Tyrone Jeremy Grant (born January 24, 1977) is an American former professional
basketball
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player and now CEO of Team First Inc as well as Wave Holistic Health. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 ") tall, he played at the
small forward
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and
power forward
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positions. He was an explosive scorer and good rebounder. Grant has 2 children who are athletes,
Tyra and Tyson.
College career
From 1995 to 1999, Grant played
college basketball
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at
St. John's University, with the
St. John's Red Storm
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.
Professional career
Grant started to Europe after that year, playing for a succession of sides including
Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno,
De Vizia Avellino,
Teramo Basket
Teramo Basket was a professional basketball club that is based in Teramo, Italy. Established in 1960, Teramo played in the Serie A (basketball), Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), Italy's top league, for 10 years before they were moved to the Serie B. Th ...
,
Armani Jeans Milano,
VidiVici Bologna and
Benetton Treviso in the Italian
Serie A
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,
Olympia Larissa in Greece and
Leite Río Breogán in the Spanish
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
.
Personal life
On December 13, 2010, Grant founded the
non-profit organization
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Team First Inc.
Team First Inc. provides academic and social support services to public schools within New York with their focus on high poverty communities.
References
External links
Italian League Profile Retrieved 11 August 2015
Spanish League Profile Official Team First Inc. Website
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1977 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Barbadian men's basketball players
Basket Livorno players
CB Breogán players
Greek Basket League players
Ilysiakos B.C. players
Elitzur Ashkelon players
Israeli Basketball Premier League players
Busan KCC Egis players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liga ACB players
Olimpia Milano players
Olympia Larissa B.C. players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
Power forwards
Reyer Venezia players
Small forwards
Basketball players from Brooklyn
S.S. Felice Scandone players
St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players
Teramo Basket players
Trenton Shooting Stars players
Virtus Bologna players
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