Vincent Grier (born March 14, 1983) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He has scored 1,118 points,[citation needed] but did not play during his junior season, due to an injury.
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Born | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | March 14, 1983||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Bonner Academy (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2006–2014 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | BCM Gravelines | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Cholet Basket | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Applied Science University | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Pi Koleji Ankara | ||||||||||||||
2013 | BC Orchies | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Maliye Milli Piyango | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Caneros de La Romana | ||||||||||||||
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He played for Minnesota after transferring from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2003. He led the Gophers in scoring for two consecutive seasons, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament that resulted in a first-round loss to Iowa State. He was signed by the 2006 NBA champions Miami Heat.[1]
Since graduating from Minnesota, Grier has played professionally in Europe. He was signed by French club Cholet Basket for the 2008–09 season.[2] Previously, he had played for BCM Gravelines.
Notes
edit- ^ Former Gophers guard Grier faces a pair of hurdles in quest to play in NBA - Minnesota Daily Archived August 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vincent Grier pour remplacer Samad Nikkhah. September 30, 2008. (in French)
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