Joshua David Grant (born August 7, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6’9” (2.06 m), 223 pound (101 kg) forward who graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1986 and attended the University of Utah, where he was an important player and still holds multiple basketball records. Among other honors, Grant was named to Utah’s All-Century Men’s Basketball Team on February 12, 2008 and was inducted into the University’s Crimson Club Hall of Fame on April 8, 2008.

Grant was selected with the Sixteenth pick of the Second Round of the 1993 NBA draft (43rd pick overall) by the Denver Nuggets and was traded to the Golden State Warriors on a draft night trade. Grant played for the Warriors during the 1993-1994 season, and then played abroad for several years.

Josh Grant played for the University of Utah Utes from 1988-1993 (he was forced to take a medical red-shirt year because of a knee injury during the 1991-92 season).

Grant played under coach Lynn Archibald for one season, and then under famed basketball coach Rick Majerus for the rest of his college career. The period during which Grant played under Majerus marked the beginning of a highly successful period for the Utes under Majerus throughout the 90s, which ultimately culminated with the Utes’ appearance in the NCAA championship game in 1998. Teams Grant played on in 1991 and 1993 won WAC regular season championships, and the 1991 team went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, eventually being eliminated by Jerry Tarkanian’s defending champion UNLV Runnin’ Rebels to finish 30-4 on the season. Grant was the captain of the Utah team for three years (1991, 1992, 1993).

Grant received many honors for his collegiate career at Utah, where he was a four-year letter earner (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993). He was first-team all-WAC twice (1991, 1993) and second team all-WAC once (1990). Grant was named WAC player of the year twice (1991, 1993), and during those same two years, Grant was also named to the WAC All-Tournament Team (1991, 1993), and the Utes won the WAC regular-season championship (1991,1993).

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