Anthony Grundy

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Anthony Grundy
Personal information
Born(1979-04-15)April 15, 1979
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 14, 2019(2019-11-14) (aged 40)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
AEK Athens
2011Mersin Buyuksehir
2011Petron Blaze Boosters
2011–2012Mersin Buyuksehir
2012Mahram Tehran
2012–2013Kavala
2013–2014Hacettepe Üniversitesi
2013Dukok
2014Azad University Tehran
Career highlights and awards
  • Greek League Top Scorer
    (2008, 2009)
  • All-Greek League First Team
    (2008)
  • PBA Governor's Cup winner (2011)
  • First-team All-ACC (2002)
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Anthony Montreace Grundy (April 15, 1979 – November 14, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

High school

Grundy began his high school career at

Chatham, VA
.

College career

Grundy initially signed a letter of intent to play for Bradley University as a junior in high school. After pleading his case to Bradley administrators, the university granted him his release. Grundy visited several schools before committing to NC State, where he played college basketball with the NC State Wolfpack. Initially just a bench role player, he was named 1st Team All-ACC during his senior season. That same season, he became the 1st player in school history to lead his team in 5 major statistical categories (Scoring, Assists, Rebounds, Steals, 3-pointers made). Grundy also earned All-ACC-Defensive-team honors in 2002.

Professional career

Grundy played with the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks in 12 games after signing a ten-day contract in the 2005–06 NBA season.

Grundy's final NBA game was played on April 19, 2006, in a 99 - 100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers where he recorded 2 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound.

He played in the

Greek League's top scorer
during the 2007–08 season, averaging 21.5 points per game.

In 2009, he joined Ferrara.[2]

In September 2010, he returned to Greece, signing with

AEK Athens[3] He left the team on January 15, 2011.[4]

In January 2011, he signed with Mersin Buyuksehir.[5]

On July 15, 2011, he was signed by the

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
.

In 2012, he signed with

Mahram Tehran of Iran.[7] In 2013, he joined Hacettepe University
.

He then began training in the practice sessions of the Greek team AON Palatianis.

Personal life and death

In 2011, Grundy was arrested and charged with

Queens, New York, while entering the United States. Grundy had lived in Ghana for several years prior. He was sentenced in October 2017, to two years in prison for a felony charge of DWI, five misdemeanor counts of failing to appear in court and two probation violations.[8]

On June 6, 2019, Grundy struck and killed a pedestrian and left the scene of the accident, then later turned himself in to police. He had no driver's license nor insurance at the time of the collision, while his license plates had expired the previous year.[9]

Grundy died at age 40 on November 14, 2019, after being stabbed during an altercation in his hometown of Louisville.[10]

References

  1. ^ ULEBCup.com Grundy signs with Panellinios. Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Biennale per Grundy a Ferrara (Italian). Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ AEK Athens signs Anthony Grundy Archived September 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Τέλος ο Γκράντι[permanent dead link] (in Greek)
  5. ^ Mersin'e skorer Amerikalı (in Turkish)
  6. ^ Grundy joins Boosters Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Anthony Grundy agreed terms with Mahram to play in Asia Cup
  8. ^ McDonald, Thomasi (October 17, 2017). "Former NC State basketball star's 'bad run' ends in prison sentence". The News & Observer. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. ^ Former Warren Central basketball player turns self in after fatal hit-and-run
  10. Louisville Courier Journal. USA Today
    . November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

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