Tyrone Jeremy Grant (born January 24, 1977) is an American former professional

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player of Barbadian descent. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 ") tall, he played at the

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and

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positions. He was en explosive scorer and good rebounder.

College career

From 1995 to 1999, Grant played

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at St. John's University, with the St. John's Red Storm.

Professional career

Grant started to Europe after that year, playing for a succession of sides including Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno, De Vizia Avellino,

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, Armani Jeans Milano, VidiVici Bologna and Benetton Treviso in the Italian

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, Olympia Larissa in Greece and Leite Río Breogán in the Spanish Liga ACB.

Personal life

On December 13, 2010, Grant founded the

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Team First Inc. Team First Inc. provides academic and social support services to public schools within New York with their focus on high poverty communities.

References

External links

Italian League Profile
Retrieved 11 August 2015
Spanish League Profile

RealGM Profile
Retrieved 7 February 2015
Official Team First Inc. Website
1977 births Living people Basketball players from New York City American men's basketball players Barbadian men's basketball players Basket Livorno players CB Breogán players Greek Basket League players Ilysiakos B.C. players Ironi Ashkelon players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Jeonju KCC Egis players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Olimpia Milano players Olympia Larissa B.C. players Pallacanestro Treviso players Power forwards (basketball) Reyer Venezia players Small forwards Sportspeople from Brooklyn S.S. Felice Scandone players St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players Teramo Basket players Trenton Shooting Stars players Virtus Bologna players {{1970s-US-basketball-bio-stub