Jerai Grant
Quick Facts
Biography
Harvey Jerai Grant (born January 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for BC Neptūnas of Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). He played college basketball for Clemson University.
College career
In his four-year career at Clemson, Grant played 127 games (63 starts) while averaging 6.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 17.9 minutes per game. As a senior in 2010–11, he was named to the ACC All-Defensive team and earned honorable mention All-ACC honors.
Professional career
2011–12 season
On August 9, 2011, Grant signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2011–12 NBL season. He earned player of the week honors for rounds 14 and 24. In 28 games for the Kings, he averaged 11.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
2012–13 season
On July 7, 2012, Grant joined the Houston Rockets for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On July 23, he signed with Enel Brindisi of Italy for the 2012–13 season. In 30 games for Brindisi, he averaged 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
2013–14 season
In July 2013, Grant signed with Hapoel Holon of Israel for the 2013–14 season. In November 2013, he left Hapoel and signed with HKK Široki of Bosnia for the rest of the season. He later left Široki before appearing in a game for them.
On December 13, 2013, he signed with BK Ventspils of Latvia for the rest of the season. In 22 league games for Ventspils, he averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, helping the team win the 2013–14 league championship.
2014–15 season
On July 28, 2014, Grant re-signed with BK Ventspils for the 2014–15 season. In 28 league games for Ventspils, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.
2015–16 season
On July 25, 2015, Grant signed with Lithuanian team BC Neptūnas.
2016–17 season
On July 10, 2016, Grant re-signed with BC Neptūnas.
Personal
Grant is the son of Harvey and Beverly Grant, and has three brothers: Jerami, Jerian and Jaelin. Harvey played college basketball at Clemson and Oklahoma, and was the 12th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft, going on to play for 11 years in the NBA with Washington (Bullets and Wizards), Portland and Philadelphia. Grant's uncle, Horace (twin brother of Harvey), played college basketball at Clemson and was a four-time NBA champion with Chicago and Los Angeles.
Grant and his partner, Jessica, have a daughter named Halle. Grant proposed to his partner during one of Neptūnas home games in 2016.