Brian Grant
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 5, 1972 Columbus, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Georgetown (Georgetown, Ohio) |
| College | Xavier (1990–1994) |
| NBA draft | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
| Playing career | 1994–2006 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 33, 44, 55 |
| Career history | |
| 1994–1997 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1997–2000 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2000–2004 | Miami Heat |
| 2004–2005 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2005–2006 | Phoenix Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 7,933 (10.5 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,622 (7.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 923 (1.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brian Wade Grant (born March 5, 1972) is a retired American basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions for five teams during 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was known for his tenacious rebounding and blue-collar defense. During his career, he played with the Sacramento Kings (where he made First Team All-Rookie in the 1994–95 season), Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.
Grant grew up in the small, rural community of Georgetown, Ohio, near the Ohio River about 40 miles southeast of Cincinnati. During summers, he spent most of his time working at area farms, picking and stripping tobacco, digging potatoes and baling hay. He played basketball at Georgetown High School, mostly in anonymity until Xavier University's basketball office began receiving anonymous calls stating that they should take a look at Grant. Xavier assistant coach Dino Gaudio finally scouted Grant, followed by visits from XU head coach Pete Gillen. Georgetown High's gymnasium has since been renamed Brian Grant Gymnasium.
Grant played basketball at Xavier University, but the anonymity quickly faded. After four seasons at Xavier, Grant was second on the all-time leading scorers' list with 1,719 points. He was twice named Midwest Collegiate Conference Player of the Year. All four seasons at Xavier he led the Musketeers in rebounding, and was third on the all-time leading rebounding list with 1,080. He was named to the Associated Press honorable mention All-American team in his junior year, after ranking second in the nation in field goal percentage with 65.4 percent.
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