Gary Grant
| No. 23, 1, 14 | |
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| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | April 21, 1965 |
| Place of birth | Canton, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Canton McKinley |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Michigan (1984–1988) |
| NBA Draft | 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Pro career | 1988–2002 |
| Career history | |
| 1988–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1995–1996 | New York Knicks |
| 1996–1997 | Miami Heat |
| 1997 | Yakima Sun Kings (CBA) |
| 1998 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1998–1999 | Aris (Greece) |
| 1999–2000 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2001–2002 | Peristeri (Greece) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,368 (7.9 ppg) |
| Assists | 3,013 (5.5 apg) |
| Rebounds | 1,283 (2.3 rpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gary Grant (born April 21, 1965 in Canton, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the NBA.
Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan.
He was selected in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, but was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers before the 1988-89 season started. There he remained for seven years before moving on to the New York Knicks, the Miami Heat, and the Portland Trail Blazers. While playing for the Clippers, he was featured in the 1992 film Miracle Beach.[1]
During the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season while playing for the 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines team, Darius Morris surpassed Grant's school record single-season assist total set for the 1987–88 team.[2] Grant continues to hold several Michigan records including career starts (128), career assists (731), career steals (total and per game), career minutes, career turnovers, single-season assists per game, single-season steals (total and per game, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for both), single-season turnovers, single-game assists, and single-game steals.[3]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Gary Grant - IMDb profile". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335402/.
- ^ "Postgame Notes: #3 Duke 73, Michigan 71". CBS Interactive. 2011-03-20. http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/032011aaf.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 8. http://www.mgoblue.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/mich/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/bkm-all-time-records. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
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