Gary Grant (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Canton, Ohio | April 21, 1965
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) |
College | Michigan (1984–1988) |
NBA draft | 1988: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1988–2002 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 23, 1, 14 |
Career history | |
1988–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1995–1996 | New York Knicks |
1996–1997 | Miami Heat |
1997 | Yakima Sun Kings |
1998 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1998–1999 | Aris |
1999–2000 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2001–2002 | Peristeri |
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 |
Gary Grant (born April 21, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player at the point guard position in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Gary "The General" Grant played for Canton McKinley High School and collegiately at the University of Michigan. Gary received his BA in Kinesiology.
He was selected in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, but his rights were traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night. 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] The following season Trey Burke broke Grant's freshman season assist total record.[3] 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.[4]
Grant has three children with Tammie Grant: Taryn, Mahogany, and Piper.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Gary Grant - IMDb profile".
- ^ "Postgame Notes: #3 Duke 73, Michigan 71". CBS Interactive. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael (2012-03-01). "Burke breaks freshman assists mark: Point guard surpasses record held for more than 25 years by U-M great Gary Grant". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 8. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ San Diego State basketball
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