Albert V. "Albie" Grant Jr. (October 7, 1943 – April 14, 2004) was an American college basketball standout at

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(LIU), professional player for the

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, school teacher, and medical doctor.

Basketball career

Grant was a native of

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, New York City. He attended Long Island and played basketball for head coach Roy Rubin. Standing , Grant played the

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position. His career at LIU lasted between 1963–64 and 1965–66, and upon his graduation he was the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,403 points as well as its all-time leading rebounder with 975 (both marks have since been surpassed). During his

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season, Grant averaged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, both of which led the team, and at the end of the season he was honored with the

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. The award has been given annually since 1935–36 to the top male collegiate basketball player in the greater New York City area. The Blackbirds won their second consecutive Tri-State League championship, and Grant finished his college career with averages of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. To this day he is still the only player in program history with those combined career averages. After college, Grant had a

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in the

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while playing for the

. His professional career was short-lived, however, and he moved on to other things after his time with the Americans. In 2001, he was part of the inaugural class inducted into the LIU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Later life

Grant got into teaching at various schools in New York City. The last school he taught at before his death was Manhattan High School. In the 1990s, Grant earned a medical degree from the

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in Spain. On April 14, 2004, Grant died at age 60 following complications from

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References

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