Greg Grant

Greg Grant
Personal information
Born (1966-08-29) August 29, 1966
Trenton, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight 140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High school Trenton Central
(Trenton, New Jersey)
College Morris Brown (1985–1986)
Trenton State (1986–1989)
NBA draft 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career 1989–1998
Position Point guard
Career history
1989–1990 Phoenix Suns
1990–1991 New York Knicks
1991 Charlotte Hornets
1991–1993 Philadelphia 76ers
1993–1994 Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
1994 Pittsburgh Piranhas (CBA)
1994–1995 Mexico City Aztecas (CBA)
1995 Denver Nuggets
1995 Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
1995 San Diego Wildcards (CBA)
1995 Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1996 Shreveport Storm (CBA)
1996 Washington Bullets
1996 Denver Nuggets
1996 Atlantic City Seagulls (USBL)
1996–1997 C. Montana Forlì (Italy)
1997 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
1997–1998 Connecticut Pride (CBA)

Gregory Alan "Greg" Grant (born August 29, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Growing up in a broken home, Grant worked in a fish market after high school. After being discovered at the local playground, the 5'7" (1.70 m) point guard enrolled at Trenton State College in 1986, and led Division III in scoring in 1989.

That same year he was selected with the 52nd pick by the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Draft. Grant now runs a sports academy in Trenton. Grant also offers one-on-one instructions and clinics. With the help of writer (and fellow Trenton native) Martin Sumners, Grant detailed his unlikely journey from the playgrounds to college and all the way to the NBA in his autobiography, 94 Feet and Rising: The Journey of Greg Grant to the NBA and Beyond, released on July 17, 2009.And also he was one of the kids from Trenton New Jersey to achieve an played with Ricky fox also from Trenton have achieved to becoming with a coach for the youth's in Trenton New Jersey so they can become young men

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