Anthony Grant
| Anthony Grant | |
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 Grant arrives at Tuscaloosa in 2009 |
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alabama |
| Record | 86-52 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 15, 1966 Miami, Florida, USA |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1987 | Dayton |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1987–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1996 1996–2006 2006–2009 2009–present |
Miami High (Asst.) Miami Central High Stetson (Asst.) Marshall (Asst.) Florida (Asst.) Virginia Commonwealth Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 162-77 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships CAA Tournament Championship (2007, 2009) CAA Regular Season Championship (2007, 2008, 2009) |
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| Awards 2007 CAA Coach of the Year |
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Anthony Grant (born April 15, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program.[1] Before accepting the job at Alabama, Grant served for three years as the head coach of Virginia Commonwealth University's Rams men's basketball program.[2]
Biography
Early life
After graduating from Miami Senior High School, Grant became an All-City first-team selection and Player-of-the-Year played at the University of Dayton from 1983 to 1987 guiding them to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before bowing out to eventual national champion Georgetown. As a sophomore, Grant averaged 10.7 points a game and 6.5 rebounds a game and the Flyers again made it to the NCAA Tournament. As a junior, the 6'5" Grant moved from power forward to small forward and averaged 7.1 points a game and 4.8 rebounds a contest while the team advanced to the National Invitation Tournament. As a senior, Grant was named a team captain, named team MVP, and awarded the Sharpenter Memorial Rebounding Award after leading the squad in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.0 and 6.0 respectively. In his 105 appearances, Grant registered 11.6 points and 6.7 rebounds each time out. In 1987, Grant spent a year playing for the Miami Tropics of the United States Basketball League.
In 1987, Grant became an assistant coach and math teacher at Miami Senior High School under Marcos "Shaky" Rodriguez.
Coaching career
Assistant coach
A native of Miami, Florida, served for ten years as an assistant to Billy Donovan at the University of Florida (UF). The 1999 and 2000 teams made the first back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in school history and the 2000 squad made UF's first appearance in the National Championship game, where they lost to Michigan State. In the spring of 2002, Grant was elevated to the title of Associate Head Coach after serving as an assistant for his first six seasons.
Grant played a key role in helping the Gators to the 2006 NCAA title, the 2005 and 2006 Southeastern Conference Tournament titles, three SEC Eastern Division titles and back-to-back SEC Championships in 2000 and 2001. The Gators have reached eight straight NCAA Tournaments, capped by the national title in 2006 in which Florida became the first team since the 1968 UCLA Bruins to win both the national semifinal and the final by at least 15 points. The Gators were 226–98 (.698) during Grant's 10-year stint in Gainesville. Prior to the University of Florida, Grant served as an assistant to Donovan for two years at Marshall University helping them to a 35–20 record. Grant also served as an assistant coach during the 1993–94 season at Stetson.
Virginia Commonwealth
Grant led VCU to a 79–77 upset of 6th seeded Duke to reach the 2nd round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.[3] Two of Grant's VCU players were drafted as first round drafts picks in the 2009 (Eric Maynor) and 2010 NBA drafts (Larry Sanders).
Alabama
On March 27, 2009 Grant agreed in principle to become the twentieth head men's basketball coach at the University of Alabama.[1]
In Grant's first season at Alabama, the Crimson Tide went 17-15 (6-10), winning their last two regular season games to clinch a winning record and the 4th seed in the west in the 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament. They would go on to lose in the quarterfinals to #2 Kentucky.
In his second season at the Capstone, Grant's young team struggled early in the season, going 8-6 during non-conference play, but bounced back, going 12-4 in SEC play, to win the SEC Western Division title. Grant also got his first "signature" win, when Alabama defeated #12 Kentucky in Coleman Coliseum, 68-66. Dick Vitale has noted Grant as one of his "Coaches on the Rise". He guided Alabama to the NIT Final in Madison Square Garden in only his second year.
Grant would make the 2012 NCAA Tournament in his third season. That marked Alabama's first appearance since 2006. However, it was short-lived; Bama lost to Creighton on a controversial last-second play in the opening round of the tournament.
In his 4th season at the Capstone his team would get of to a good start, but would struggle in December because of injuries. In SEC play they would surprise everybody and finish 12-6 in the SEC and tie for 2nd place. They would win one game in the SEC Basketball Tournament and lose to Florida the next day 61-51. His team would go to the National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinals losing to Maryland 58-57.
Personal life
Grant is married to the former Christina Harrell of Miami. They have four children: Anthony, Preston, Jayda Danielle and Makai.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Virginia Commonwealth (Colonial Athletic Association) (2006–2009) | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Virginia Commonwealth | 28–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Virginia Commonwealth | 24–8 | 15–3 | 1st | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Virginia Commonwealth | 24–10 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| Virginia Commonwealth: | 76–25 | 45–9 | |||||||
| Alabama (Southeastern Conference) (2009–present) | |||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Alabama | 17–15 | 6–10 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2010–2011 | Alabama | 25–12 | 12–4 | 1st (West) | NIT Runner–up | ||||
| 2011–2012 | Alabama | 21–12 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2012–2013 | Alabama | 23-13 | 12-6 | T-2nd | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| Alabama: | 86-52 | 39–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 162-77 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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References
- ^ a b Deas, Tommy and Hurt, Cecil (2009-03-27). "Anthony Grant : 'We have agreed in principle'". The Tuscaloosa News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Florida Assistant Grant Hired At VCU". Associated Press (cstv.com). 2006-04-18. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "No. 11 VCU shocks sixth seed Duke in final seconds". Associated Press (ESPN). 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
External links
- Anthony Grant profile at RollTide.com
- Anthony Grant at Rivals.com
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