Gary Grant
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1965 Canton, Ohio |
| 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall |
| 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 (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 Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gary Grant (born April 21, 1965) 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. Gary received his BA in Kinesiology.
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] 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]
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Miami Heat players
- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players
- New York Knicks players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Point guards
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Sportspeople from Canton, Ohio
- Yakima Sun Kings players
