Paul Grant

Background

He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Education

Grant attended Brother Rice High School in Michigan, and played at Boston College for three seasons, but then transferred to Wisconsin for his senior year.

Career

He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten after leading the Badgers in scoring, field goal percentage, and blocked shots. He also played in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and the Nike Desert Classic. Grant was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the 20th pick in the 1997 National Basketball Association Draft.

He was on the injured list for his entire rookie season because of a right midfoot sprain.

On March 11, 1999, he was traded to the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire with Stephon Marbury, Chris Carr and Bill Curley, in a three-way deal with the New Jersey Nets, for Terrell Brandon, Brian Evans, a 1999 first-round draft choice and a future first-round draft choice. Grant played for the Rockford Lightning of the College of Business Administration in 1999–2000.

During the 2000-2001 season he played for both the Los Angeles Stars and the Indiana Legends of the American Bar Association, then played for the Asheville Altitude of the NBDL in 2001-2002. In January 2003 he signed with KK Network Information Service Vojvodina from Serbia for the remainder of the season.

Grant participated in the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 training camps with the Utah Jazz, who signed him on January 1, 2004.

He was waived five days later. On January 8, he was signed to a 10-day contract with the Jazz. He coached workouts in Haverhill Massachusetts from 2005-2006, working with young players.

In 2007, Grant was named to the staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Men"s Basketball team as an assistant coach.

On April 13, 2008, he assisted Massachusetts Institute of Technology associate head coach, Oliver Eslinger, at the NEBCA All-Star Game.

Achievements

• He finally made his National Basketball Association debut on February 5, 1999 in a 110–92 win over the Denver Nuggets.