Grant while at the University of Miami.
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Position | Point guard |
League | 1. SKL |
Personal information | |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York |
June 21, 1988
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Robeson (Brooklyn, New York) The Winchendon School (Winchendon, Massachusetts) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012 | APOEL |
2013 | Wollongong Hawks |
2014 | Halifax Rainmen |
2014 | LF Basket Norrbotten |
2015 | Mississauga Power |
2015–2016 | Island Storm |
2016–present | KK Šentjur |
Career highlights and awards | |
Malcolm Grant (born June 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player KK Šentjur of the Slovenian Premier Basketball League. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he played high school basketball for Robeson High School before going to The Winchendon School college prep school. He subsequently enrolled at Villanova University to play for the Wildcats. After his freshman season at Villanova he transferred to the Miami Hurricanes.
After graduating from the University of Miami, in 2012, with a degree in Sports Administration, Grant joined APOEL in Cyprus. He then moved to Australia to play for the Wollongong Hawks. In 2014 he joined the Halifax Rainmen in Canada to leave shortly afterwards to play for Swedish club LF Basket Norrbotten. In 2015 he had a second stint in Canada, this time to play for the Mississauga Power. He continued in Canada in the next season competing for the Island Storm.
Grant was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 21, 1988, to Duncan and Mary Grant. He grew up with three siblings: Unique, the late Sayeed and LeVar. He played basketball under coaches Larry Major and Todd Myles in Robeson High School. In his senior season, Grant averaged 23.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game to be named PSAL player of the year and New York Post's all-PSAL player of the year. He was also named in the 2006 regional Jordan Brand Classic. After graduating from Robeson, he attended a year of prep school in Winchendon School to qualify academically for college. In the 2007 recruiting class, Grant was a three star recruit for Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com.