Anthony Grant (basketball)
Grant arrives at Tuscaloosa in 2009
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| Oklahoma City Thunder | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 15, 1966 Miami, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Miami High School |
| College | University of Dayton (1983–1987) |
| Coaching career | 1987–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1987–1992 | Miami HS (assistant) |
| 1992–1993 | Miami Central HS |
| 1993–1994 | Stetson Hatters (assistant) |
| 1994–1996 | Marshall Thundering Herd (assistant) |
| 1996–2006 | Florida Gators (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | VCU Rams |
| 2009–2015 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2015–present | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Anthony Duvale Grant (born April 15, 1966) is an American basketball coach, currently working for the Oklahoma City Thunder as an assistant. Previous to that he coached at the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program from 2009-2015. Before accepting the job at Alabama, Grant served for three years as the head coach of the Virginia Commonwealth University's Rams men's basketball program.
After graduating from Miami Senior High School, Grant became an All-City first-team selection and Player-of-the-Year played at the University of Dayton from 1983 to 1987 guiding them to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to eventual national champion Georgetown. As a sophomore, Grant averaged 10.7 points a game and 6.5 rebounds a game and the Flyers again made it to the NCAA Tournament. As a junior, the 6'5" Grant moved from power forward to small forward and averaged 7.1 points a game and 4.8 rebounds a contest while the team advanced to the National Invitation Tournament. As a senior, Grant was named a team captain awarded team MVP and the Sharpenter Memorial Rebounding Award after leading the squad in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.0 and 6.0 respectively. In his 105 appearances, Grant registered 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds each time out. In 1987, Grant spent a year playing for the Miami Tropics of the United States Basketball League.
In 1987, Grant became an assistant coach and math teacher at Miami Senior High School under Marcos "Shaky" Rodriguez.
The Miami native served for ten years as an assistant to Billy Donovan at the University of Florida (UF). The 1999 and 2000 teams made the first back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in school history and the 2000 squad made UF's first appearance in the National Championship game, where they lost to Michigan State. In the spring of 2002, Grant was elevated to the title of Associate Head Coach after serving as an assistant for his first six seasons.
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