Quentin Grimes

Last updated

Quentin Grimes
Quentin Grimes (cropped).jpg
Grimes with Houston in 2019
No. 24–Detroit Pistons
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-05-08) May 8, 2000 (age 23)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school The Woodlands College Park
(The Woodlands, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2021: 1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2024 New York Knicks
2024–present Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 St. Catharines Team

Quentin Marshall Grimes (born May 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Houston Cougars.

Contents

High school career

Grimes attended The Woodlands College Park High School in The Woodlands, Texas, graduating in 2018. [1] He was the first basketball player in school history to letter on the varsity team and start in all games as a freshman. Over the course of his high school career he earned a weighted 3.38 GPA. [2] During his senior year of high school, Grimes averaged 29.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game, and led the College Park Cavaliers to a 21–13 overall record. He left high school with 2,863 points, 854 rebounds, 582 assists, 213 steals, and 127 blocks in total. [3] Grimes was named the All-Greater Houston Player of the Year, [4] the Gatorade State Player of the Year, [5] and a McDonald's All-American. [6] Just before entering college, he was projected as a top-5 pick in the 2019 NBA draft.

Recruiting

On November 15, 2017, he committed to playing college basketball at the University of Kansas, choosing the Jayhawks over offers from Kentucky, Marquette, Texas, and eight other schools. [7] [8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Quentin Grimes
SG 		The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands College Park (TX)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)Nov 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 8   247Sports: 13   ESPN: 8
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kansas 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  • "2018 Kansas Jayhawks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

College career

Kansas

In his first college game, Grimes had 21 points and six three-pointers against Michigan State. [9] As a freshman at Kansas, Grimes averaged 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 34 percent from the three-point line and 38.4 percent from the field. After the season, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft but withdrew before the deadline and decided to transfer to Houston. [10]

Houston

Grimes was granted a waiver and was eligible to play for Houston immediately instead of sitting out a season. [9] On November 19, 2019, he scored a sophomore season-high 32 points to help beat Rice, 97–89. [11] Grimes scored 21 points and pulled down six rebounds versus Texas State on December 4 and had 24 points and four rebounds in a road victory at South Carolina on December 8. He was named American Athletic Conference (AAC) player of the week on December 9. [12] As a sophomore, Grimes averaged 12.1 points, 2.6 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game. [13]

On February 25, 2021, Grimes scored a career-high 33 points and made eight three-pointers in an 81–57 win against Western Kentucky. [14] He was selected as AAC tournament MVP after scoring 21 points in a 91–54 win over Cincinnati in the final. [15] He led Houston to the Final Four at the 2021 NCAA tournament. [16] As a junior, Grimes averaged 17.8 points, 2.0 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game, sharing AAC Player of the Year honors with Tyson Etienne. On April 9, he announced that he would declare for the 2021 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility. [17]

Professional career

New York Knicks (2021–2024)

Grimes was selected with the 25th pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers and then traded to the New York Knicks, alongside a 2024 second-round draft pick, for Keon Johnson. [18] On August 6, 2021, the Knicks announced they signed Grimes. [19] In his first career start, Grimes scored 27 points and made seven three-pointers along with three rebounds and three assists in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. [20]

Grimes joined the Knicks' 2022 NBA Summer League roster. [21] He and the Knicks made it to the Summer League Championship, but lost to the Portland Trail Blazers with a score of 77–85. Grimes led the Knicks in points, scoring nineteen points. [22] On July 18, 2022, Grimes was named to the All-NBA Summer League First Team. [23]

Detroit Pistons (2024–present)

On February 8, 2024, Grimes, Ryan Arcidiacono, Malachi Flynn, Evan Fournier, and two second-round picks were traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Bojan Bogdanović and Alec Burks. [24]

