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He finished collegiate career as Alabama’s 13th leading scorer of all-time, with 1487 points.
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He played college basketball at the University of Alabama. He was selected in the second round of the 2002 National Basketball Association Draft by the Washington Wizards. Although he did not get to play a game in the National Basketball Association he has played in the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League for the Mobile Revelers and Huntsville Flight.
Grizzard was part of the training camp of the Detroit Pistons in 2003, and the training camps of the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks in 2002.
He has played with the Westchester Wildfire in the USBL in the summer of 2003, averaging 8.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 13 games, and spent the 2002-2003 season with the Mobile Revelers in the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League. Appeared in 49 games, averaging 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds.
Ranks fifth all-time in three-point field goals made and seventh in free throw shooting percentage. He played in 100 career games, starting 94 times.
As a junior Grizzard averaged 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds.
Rod Started 34 of 35 games. Ranked in the Securities and Exchange Commission Top 15 in both scoring (15th) and rebounding (14th). Scored season-high 33 points against Tennessee in the Securities and Exchange Commission Tournament quarterfinals on March
8, shooting 13-for-20 from the field including 6-for-10 from three-point range.
Recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds to go along with seven assists, two blocked shots, and two steals against Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical on December 21. He led his team in scoring and rebounding with 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds at Georgia on January
16. As a sophomore he averaged 17.0 points and 6.1 rebounds.
Started all 36 games. Total point total of 611 ranked seventh-best in school history.
Ranked second in the Securities and Exchange Commission in scoring. Scored 20 or more points 15 times and posted four double-doubles.
Made the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team by scoring 78 points in three games, including a season-high 29 points against Northern Iowa on December
20. Tallied 27 points against Mississippi State on January 13. Notched a 25-point, 11 rebound double-double against Kentucky on January
23. Was named to the All-Securities and Exchange Commission First Team.
In the 07/08 season in the NBL for the Singapore Slingers is averaging in the top 20 steals in the league, top 20 blocks, top 20 fouls, top 10 defensive rebounds, top 20 total rebounds and is in the top 20 in scoring averaging 19.6 ppg. After the end of 07/08 season in the NBL, he signed for the remainder of the season with Bnei Herzliya in Israel. Rod Grizzard signed with the NBL Melbourne Tigers for the 2008-2009 NBL season.
After being released by the Tigers in late December, Grizzard was quickly snapped up by the Adelaide 36ers who earlier agreed to let go of star import Julius Hodge after pay disputes.
Prior to the 2009/2010 season he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion from Israel. After returning to Australia and signing with the Sydney Kings for the 2010-2011 NBL season, Grizzard was released from the Kings after starting the season 1-4.
Foreign the 2011 NZL NBL season, Grizzard played for the Nelson Giants.
