18 Facts About Josh Grant

Joshua David Grant was born on August 7,1967 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Josh Grant was selected with the sixteenth pick of the second round of the 1993 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets and was traded to the Golden State Warriors on a draft night trade.

Josh Grant played under coach Lynn Archibald for one season, and then under Rick Majerus for the rest of his college career.

The period during which Josh Grant played under Majerus marked the beginning of a highly successful period for the Utes under Majerus throughout the 1990s, which culminated with the Utes' appearance in the NCAA championship game in 1998.

Josh Grant received many honors for his collegiate career at Utah, where he was a four-year letter earner.

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Josh Grant was first-team all-WAC twice and second team all-WAC once.

Josh Grant was named WAC player of the year twice, and during those same two years, was named to the WAC All-Tournament Team, and the Utes won WAC regular-season championships.

In 2008, Josh Grant was honored by the University of Utah as part of its men's basketball program's centennial celebration when he was named to the University of Utah Men's Basketball "All Century Team" on February 12,2008.

Josh Grant was honored on April 8,2008, when he was inducted to the University of Utah's Crimson Club Hall of Fame in 2008.

Josh Grant participated in several events that are among some of the most memorable in Utah men's basketball history.

Josh Grant holds multiple records in many categories for Utah, including several all-time records, such as:.

Josh Grant holds many Utah records for individual games or seasons, as well as several WAC records, which are not listed here.

Josh Grant was drafted as the 16th pick of the second round in the 1993 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets and was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a draft night trade with a 1994 second-round draft pick for Darnell Mee.

Josh Grant played professionally in Europe for nine more years, playing on teams in Spain, France, Greece and Italy.

Josh Grant graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City in 1986, where he was an all-state player twice, and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Utah as a senior, after leading his team to a third-place finish in the state tournament.

Josh Grant's older brother Greg was a standout basketball player, earning PCAA co-Player of the Year honors at Utah State.

Josh Grant served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London from 1986 to 1988.

Josh Grant was a history teacher and head boys' basketball coach at Lake Forrest High School and Niles West High School in the Chicago, Illinois area.