Kenny Grant (basketball)

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Kenneth Grant is an American-Swedish former professional basketball player and coach.

Career

A native of New York, Grant attended Saint Peter's College. From 1965 to 1968, he saw action in a total of 75 games for the Peacocks. [1] A 6'1 forward, Grant helped Saint Peter's men's basketball team advance to the National Invitational Tournament semifinals in 1968. The 1967-68 Peacock team was inducted into the Saint Peter's University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. [2] As an individual, Grant was inducted in 2001. [3]

After college, he worked a teacher, [4] before joining a basketball tour team compiled by Jim McGregor. [5] Grant went to Sweden in 1972 to play professional basketball. He was a member of the Hageby BK team in Norrköping between 1972 and 1983. In 1980, he won the Swedish national championship with the club [6] and subsequently competed in the FIBA Champions' Cup. [7]

Grant received Swedish citizenship [8] and participated in the 1983 European Championships. [9] The same year, he accepted an offer from France, joining Le Mans Sarthe Basket. He played for the Le Mans side in 1983-84 [10] and later became the team's coach. Other coaching stints in France include Stade Français and Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. [11] He also held coach's clinics in African countries. [12]

Grant got into agent business, [8] in the early 2000s, he and his family moved to Lido Beach, New York. Grant and his wife, whom he met in Sweden, have three children. [13] Son Kenny Grant Junior attended Davidson College before embarking on a career in professional basketball. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Saint Peter's Athletics 33rd Hall of Fame Class Announced". Saint Peter's University Athletics. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Ken Grant (2001) - Hall of Fame". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. ↑ "Where AreThey Now?". Pauw Wow. 1968-12-04. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  5. ↑ "The Tour". Sports Illustrated Vault. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Här är utlänningarna som lyckats bäst i Norrköping". Folkbladet (in Swedish). 2002-12-28. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  7. ↑ "Champions Cup 1980-81". Pearl Basket. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  8. 1 2 "Basket (Pro B) : Petit Kenny deviendra Grant". 20 Minutes. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  9. ↑ "Kenny Grant profile, European Championship for Men 1983". FIBA. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  10. ↑ "Histoire du MSB et du SCM". Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  11. ↑ "La photo: Nos héros américains". BasketEurope.com (in French). 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  12. ↑ ""Basketball Diplomacy in Africa: An Oral History from SEED Project to the Basketball Africa League (BAL)"" (PDF). SOAS University of London. 2020. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  13. ↑ "Hall of Famer". Long Beach Herald. 2001-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  14. ↑ "Kenny Grant Jr klar för Dolphins". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
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