Grant Golden (born January 15, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(LBA). He played

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for the

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of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

High school career

After averaging 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore for Sherando High School in

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, Golden transferred to St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland. He suffered a stress fracture in his right foot before his junior season, before breaking his left ankle in his second game and missing the rest of the season. As a senior at St. James, Golden averaged 17.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, leading his team to the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference title. He was named Washington County Co-Player of the Year by ''

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''. He committed to playing college basketball for Richmond over offers from

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, Wofford and

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College career

On December 17, 2016, during a game against

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, Golden collapsed and was briefly unconscious due to an

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. He underwent a cardiac ablation procedure to correct his heart rhythm. Golden missed the remainder of the season, after playing nine games, and was granted a medical

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. As a redshirt freshman, he averaged a team-high 15.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, earning Third Team All-

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and Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors. Golden scored 498 points, breaking the program freshman scoring record. On November 21, 2018, he posted a career-high 33 points and nine rebounds in a 68–66 loss to

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 17.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic 10 for a second time. On January 18, 2020, Golden scored a season-high 25 points in a 97–87 win against

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. In his junior season, Golden averaged 13.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. He led Richmond to a program-record 14 conference wins. Golden declared for the

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before withdrawing his name and opting to return to Richmond. On January 18, 2022, Golden passed the 2,000 career point mark in a win against Fordham. Golden collected his 1,000th rebound in the Spiders' 2022 Atlantic 10 tournament semifinal win over

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Professional career

Grand Rapids Gold (2022–2023)

Following his career at Richmond, Golden signed with the

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for the

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season. Golden then signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Denver Nuggets for the NBA preseason. Golden was later waived and then re-signed a few days later by the Nuggets. On November 4, 2022, Golden was named to the opening night roster for the

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Vanoli Cremona (2023–present)

On August 1, 2023, Golden signed with

of the

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 9 , , 0 , , 7.6 , , .350 , , .200 , , .333 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .0 , , .2 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 32 , , 32 , , 30.7 , , .498 , , .275 , , .625 , , 6.7 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , 1.2 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 33 , , 33 , , 31.4 , , .503 , , .296 , , .657 , , 7.1 , , 3.5 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 29 , , 29 , , 26.0 , , .524 , , .263 , , .713 , , 6.9 , , 3.4 , , .6 , , .9 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 21 , , 21 , , 27.3 , , .562 , , .500 , , .667 , , 6.0 , , 3.5 , , .6 , , .5 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Richmond , 37 , , 37 , , 27.6 , , .506 , , .280 , , .706 , , 6.0 , , 2.9 , , .4 , , .5 , , 13.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 161 , , 152 , , 27.5 , , .511 , , .295 , , .665 , , 6.3 , , 3.0 , , .5 , , .8 , , 14.0

Personal life

Golden's younger brother, Bryce, played four years of college basketball for Butler before transferring to Loyola for his final season. His father, Craig, stands 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) and played college basketball for Fairfield and

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References

External links

Richmond Spiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Grant 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia Grand Rapids Gold players People from Winchester, Virginia Power forwards (basketball) Richmond Spiders men's basketball players