Horace Grant
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1965-07-04) July 4, 1965 Augusta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hancock Central (Sparta, Georgia) |
| College | Clemson (1983–1987) |
| NBA draft | 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1987–2004 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 54 |
| Career history | |
1987–1994 | Chicago Bulls |
1994–1999 | Orlando Magic |
| 1999–2000 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2001–2002 | Orlando Magic |
| 2003–2004 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 12,996 (11.2 ppg) |
| Rebound | 9,443 (8.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,575 (2.2 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Horace Junior Grant (born July 4, 1965) is an American retired basketball player. He attended and played college basketball at Clemson University before playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he became a four-time champion with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. Horace is the twin brother of former NBA player Harvey Grant.
Contents
1 Early life
2 NBA career
2.1 Chicago Bulls
2.2 Orlando Magic
2.3 Seattle Supersonics
2.4 Los Angeles Lakers
2.5 Return to the Magic
2.6 Return to the Lakers
3 Family
4 NBA career statistics
4.1 Regular season
4.2 Playoffs
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia. He and his twin brother, Harvey, grew up in Mitchell, Georgia and attended school in Sparta, Georgia. After he graduated from High School, he attended Clemson University, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.
NBA career
Chicago Bulls
He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 10th overall pick of the 1987 NBA draft. The 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall power forward/center immediately teamed with fellow draft-day acquisition Scottie Pippen to form the Bulls' forward tandem of the future, although he initially backed up incumbent Charles Oakley, one of the league's premier rebounders and post defenders.
In 1989, Grant moved into the starting lineup when Oakley was traded to the New York Knicks for center Bill Cartwright. He immediately became the Bulls' main rebounder, and established himself as the Bulls' third scoring option after Michael Jordan and Pippen, forming one of the league's best trios. Grant was noted for his defensive play; he was selected four times for the NBA All-Defensive Team.[1] He helped Chicago win three consecutive NBA championships (1991, 1992, and 1993), securing the third with a last-second block on Kevin Johnson.
Grant, who was diagnosed with nearsightedness and wore eyeglasses, began wearing goggles fitted with prescription lenses on the court starting with the 1990-91 season.[2] The goggles soon became a trademark for Grant; Although he eventually received LASIK surgery to correct his sight, he continued to wear the goggles on the court after he had heard from parents that he had become an inspirational figure to children who wore eyeglasses.[3]
After Jordan's first retirement following the 1992–93 season, Grant became the number-two star behind Pippen, and helped the Bulls push the Knicks to seven games in the second-round playoff series before being eliminated. Grant played in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, posting four points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes.
Orlando Magic
After posting career-bests in scoring (15.1 ppg), rebounding (11.0 rpg), and assists (3.4 apg), he left the Bulls as a free agent and joined the Orlando Magic, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway. On May 5, 1995, Grant made the final basket in Boston Garden history in Orlando's series clinching victory over the Boston Celtics. Grant helped the Magic reach the 1995 NBA Finals, where they were swept in four games by the Houston Rockets. Grant spent the next several seasons with the Magic.
Seattle Supersonics
He was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics along with 2000 and 2001 second round picks for Dale Ellis, Don MacLean, Billy Owens, and rookie Corey Maggette just before start of the 1999–2000 season.
Los Angeles Lakers
After one year with the Sonics, he was involved in a three-way trade in which Glen Rice of the Los Angeles Lakers was sent to New York, Patrick Ewing of the Knicks was sent to Seattle, and Grant to the defending champion Lakers. He helped them win another championship in the 2000–01 season.
Return to the Magic
In the offseason, Grant decided to leave Los Angeles and sign back with the Orlando Magic. Grant was cut by the Magic in December 2002 after then-coach Doc Rivers implied Grant was a "cancer" on the team.[4]
Return to the Lakers
Grant chose to retire after getting cut by the Magic. However, he decided to return for another run with the Lakers for the 2003–04 season as a backup to Karl Malone. He then retired permanently following the Lakers' loss to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals.
Family
Grant has three daughters (Naomi, Maia, and Eva) and one son (Elijah) with his wife Andrea. He has two sons (Horace Jr. and Deon) from a previous relationship. A daughter Gianna from a previous relationship as well. His identical twin brother, Harvey Grant, also played in the NBA, mainly for the Washington Bullets.
