rebounder (currently #2 overall).

Early life and education

Hall grew up in

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College career

Hall went on to play at

for coach

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in the

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. After playing sparingly as a freshman, Hall broke out as a sophomore in 1981–82, averaging 14.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and sharing conference player of the year honors with American University's

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. In the offseason, Temple moved to the

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and Casey was replaced by John Chaney. As a junior, Hall averaged 20.6 points and 7.4 rebounds in the first five games of the year. However, he injured his knee in a game against William & Mary, had season-ending surgery, and took a medical

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. After a season of rehabilitation, Hall returned for the 1983–84 season and teamed with future

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guard

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to lead the Owls to a 26–5 record and an undefeated Atlantic 10 season. Hall averaged 16.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game during the season. With Stansbury departing, the primary scoring load fell to Hall in his senior season. He averaged 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.2010-11 Temple Owls men's basketball guide
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conferences; through 2018–19, the only other players to do this are

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and

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). In addition to his two conference player of the year awards, Hall was a three-time honorable mention All-American, a three time first team All-Conference pick, and a three-time all

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selection. He graduated as Temple's all-time leader in

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(since eclipsed) and

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attempts. He was named to the Temple Athletic and Philadelphia Big 5 Halls of Fame.

Professional career

After graduation from Temple, Hall was selected in the fourth round (78th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft by the

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. After failing to make the team, Hall signed with Fórum Filatélico of

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. He played 13 thirteen years for Huesca La Magia, TDK Manresa, Caja San Fernando,

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, and

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. In 1998, Hall retired with career averages of 18.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. He ended his career as the leading rebounder in league history (4,292, since broken) and is also in the top ten all-time in total points (8,039), blocked shots (348), and minutes played (15,395).2009-10 Liga ACB Guide
pp. 208-09 (Spanish)

References

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