Vincent Grier Explained

Vincent Grier
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:207
Birth Date:14 March 1983
Birth Place:Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
High School:Bonner Academy
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
College:
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2006
Career End:2014
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Years1:2006–2007
Years2:2007–2008
Years3:2008–2009
Team3:Cholet Basket
Years4:2010
Team4:Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Years5:2010
Team5:Applied Science University
Years6:2010–2012
Team6:Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Years7:2012–2013
Team7:Pi Koleji Ankara
Years8:2013
Team8:BC Orchies
Years9:2013–2014
Team9:Maliye Milli Piyango
Years10:2014
Team10:Caneros de La Romana
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2005)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2005)

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, but did not play during his junior season, due to an injury.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/08/09/68686 Former Gophers guard Grier faces a pair of hurdles in quest to play in NBA - Minnesota Daily
  2. http://www.cholet-basket.com/News/Detail.aspx?News=&NumCategorie=2&NumActualite=1315 Vincent Grier pour remplacer Samad Nikkhah