National team career

Right after graduating from high school, Grimes was selected to represent the United States at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in June 2018 as part of the U18 National Team, [25] the USA won gold and Grimes was named MVP. [26]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 New York 46617.1.404.381.6842.01.0.7.26.0
2022–23 New York 716629.9.468.386.7963.22.1.7.411.3
2023–24 New York 451820.2.395.363.7062.01.2.7.17.3
Career1629023.6.436.379.7622.51.5.7.28.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023 New York 9626.9.304.243.8182.81.41.0.65.1
Career9626.9.304.243.8182.81.41.0.65.1

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Kansas 363627.4.384.340.6032.52.0.6.28.4
2019–20 Houston 302127.9.443.326.6603.72.6.8.212.1
2020–21 Houston 303032.8.406.403.7885.72.01.4.317.8
Career968729.3.411.366.7013.92.2.9.212.5

Personal life

Grimes was born on May 8, 2000, to Tonja Stelly and Marshall Grimes. His older maternal half-brother, Tyler Myers, is a professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). The two brothers have never lived together, due to Myers's move to Canada with his father just after Grimes's birth. Grimes and Myers are the first pair of brothers to play in the NBA and NHL. [27]

Off the court, Grimes has volunteered with the Houston-based nonprofit, Play With Purpose, which works with at-risk young people in the area. [28]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Beasley</span> American basketball player (born 1989)

Michael Paul Beasley Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Kansas State University for one year before declaring for the NBA draft in 2008. Beasley was the 2nd pick in the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Miami Heat. He is regarded as one of the best freshman college basketball players of the 2000s. Though he is ambidextrous, he shoots left-handed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cole Aldrich</span> American basketball player (born 1988)

Cole David Aldrich is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Aldrich played three seasons of college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before being drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the 11th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alec Burks</span> American basketball player (born 1991)

Alec Burks is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Utah Jazz as the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Burks primarily plays the shooting guard position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Wiggins</span> Canadian basketball player (born 1995)

Andrew Christian Wiggins is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers after one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montrezl Harrell</span> American basketball player (born 1994)

Montrezl Dashay Harrell ( mon-TREZHARR-əl; is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, where he received the Karl Malone Award in 2015 as a junior, being the top power forward in the nation. Harrell was selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017, where he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jalen Brunson</span> American basketball player (born 1996)

Jalen Marquis Brunson is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the 33rd overall selection of the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played his first four seasons in the NBA with them. He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allonzo Trier</span> American basketball player

Allonzo Brian Trier is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 and was named the most outstanding player in the Pac-12 tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Knox II</span> American basketball player

Kevin Devon Knox II is an American professional basketball player for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Knox was selected ninth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mitchell Robinson</span> American basketball player

Mitchell Robinson III is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Before beginning his professional career, he gained national coverage for withdrawing from his commitment to attend Western Kentucky University to instead dedicate the entire 2017–18 season for training on his own, being the first player to make such a decision.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shake Milton</span> American basketball player (born 1996)

Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2018. Milton was drafted 54th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Immanuel Quickley</span> American basketball player (born 1999)

Immanuel Jaylen Quickley is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeremiah Robinson-Earl</span> American basketball player

Jeremiah Christian Robinson-Earl is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Precious Achiuwa</span> Nigerian basketball player (born 1999)

Precious Ezinna Achiuwa is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended high school in the United States, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and named a McDonald's All-American. Achiuwa played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, earning conference player of the year honors as a freshman in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2020. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft with the 20th overall pick. After his rookie year ended in Miami, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors during the 2021 offseason.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emoni Bates</span> American basketball player (born 2004)

Emoni James-Wayne Bates is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malachi Flynn</span> American basketball player

Malachi Flynn is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars and the San Diego State Aztecs. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quinton Rose</span> American college basketball player

Quinton Rashod Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Temple Owls.

Marcus Garrett is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Christopher Keon Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trevor Keels</span> American basketball player

Trevor Jamaal Keels is an American professional basketball player for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Keels was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top shooting guards in the 2021 class.

