Stewart Granger (basketball)

Stewart Granger

Personal information
Born	(1961-10-27) October 27, 1961 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Villanova (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 1st round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1984–1990
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 20, 11
Career history
1983–1984	Cleveland Cavaliers
1984–1985	Sarasota Stingers
1985	Atlanta Hawks
1985	Sarasota Stingers
1985–1986	Maine Windjammers
1986	Wildwood Aces
1986–1987	New York Knicks
1987	Philadelphia Aces
1988	Long Island Knights
1989–1990	Alviks BK
Career highlights and awards
2× AP Honorable mention All-American (1982, 1983) 2× Second-team All-Big East (1982, 1983) Third-team All-Big East (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Stewart Francis Granger (born October 27, 1961) is a Canadian former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and Canadian national team member.

Though in his early years Granger grew up in Montreal, his high school years were spent attending and playing basketball at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Granger won the New York State high school finals in 1979 playing for NYC-Nazareth. Granger played college basketball at Villanova University, where his career averages were 10.4 points per game and 4.8 assists per game.

In the 1983 NBA draft, Granger was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers at the 24th overall pick.

In 1984, his first season, Granger played with the team that drafted him, the Cleveland Cavaliers, an average 4.5 points per game and 2.4 assists per game. In his second season, he played for the Atlanta Hawks, where he averaged 1.8 points per game, and 1.3 assists per game. Then in his final NBA season, which was in 1987 with the New York Knicks, he averaged 3.3 points per game and 1.8 assists per game.

Granger was also a first team USBL All-Star in 1986 while a member of the Wildwood Aces. He also had a career in the Philippine Basketball Association.

See also

• List of Montreal athletes
• List of famous Montrealers

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• FrozenHoops.com History of NBA basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time