Background
Livingston grew up in Oakland, California and attended Bishop O"Dowd High School from 1986 to 1990.
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Grady Livingston
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Merritt College (1991–1993). Bishop O"Dowd Oakland, California. He then attended Merritt College from 1991-1992 through 1992–1993, where he majored in Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Career
He stands 7 ft 0 in (213 m) tall and played the center position. In Livingston"s junior year, he averaged 4.42 blocks per game over the span of 26 games to earn the honorary title of national blocked shots leader. After he finished community college, he enrolled at Howard, which is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and played basketball for the Bison.
Although he was known for blocking shots, Livingston also became known for a fight he incited during a game against Delaware State on Thursday, February 24, 1994.
He appeared to elbow an opposing player when attempting to box out to grab a rebound, which caused the Delaware State player to yank Livingston"s uniform. As Livingston turned around, he punched the player, causing a "violent brawl" between the two teams.
Six players were ejected, including Livingston, and he was suspended from playing in the next game. Livingston finished his collegiate basketball career after the 1994-1995 season in which he failed to repeat as the season blocks leader.
He played on the National Basketball Association"s New Jersey Nets pre-season team but was cut prior to the start of the 1995-1996 regular season.
Livingston never made it into the National Basketball Association, and today works as a group counselor in the Marin County, California Probation division.
