Greg Grant (born March 25, 1960) is an American former

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player known for his prolific career at

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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. Utah 4A Boy's Basketball 1980

Born and raised in

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, 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

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in Australia before enrolling at

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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-high 22.6 points per game and became the leading scorer in school history, as well as in the history of the PCAA (both marks since eclipsed). At the close of the season, Grant was named the co-Player of the Year in the PCAA (now the

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), sharing the award with

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forward Anthony Jones. Grant finished his college career with 2,127 points and 1,003 rebounds. Following his college career, Grant was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the 1986 NBA draft (132nd pick overall) but did not make the final roster. He played one season in Spain before returning to the United States and leaving the game. The son of Bonnie and judge Paul Grant, who played basketball at

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, Grant has two younger brothers who also played basketball. Nate was a teammate at Utah State, while

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followed in his father's footsteps to the Utah and later played professionally, including a season for the

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College stats @ sports-reference.comUtah State Athletics Hall of Fame profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Greg 1960 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players American Mormon missionaries in Australia Basketball players from Salt Lake City Detroit Pistons draft picks Latter Day Saints from Utah Small forwards Utah State Aggies men's basketball players

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