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Tyrone Grant
Position: Power Forward
College: St. John's (NY)
Conference: Big East
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 245
Age: 22
Birthdate: 1/24/77
High School: Grady, Brooklyn, NY

CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AVG AST BLK STL PTS AVG
1995-96 27 81 140 .579 48 79 .608 191 7.1 20 23 21 210 7.8
1996-97 27 35 69 .507 38 60 .633 97 3.6 11 12 14 109 4.0
1997-98 32 79 154 .513 61 92 .663 220 6.9 29 18 19 219 6.8
1998-99 29 117 198 .591 70 119 .588 248 8.6 26 11 28 304 10.5
Totals 115 312 561 .556 217 350 .620 756 6.6 86 64 82 842 7.3

HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER
• Ranks 12th in rebounding, 17th in blocked shots
1998-99
senior
• Named first team All-SEC
• Ranked 3rd in the conference in scoring, 6th in assists & ft %, 8th in steals & 10th in 3 pt fg %
• Scored season high 31 pts vs Kentucky
• Averaged 7.1 free throws per game
• Career high 9 assists vs South Carolina State
1997-98
junior
• Named first team All-SEC
• Led the conference in scoring
• Set a career high with 37 points vs Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament semifinal win
• In that game he set a tournament record for fts made & attempted by going 20-22 from the line
• His 205 free throws made ranks 4th on the single season list
• Averaged 8.5 free throw attempts per game
1996-97
sophomore
• Named first team All-SEC
• Ranked second in the conference in scoring
1995-96
freshman
• Broke Alex English’s school record for freshman scoring
• Also set USC freshman records for free throws made and attempted
• All time leading scorer – broke English’s 23 year-old-record of 1,972 points
• Other rankings – 1st in 3 pt fgs made & attempted, 1st in fts made, 2nd in fts attempted, 3rd in steals, 5th in
1998-99 (Senior)
• Led the Red Storm in rebounding, ranked 3rd in the Big East
• Set career highs vs U Mass with 20 points and 17 rebounds
• Grabbed 17 boards again vs Villanova
• Posted 8 double-doubles on the season
• MVP of the Portsmouth Invitational – avg 20.7 ppg & 9.3 rebounds
1997-98 (Junior)
• Ranked second on the team in rebounding & 5th in scoring
• Grabbed season high 15 rebounds vs Pittsburgh
• Started 20 of 32 games – played 21.3 minutes per
1996-97 (Sophomore)
• Led the team in fg %
• Came off the bench for all 27 games
• Played 15 minutes per game
1995-96 (Freshman)
• Led the team in fg %
• 2nd in rebounding, 4th in scoring
• Started two games on the season – in his first start vs Pittsburgh scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds
• Ranks 12th in rebounding, 17th in blocked shots
1998-99 (Senior)
• Named first team All-SEC
• Ranked 3rd in the conference in scoring, 6th in assists & ft %, 8th in steals & 10th in 3 pt fg %
• Scored season high 31 pts vs Kentucky
• Averaged 7.1 free throws per game
• Career high 9 assists vs South Carolina State
1997-98 (Junior)
• Named first team All-SEC
• Led the conference in scoring
• Set a career high with 37 points vs Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament semifinal win
• In that game he set a tournament record for fts made & attempted by going 20-22 from the line
• His 205 free throws made ranks 4th on the single season list
• Averaged 8.5 free throw attempts per game
1996-97 (Sophomore)
• Named first team All-SEC
• Ranked second in the conference in scoring
1995-96 (Freshman)
• Broke Alex English’s school record for freshman scoring
• Also set USC freshman records for free throws made and attempted

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