Josh Grant (basketball)
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Joshua David Grant (born August 7, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6'9" (2.06 m), 223 pound (101 kg) power forward graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1986[1] and attended the University of Utah, where he was an important player and still holds multiple basketball records. Among other honors, Grant was named to Utah's All-Century Men's Basketball Team on February 12, 2008[2] and was inducted into the University's Crimson Club Hall of Fame on April 8, 2008.[1]
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Born | (1967-08-07) August 7, 1967 (age 57) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | East (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||||||||||||||
College | Utah (1988–1993) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1993: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1993–2002 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 5, 11 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Baloncesto León | ||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Le Mans Sarthe | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2001 | Cholet Basket | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Roseto Sharks | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 157 | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 89 | ||||||||||||||
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Grant was selected with the sixteenth pick of the second round of the 1993 NBA draft (43rd pick overall) by the Denver Nuggets and was traded to the Golden State Warriors on a draft night trade.[3] Grant played for the Warriors during the 1993–1994 season, and then played abroad for several years.