Three of Grant's nephews are also basketball players. Jerai Grant played college basketball for Clemson University[5] and currently plays overseas;[6]Jerian Grant played for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team and currently plays for the Orlando Magic; and Jerami Grant played for the Syracuse University Orange men's basketball team and currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games 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 |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Grant won an NBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987–88 | Chicago | 81 | 6 | 22.6 | .501 | .000 | .626 | 5.5 | 1.1 | .6 | .7 | 7.7 |
1988–89 | Chicago | 79 | 79 | 35.6 | .519 | .000 | .704 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .8 | 12.0 |
1989–90 | Chicago | 80 | 80 | 34.4 | .523 | – | .699 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 13.4 |
1990–91† | Chicago | 78 | 76 | 33.9 | .547 | .167 | .711 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .9 | 12.8 |
1991–92† | Chicago | 81 | 81 | 35.3 | .578 | .000 | .741 | 10.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
1992–93† | Chicago | 77 | 77 | 35.6 | .508 | .200 | .619 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
1993–94 | Chicago | 70 | 69 | 36.7 | .524 | .000 | .596 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 15.1 |
1994–95 | Orlando | 74 | 74 | 36.4 | .567 | .000 | .692 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
1995–96 | Orlando | 63 | 62 | 36.3 | .513 | .167 | .734 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
1996–97 | Orlando | 67 | 67 | 37.3 | .515 | .167 | .715 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 12.6 |
1997–98 | Orlando | 76 | 76 | 36.9 | .459 | .000 | .678 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
1998–99 | Orlando | 50 | 50 | 33.2 | .434 | .000 | .671 | 7.0 | 1.8 | .9 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
1999–00 | Seattle | 76 | 76 | 35.4 | .444 | .000 | .721 | 7.8 | 2.5 | .7 | .8 | 8.1 |
2000–01† | L.A. Lakers | 77 | 77 | 31.0 | .462 | .000 | .775 | 7.1 | 1.6 | .7 | .8 | 8.5 |
2001–02 | Orlando | 76 | 76 | 29.1 | .513 | – | .721 | 6.3 | 1.4 | .8 | .6 | 8.0 |
2002–03 | Orlando | 5 | 1 | 17.0 | .520 | – | 1.6 | 1.4 | .6 | .0 | 5.2 | |
2003–04 | L. A. Lakers | 55 | 10 | 20.1 | .411 | .000 | .722 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | 4.1 |
| Career | 1165 | 1037 | 33.2 | .509 | .063 | .692 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.2 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | .250 | – | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Chicago | 10 | 0 | 29.9 | .568 | .000 | .600 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 10.1 |
1989 | Chicago | 17 | 17 | 36.8 | .518 | – | .800 | 9.8 | 2.1 | .6 | .9 | 10.8 |
1990 | Chicago | 16 | 16 | 38.5 | .509 | .000 | .623 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
1991† | Chicago | 17 | 17 | 39.2 | .583 | – | .733 | 8.1 | 2.2 | .9 | .4 | 13.3 |
1992† | Chicago | 22 | 22 | 38.9 | .541 | .000 | .671 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
1993† | Chicago | 19 | 19 | 34.3 | .546 | – | .685 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
1994 | Chicago | 10 | 10 | 39.3 | .542 | 1.000 | .738 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
1995 | Orlando | 21 | 21 | 41.4 | .540 | .000 | .763 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 13.7 |
1996 | Orlando | 9 | 9 | 37.1 | .649 | – | .867 | 10.4 | 1.4 | .8 | .7 | 15.0 |
1999 | Orlando | 4 | 4 | 32.0 | .367 | – | .625 | 7.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .5 | 6.8 |
2000 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | .407 | – | .500 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
2001† | L.A. Lakers | 16 | 16 | 26.4 | .385 | – | .733 | 6.0 | 1.2 | .9 | .8 | 6.0 |
2002 | Orlando | 4 | 4 | 31.8 | .364 | – | 1.000 | 7.8 | 2.3 | .8 | .3 | 4.5 |
| Career | 170 | 160 | 36.3 | .530 | .125 | .714 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.2 | |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career minutes played leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff rebounding leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff blocks leaders
References
^ NBA Postseason Awards: All-Defensive Teams, nba.com. accessed 24 April 2007.
^ Smith, Sam (17 May 1991). "Doctor: Grant Needs Those Goggles". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Horace Grant wore goggles after eye surgery to make kids with glasses feel better". SBNation.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ "Rivers says 'cancer' had to be cut from team", espn.go.com, 11 December 2002, accessed 8 March 2009.
^ "Senior forward Jerai Grant emerging as pleasant inside surprise", www.orangeandwhite.com, January 11, 2011.
^ "National Basketball League - Sydney Kings: Sydney Kings' Jerai Grant arrives in town". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
