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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) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | East (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Utah (1988–1993) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1993: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by theDenver 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 157 | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 89 | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Joshua David Grant (born August 7, 1967) is an American former professionalbasketball player. The 6'9" (2.06 m), 223 pound (101 kg)power forward graduated fromEast High School inSalt Lake City, Utah in 1986[1] and attended theUniversity 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]
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.
Grant played for theUniversity of Utah Utes from 1988–1993 (he was forced to take a medical red-shirt year because of a knee injury during the 1991–92 season).
Grant played under coachLynn Archibald for one season, and then underRick Majerus for the rest of his college career. The period during which Grant played under Majerus marked the beginning of a highly successful period for the Utes under Majerus throughout the 1990s, which culminated with the Utes' appearance in the NCAA championship game in 1998. The Utes wonWAC regular season championships in 1991 and 1993, and the1991 team went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, eventually being eliminated byJerry Tarkanian's defending championUNLV Runnin' Rebels to finish 30–4 for the season.[4] Grant was the captain of the Utah team for three years (1991, 1992, 1993).[5]
Grant received many honors for his collegiate career at Utah, where he was a four-year letter earner (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993).[6] He was first-team all-WAC twice (1991, 1993)[2] and second team all-WAC once (1990).[7] Grant was named WAC player of the year twice (1991, 1993),[2] and during those same two years, was also named to the WAC All-Tournament Team,[8] and the Utes won WAC regular-season championships.[4]
In 2008, Grant was honored by the University of Utah as part of its men's basketball program's centennial celebration when he was named to the University of Utah Men's Basketball "All Century Team" on February 12, 2008.[2] Grant was also honored on April 8, 2008, when he was inducted to the University of Utah's Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]
Grant also participated in several events that are among some of the most memorable in Utah men's basketball history. He dunked over 7'6" center Sean Bradley of arch-rivalBYU on February 16, 1991, which was voted as the 41st greatest moment in Utah basketball history.[9] Other events of the 100 Greatest Moments in Utah's Basketball History that Grant participated in include:
Grant holds multiple records in many categories for Utah, including several all-time records, such as:
Grant also holds many Utah records for individual games or seasons,[13] as well as several WAC records, which are not listed here.
Josh Grant was drafted as the 16th pick of the second round in the 1993 NBA draft (43rd overall) by the Denver Nuggets and was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a draft night trade with a 1994 second-round draft pick (eventually used to selectAnthony Miller of Michigan) forDarnell Mee.[3] Grant played for the Warriors during the 1993–1994 season before playing abroad for several years.
Grant was waived after one season.
Grant played professionally in Europe for nine more years, playing on teams in Spain, France, Greece and Italy.[1]
Grant graduated fromEast High School in Salt Lake City in 1986, where he was an all-state player twice, and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Utah as a senior, after leading his team to a third-place finish in the state tournament.[1] His older brotherGreg was also a standout basketball player, earningPCAA co-Player of the Year honors atUtah State. His other brother Nate also played at Utah State.[14]
Grant also served a two-year mission forthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London from 1986 to 1988.[1]
After his basketball career, Grant earned a master's degree in teaching. He was a history teacher and head boys' basketball coach at Lake Forrest High School andNiles West High School in the Chicago, Illinois area.[1]
Grant currently works as a regional development officer for the University of Utah, as part of the University's outreach program to alumni and friends. As part of this job, he travels around the country meeting alums and working to establish new relationships and strengthen ties with alums and friends on behalf of the university.[15]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Golden State | 53 | 0 | 7.2 | .404 | .279 | .759 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
