Josh Grant

Joshua David Grant (born August 7, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6'9" (2.06 m), 223 pound (101 kg) power forward graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1986 and attended the University 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 and was inducted into the University's Crimson Club Hall of Fame on April 8, 2008. Grant played for the Warriors during the 1993–1994 season, and then played abroad for several years.

College career

Grant played for the University 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 coach Lynn Archibald for one season, and then under Rick 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 won WAC regular season championships in 1991 and 1993, and the 1991 team went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, eventually being eliminated by Jerry Tarkanian's defending champion UNLV Runnin' Rebels to finish 30–4 for the season. Grant was the captain of the Utah team for three years (1991, 1992, 1993).

Honors

Grant received many honors for his collegiate career at Utah, where he was a four-year letter earner (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993). He was first-team all-WAC twice (1991, 1993) Grant was named WAC player of the year twice (1991, 1993), and the Utes won WAC regular-season championships. Other events of the 100 Greatest Moments in Utah's Basketball History that Grant participated in include:

33. March 17, 1991 – Utah 85 Michigan State 84 to go to Sweet 16. The game went to double overtime, and Grant had 29 points for the Utes. 42. March 2, 1991 – Utah beats BYU 72–71 OT (30–4 season). 98. Feb 27, 1993 – Largest crowd ever recorded in the Huntsman Center (15,755). Third in total rebounds with 1066. as well as several WAC records, which are not listed here.

Professional career

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 select Anthony Miller of Michigan) for Darnell Mee.

Grant also served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London from 1986 to 1988.

Career statistics

NBA

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Playoffs