Jayson Granger

Jayson Antonie Granger Amodio (born September 15, 1989) is a Uruguayan former professional basketball player. Listed at a height of 6'2" (1.89 m) tall without shoes, and 200 lbs. (91 kg) in weight, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career Youth levels Granger, a native of Montevideo, Uruguay, played in the youth ranks of the Uruguayan club Club Atlético Cordón .

Estudiantes

In December 2005, Granger had a trial with the Spanish team Estudiantes, and he signed with them in 2006, at only 16.

However, Granger's Uruguayan club, Cordón, requested a formation indemnity, meaning that Granger could only play in the amateur Spanish 4th-tier level Liga EBA, for one-and-a-half years, whilst a FIBA tribunal was deciding the case. The tribunal finally awarded the Uruguayan side €25,000 as compensation in 2007, with Granger being very critical of his former team's actions.

During the summer of 2007, he participated in the Americas Basketball Without Borders camp, and he was selected as the camp MVP. Granger made his Spanish 1st-tier level Liga ACB professional debut during the 2007–08 season. After his contract with Estudiantes expired, he signed with the Spanish club Unicaja, later that same month, for an offer his former team couldn't match.

Granger was selected to the All-Spanish ACB League Team of the 2014–15 season, after being selected as one of the league's two best guards, along with Sergio Llull. He averaged 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in the Spanish ACB League's regular season. He also played a key role in his team's run to the Spanish ACB League playoff semifinals.

Anadolu Efes On 26 June 2015, Granger signed a two-year contract with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.

Baskonia On August 16, 2017, Granger signed a three-year deal with Baskonia of Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Alba Berlin On August 1, 2020, signed a one-year contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. On June 11, 2021, Alba won their 10th BBL title after beating Bayern Munich 3–1 in the finals. Granger scored 29 points in the fourth game of the series and was named Finals MVP.

Return to Baskonia On July 13, 2021, Granger officially returned to Baskonia, signing a two-year deal.

Reyer Venezia On July 4, 2022, he signed with Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Peñarol He signed one year contract with his native country club in July, 2023.

Return to Estudiantes On July 4, 2024, Granger made his return to Estudiantes after 11 years, signing a one-year contract. On August 1, 2025, he re-signed with the club for the 2025–26 season and was named team captain.

On July 24, 2026, Granger announced his retirement from professional basketball.

National team career Granger first played for the Uruguayan Under-16 junior national basketball team at the 2004 South American Championship for Cadets. In the 2005 FIBA South America Under-17 Championship, he led his team in scoring (26.6 points per game), rebounding (8.2 per game), and assists (4 per game), while also leading the whole tournament in scoring, as Uruguay reached the tournament's final. In the 2006 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship, he posted team-leading 16.5 points per game (also 5th best for the tournament) and 6.8 assists per game (2nd best in the tournament).

However, Granger did not play with the senior Uruguayan national basketball team in the 2008 South American Championship, as the Uruguayan Basketball Federation refused his request to pay for his girlfriend's plane ticket to the tournament. He also turned down a selection to senior national team to play at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, citing an injury that the Uruguayan team doctors argued did not prevent him from playing. Granger also publicly expressed his resentment at the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, for their role in the dispute regarding his transfer, from Uruguay to Spain, in 2005 (see Professional career).

He did not play at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, citing the need to take the time off, in order to properly integrate himself into his new club team, Unicaja.

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