Grant Gondrezick

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Grant Gondrezick
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Born(1963-01-19)January 19, 1963
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1997–1998Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
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Grant Gondrezick Sr. (January 19, 1963 – January 7, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who took the court as a shooting guard.

Basketball career

After attending high school in his hometown, 6'5" Gondrezick played college basketball at Pepperdine University in the mid-1980s. He led the team in scoring during the 1983–84 season with a 13.7 points per game average,[1] and was redshirted in the following year.

In

1986, Gondrezick was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 77th pick of the NBA draft. He spent two seasons in the National Basketball Association, one apiece with the Suns and Los Angeles Clippers, averaging five points, two rebounds and one assist
per game.

Personal life

Gondrezick was married to Lisa Harvey and had three children, WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, Kalabrya Gondrezick, and Grant Gondrezick Jr.

Gondrezick's older brother, Glen, was also a professional basketball player, and a shooting guard. He played six years in the NBA,[2] dying in 2009 at the age of 53 due to heart failure.

On January 8, 2021, it was announced that Gondrezick had died suddenly the night before at the age of 57.[3]

References

  1. ^ Pepperdine basketball media guide[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ An older and wiser Gondrezick gets his shot with Sixers, but basketball is no longer everything to him; The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 1994. C02
  3. ^ Tapin, Patrick (January 8, 2021). "Grant Gondrezick, un des plus grands joueurs passés par le Caen BC, est décédé". Retrieved January 9, 2021. (in French)

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