Qua Grant

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Qua Grant
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born1999
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Waxahachie
(Waxahachie, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Helsinki Seagulls
2024 Prishtina
2024–present Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards
  • WAC Player of the Year (2023)
  • First-team All-WAC (2023)
  • WAC All-Newcomer team (2023)
  • LSC Player of the Year (2020)
  • 2× First-team All-LSC (2020, 2021)

Mar'Qualen Grant is an American professional basketball player for the Maccabi Rishon LeZion. He played college basketball for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes, Wichita State Shockers and Sam Houston Bearkats.

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High school career

Grant attended Waxahachie High School. He did not have a single Division I offer out of high school and committed to play college basketball at Division II West Texas A&M. [1]

College career

As a freshman, Grant averaged 14.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, earning Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year honors. [2] He averaged 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Grant earned Division II All-American honors and was named Lone Star Conference Player of the Year. [3] As a junior, he averaged 22.4 points, 8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Grant was named to the first team All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Defensive team. Following the season he transferred to Wichita State. [4]

Grant averaged 4.5 points and 1.8 assists per game as a reserve guard. He transferred to Sam Houston for his final season of eligibility. [5] Grant averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game at Sam Houston. [6] At the conclusion of the season he was named WAC Player of the Year. [7]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Grant signed a contract with the Helsinki Seagulls on July 27, 2023. [8]

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References

  1. Eldridge, Taylor (April 14, 2021). "From overlooked to D2 All-American to Shocker, Qua Grant's path to Wichita State". The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. "Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Opens Up Railsplitters' 2019-20 Campaign this Weekend". Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters . October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. Eldridge, Taylor (March 4, 2022). "'I'm nothing without God': Qua Grant leaned on faith to help during Shocker struggles". The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. Liska, Larissa (April 15, 2021). "Qua Grant leaves West Texas A&M for Wichita State Shockers". News Channel 10. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. "Kats sign Wichita State transfer". Sam Houston Bearkats . May 18, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. "Grant starts his pro career at Seagulls". Eurobasket. July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. "Qua Grant Named 2022-23 WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  8. "WAC-konferenssin vuoden pelaaja Qua Grant saapuu Helsinki Seagullsiinx". Basket.fi (in Finnish). July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.