Travis Grant
Personal information | |
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Born | Clayton, Alabama | January 1, 1950
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Barbour County Training School (Clayton, Alabama) |
College | Kentucky State (1968–1972) |
NBA draft | 1972: 1st round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1972–1976 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 33, 42, 5 |
Career history | |
1972–1973 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1973–1975 | San Diego Conquistadors |
1975–1976 | Kentucky Colonels |
1976 | Indiana Pacers |
Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 2,767 (13.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 819 (4.1 rpg) |
Assists | 211 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2009 |
Travis Grant (born January 1, 1950)[1] is a retired American professional basketball player.
College
Grant is most known for being the all-time leading scorer in men's NCAA college basketball history while at Kentucky State by amassing 4,045 points.[2] He led Kentucky State to three straight NAIA championships while averaging 33.4 points per game over his career.[3]
Professional
Grant was a first round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1972 NBA Draft and of the Utah Stars in the 1972 ABA Draft.[4] Grant played professionally in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1972 to 1976, for the Los Angeles Lakers, San Diego Conquistadors and Indiana Pacers. His best season came in 1974-75 for the San Diego Conquistadors when he averaged 25.2 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game with a 54.4% field goal percentage.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b Travis Grant Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com
- ^ ESPN - College basketball's all-time scorer lives in obscurity
- ^ SLAM Magazine, November 2013, p62
- ^ a b BasketballReference.com Travis Grant page
- 1950 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Alabama
- Indiana Pacers players
- Kentucky Colonels players
- Kentucky State Thorobreds basketball players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- People from Clayton, Alabama
- San Diego Conquistadors players
- Small forwards
- Utah Stars draft picks