Paul Grant (basketball)

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Paul Grant
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrother Rice (Birmingham, Michigan)
College
MIT
(assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Paul Edward Grant (born January 6, 1974) is a retired American professional

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
.

Grant attended Brother Rice High School in Michigan,[1] and played at Boston College for three seasons, but then transferred to Wisconsin for his senior year. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten after leading the Badgers in scoring, field goal percentage, and blocked shots. He also played in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and the Nike Desert Classic.

Grant was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 20th pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He was on the injured list for his entire rookie season because of a right midfoot sprain. He finally made his NBA debut on February 5, 1999 in a 110–92 win over the Denver Nuggets.

On March 11, 1999, he was traded to the

1999 first-round draft
choice and a future first-round draft choice.

Grant played for the

KK NIS Vojvodina from Serbia for the remainder of the season.[2]

Grant participated in the 2002–03 and 2003–04 training camps with the Utah Jazz, who signed him on January 1, 2004; he was waived five days later. On January 8, he was signed to a 10-day contract with the Jazz.[3] He coached workouts in Haverhill Massachusetts from 2005–06, working with young players.

In 2007, Grant was named to the staff of the

MIT Men's Basketball team as an assistant coach. On April 13, 2008, he assisted MIT associate head coach, Oliver Eslinger, at the NEBCA All-Star Game.[4]

References

  1. ^ NBA & college stats, retrieved 15 June 2007.
  2. ^ Jazz sign Grant, retrieved 15 June 2007.
  3. ^ Jazz Re-Sign Grant, retrieved 15 June 2007.
  4. ^ MIT Coaches at NEBCA All-Star Game

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