Stewart Granger (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
| Born | October 27, 1961 Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| High school | Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn, New York) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Villanova (1979–1983) |
| NBA Draft | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 1983–1990 |
| Career history | |
| 1983–1984 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1984–1985 | Sarasota Stingers (CBA) |
| 1985 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1985 | Sarasota Stingers (CBA) |
| 1985–1986 | Maine Windjammers (CBA) |
| 1986 | Wildwood Aces (USBL) |
| 1986–1987 | New York Knicks |
| 1987 | Philadelphia Aces (USBL) |
| 1988 | Long Island Knights (USBL) |
| 1989–1990 | Alvik Stockholm (Sweden) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Stewart Francis Granger (born October 27, 1961, in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian former National Basketball Association player and Canadian national team member.
Though, in his early years Granger grew up in Montréal, his high school years were spent attending in playing basketball at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Granger made the New York State high school finals in 1979 playing for NYC-Nazareth, and in 1981 with Brookville-L.I. Lutheran, both along with fellow future NBA player Bill Wennington. Granger played college basketball at the Villanova University, where his career averages were 10.4 points per game and 4.8 assists per game.
In the 1983 NBA Draft, Granger was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers at the 24th overall pick.
In 1984, his first season, Granger played with the team that drafted him, the Cleveland Cavaliers, an average 4.5 points per game and 2.4 assists per game. In his second season, he played for the Atlanta Hawks, where he averaged 1.8 points per game, and 1.3 assists per game. Then in his final NBA season, which was in 1987 with the New York Knicks, he averaged 3.3 points per game and 1.8 assists per game.
Granger was also a first team USBL All-Star in 1986 while a member of the Wildwood Aces. He also had a career in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Career statistics
- FrozenHoops.com History of NBA basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time
[edit] See also
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball people from Quebec
- Canadian basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriates in the Philippines
- Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Maine Windjammers players
- New York Knicks players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players
