Tyrone Grant

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Tyrone Grant
Personal information
Born (1977-01-24) January 24, 1977 (age 46)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican / Barbadian
Listed height6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Grady (Brooklyn, New York)
College St. John's (1995–1999)
NBA draft 1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2011
Position Small forward / power forward
Number32
Career history
1999–2000 Trenton Shooting Stars
2000–2001 Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno
2001–2002 De Vizia Avellino
2003–2004 Teramo Basket
2004–2005 Olympia Larissa
2005–2006 Armani Jeans Milano
2005 Leite Rio Breogan
2006–2007 VidiVici Bologna
2009–2010 Benetton Treviso
2010–2011 Ilysiakos Athens

Tyrone Jeremy Grant (born January 24, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player of Barbadian descent. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 12") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. He was an explosive scorer and good rebounder.

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College career

From 1995 to 1999, Grant played college basketball at St. John's University, with the St. John's Red Storm.

Professional career

Grant started to Europe after that year, playing for a succession of sides including Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno, De Vizia Avellino, Teramo Basket, Armani Jeans Milano, VidiVici Bologna and Benetton Treviso in the Italian Serie A, Olympia Larissa in Greece and Leite Río Breogán in the Spanish Liga ACB.

Personal life

On December 13, 2010, Grant founded the non-profit organization Team First Inc. [1] Team First Inc. provides academic and social support services to public schools within New York with their focus on high poverty communities.

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References

  1. "Ty Grant – TEAM FIRST" . Retrieved 2020-12-04.