Tyrone Grant
College: St. John's
Height: 6-7
Weight: 240 pounds
Position: Forward
Age: 22 (Jan. 24, 1977)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Career highlights

  • Named Most Valuable Player at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after averaging tournament-leading 20.7 ppg and adding 9.3 rpg
  • Made 22 of his 34 shots at the PIT (.647) despite lingering wrist injury from regular season that required surgery following tournament
  • Became 34th player at St. John's to grab 500 career rebounds

    College highlights
    Senior

  • The team's leading rebounder overall (248) and per game (8.6)
  • Led the team in rebounding 12 times and in scoring six times
  • Grabbed double figures in rebounds in 12 games and scored in double figures 17 times
  • Suffered wrist injury in midseason and missed eight games
  • Still averaged a career high in every major statistical category except assists
  • Averaged 11.4 points and a team-leading 8.5 rebounds and shot a team-best .600 in conference play
  • Averaged 5.9 points and 6.6 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games
  • Posted career highs with 20 points and 17 rebounds vs. Massachusetts
  • Had 15 points and nine rebounds vs. Boston College
  • Scored 19 points vs. Georgetown

    Junior

  • Played in all 32 games and started 20 of them
  • Scored in double figures nine times and rebounded in double figures five times
  • Led the team in rebounding nine times
  • Finished second on the team in rebounding
  • Was fifth on the team in scoring and fourth on the team with 18 blocked shots
  • Recorded double-double of team-high 14 points and 12 rebounds in NCAA Tournament game vs. Detroit
  • Grabbed game-high 14 rebounds and scored 15 points vs. Syracuse in Big East tournament semifinals
  • Scored 13 points, notched 10 rebounds, and tied a career high with four blocks vs. Boston College

    Sophomore

  • Led the team with a .507 field goal percentage
  • Topped the team in rebounding once
  • Finished tied for third on the team with 12 blocks
  • Scored a season-high nine points and hauled in six rebounds vs. Georgetown
  • Had seven points, eight rebounds, and three blocks vs. Hofstra

    Freshman

  • Finished fourth on the team in scoring
  • Scored in double figures seven times
  • Shot a team-leading .579 from the field, the 12th-best single season shooting percentage in school history
  • Was second on the team in rebounding (7.1 per game)
  • Rebounded in double figures six times
  • Led team with 23 blocks
  • Made first start vs. Pittsburgh and tallied then-career highs of 17 points and 15 rebounds
  • Recorded first career double-double vs. Rider, posting 14 points and 10 rebounds
  • Scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Boston College

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-962781140.5794879.608191202107.8
    1996-97273569.5073860.63397111094.0
    1997-983279154.5136192.663220292196.8
    1998-9929117198.59170119.5882482630410.5
    TOTALS115312561.556217350.620756868427.3
    Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 0-for-0 (.000); 1996-97, 1-for-4 (.250); 1997-98, 0-for-0 (.000); 1998-99, 0-for-3 (.000). Totals: 1-for-7 (.142).











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