Gradey Reed Dick is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class. A small forward, in 2022, Dick was named the boys Gatorade National Player of the Year.

References

  1. ↑ Bristol, Jason (May 31, 2018). "Athlete of the Week: College Park High School basketball's Quentin Grimes". KHOU. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "THE WOODLANDS COLLEGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE® TEXAS BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR" (PDF). Gatorade Player of the Year. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Poorman, Jon (March 31, 2018). "BOYS HOOPS: QUentin Grimes is The Courier's Player of the Year". The Courier.
  4. ↑ McDaniel, Jason (May 11, 2018). "College Park's Quentin Grimes named All-Greater Houston Player of the Year". Houston Chronicle.
  5. ↑ "Five Things to Know: Quentin Grimes". USA Basketball. March 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Smith, Cam (February 9, 2018). "Quentin Grimes excited to add to Houston natives' McDonald's All-American Game legacy". USA Today High School Sports.
  7. ↑ Boone, Kyle (November 16, 2017). "Kansas lands five-star G Quentin Grimes, jumps Duke for No. 1 in Class of 2018". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Reese, Matthew (November 16, 2017). "Breaking: College Park senior Quentin Grimes commits to Kansas". Houston Sportsmap. Gow Communications LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Borzello, Jeff (October 22, 2019). "Guard Quentin Grimes gets waiver to play this year for Houston". ESPN . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ Boone, Kyle (June 27, 2019). "Kansas transfer, former five-star recruit Quentin Grimes heading back to home state and transferring to Houston". CBS Sports . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Grimes scores 32 to lift Houston past Rice 97-89". ESPN . Associated Press. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Houston's Grimes, Wichita State's Etienne Earn Weekly Honors". American Athletic Conference. December 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ "HOUSTON MEN'S BASKETBALL 2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT CAPSULE". College Sports Madness. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ Duarte, Joseph (March 18, 2021). "University of Houston's man of the moment: Quentin Grimes". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  15. ↑ "No. 7 Houston takes AAC tourney with 91-54 win over Cincy". Sports Illustrated . Associated Press. March 14, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  16. ↑ Baldwin, Chris (April 8, 2021). "UH's Pipeline of Success — Quentin Grimes' Jump to the NBA Will Help Kelvin Sampson's Program". PaperCity Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Quentin Grimes to Declare for 2021 NBA Draft". University of Houston Athletics. April 9, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  18. ↑ Maskulinski, Justin (July 30, 2021). "College Park, UH alum Quentin Grimes excited for next chapter with Knicks". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Knicks Sign Quentin Grimes". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  20. ↑ Almo, Alder (December 12, 2021). "Rookie Quentin Grimes auditions for Knicks rotation spot with career game". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  21. ↑ "New York Knicks 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster | NBA.com". NBA.com. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  22. ↑ Ramirez, W.G. (July 18, 2022). "Blazers take down Knicks, win NBA 2K23 Summer League title". NBA.com. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  23. ↑ Almo, Alder (July 18, 2022). "Quentin Grimes named to All-NBA Summer League First Team". Empire Sports Media. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  24. ↑ "DETROIT PISTONS ACQUIRE QUENTIN GRIMES, EVAN FOURNIER, MALACHI FLYNN, RYAN ARCIDIACONO, TWO FUTURE SECOND ROUND DRAFT PICKS AND CASH CONSIDERATIONS FROM NEW YORK". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  25. ↑ "2018 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Announced". USA Basketball. June 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
  26. ↑ Smith, Benton (June 16, 2018). "KU's Bill Self, Quentin Grimes help USA U18 win gold at FIBA Americas". kusports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  27. ↑ Smith, Cam and Jordan, Jason (May 10, 2018). "The brothers Myers-Grimes: How Tyler Myers and Quentin Grimes could become the first brothers to play in the NHL and NBA". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  28. ↑ "The Woodlands Quentin Grimes awards Gatorade Play it Forward Grant". Woodlands Online. May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.