Jerami

Grant

Quick Facts

• Full name is Houston Jerami Grant
• Son of Harvey and Beverly Grant, has three brothers – Harvey Jerai, Holdyn Jerian and Harrison Jaelin
• Jerai played college basketball for Clemson University and has played in professional leagues in Australia, Italy, Israel, Latvia and Lithuania
• Father, who is the identical twin brother of Horace Grant, played 11 seasons in the NBA
• Selected for the 2012 Jordan Classic.

Career Highlights

• Named a member of the 2016 USA Select Team that trained with and against the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team
• Was one of three players in the NBA in 2018-2019 with more than 100 threes and 100 blocked shots
• Scored his 3,000th career point at Utah on Feb. 22, 2019, becoming just the seventh forward since 2014 with 3,000-plus points and 400-plus blocked shots
• Member of the 2012 USA U18 National Team that finished 5-0 and won gold at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso, Brazil; Started all five games, averaged 18.0 minutes, 5.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
• Played two seasons at Syracuse University (2012-14)

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)

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