Grant Sitton

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Grant Sitton
No. 0–Yokohama Excellence
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1993-04-27) April 27, 1993 (age 30)
Brush Prairie, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Prairie (Vancouver, Washington)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Prievidza
2018–2019 Donar
2019–2020 Rostock Seawolves
2020–2021Prievidza
2021–2022 Panthers Schwenningen
2022–2023 Saitama Broncos
2023–present Yokohama Excellence
Career highlights and awards

Grant Sitton (born April 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama Excellence of the Japanese B.League. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he usually plays at the power forward position.

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College career

Sitton played college basketball for Clackamas Community College in the 2013–14 season and University of Victoria from 2014 until 2017. In the 2015–16 season, Sitton averaged 14.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 82.7% from the free throw line. In the 2014–15 season, Sitton helped lead Victoria to the CanWest championship and the CIS Final 8 Tournament semifinals. [1]

Professional career

In 2017, Sitton signed his first professional contract with Slowakian side Prievidza. [1] He played 37 games in the Slovak Basketball League, averaging 14.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

On July 19, 2018, Sitton signed a one-year deal with Donar, defending champions of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). [2] [3] With Donar, he reached the round of 16 of the FIBA Europe Cup. In the DBL, the team finished as runners-up.

On July 23, 2019, Sitton signed a one-year contract with Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA. [4]

On July 19, 2021, Sitton signed with Panthers Schwenningen. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 SSM (7 July 2017). "Grant Sitton Signs First Professional Contract In Slovakia". Slan Sports Management. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Grant Sitton naar Donar, selectie compleet". Donar.nl. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ↑ William Pomp (8 August 2018). "Donar is compleet met Amerikaan Sitton". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Grant Sitton verstärkt die SEAWOLVES". 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Wiha Panthers Schwenningen » Grant Sitton verstärkt Schwenninger Frontcourt" (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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