Tyrone Grant
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1977 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grady (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | St. John's (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2011 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Number | 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2000 | Trenton Shooting Stars |
| 2000–2001 | Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno |
| 2001–2002 | De Vizia Avellino |
| 2003–2004 | Teramo Basket |
| 2004–2005 | Olympia Larissa |
| 2005–2006 | Armani Jeans Milano |
| 2005 | Leite Rio Breogan |
| 2006–2007 | VidiVici Bologna |
| 2009–2010 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2010–2011 | Ilysiakos Athens |
Tyrone Jeremy Grant (born January 24, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player and now CEO of Team First Inc. as well as Wave Holistic Health. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 1⁄2") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He was an explosive scorer and good rebounder.
College career
[edit]From 1995 to 1999, Grant played college basketball at St. John's University, with the St. John's Red Storm.
Professional career
[edit]Grant relocated to Europe after college, playing for a succession of sides including Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno, De Vizia Avellino, Teramo Basket, Armani Jeans Milano, VidiVici Bologna and Benetton Treviso in the Italian Serie A, Olympia Larissa in Greece and Leite Río Breogán in the Spanish Liga ACB.
Personal life
[edit]On December 13, 2010, Grant founded the non-profit organization Team First Inc.[1] They provide academic and social support services to public schools within New York, with a focus on high-poverty communities. Grant has two children who are athletes, Tyra and Tyson.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ty Grant – TEAM FIRST". Retrieved 2020-12-04.
External links
[edit]- Italian League profile (in Italian) Retrieved 11 August 2015
- Spanish League profile (in Spanish)
- Official Team First Inc. website
- 1999 NBA Draft page for Tyrone Grant
- Tyrone Grant at FIBA.basketball
- Tyrone Grant at EuroLeague
- Tyrone Grant at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Tyrone Grant at Eurobasket.com
- Tyrone Grant at ESPN.com
- Tyrone Grant at RealGM
- Tyrone Grant at Proballers
- Tyrone Grant – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Tyrone Grant – Sports Reference college basketball player profile
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Brooklyn
- Basket Livorno players
- Busan KCC Egis players
- CB Breogán players
- Greek Basket League players
- Ilysiakos B.C. players
- Elitzur Ashkelon players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympia Larissa B.C. players
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- Power forwards
- Reyer Venezia players
- Small forwards
- S.S. Felice Scandone players
- St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
- Teramo Basket players
- Trenton Shooting Stars players
- Virtus Bologna players
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs