Anthony Grundy

Anthony Grundy
Personal information
Born (1979-04-15) April 15, 1979
Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Warren Central
(Bowling Green, Kentucky)
College NC State (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–2014
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
2002–2003 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2003–2004 TSG Ehingen
2004 Apoel Nicosia
2004 Raleigh Knights
2004 Ockelbo BBK
2004–2005 Bnei HaSharon
2005 Panteras de Miranda
2005–2006 Roanoke Dazzle
2006 Atlanta Hawks
2006–2007 Siviglia Wear Teramo
2007–2009 Panellinios
2009–2010 Ferrara
2010–2011 AEK Athens
2011 Mersin Buyuksehir
2011 Petron Blaze Boosters
2011–2012 Mersin Buyuksehir
2012 Mahram Tehran
2012–2013 Kavala
2013–2014 Hacettepe Üniversitesi
2013 Dukok
2014 Azad University Tehran
Career highlights and awards

Anthony Montreace Grundy (born April 15, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

High school

Prior to his professional and college career, Grundy attended Louisville Central High School, Warren Central High School, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he played for ABA legend Darel Carrier. After changing his mind on attending Bradley University where he committed to his Sr. yr he then went on to play for Scott Shephard and Kevin Keats at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA.

College career

Well before could attend N.C. State he had to get his released from Bradley University to whom he committed to the previous yr. After pleading his case with the L.O.I committee they granted him his release and he visited several schools before Grundy then attended NC State, where he played college basketball with the NC State Wolfpack. He was named 1st Team All-ACC in his senior season. In which he also may be the only player in school history to lead his team in 5 major statistical categories! (Scoring, Assist, Rebound, Steals, 3-pointers made. That Also was awarded on the All ACC Defensive team as well!

Professional career

Grundy played with the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks in 12 games after signing a ten-day contract in the 2005–06 NBA season. He played in the Italian league with Siviglia Wear Teramo in the 2006-07 season. On July 12, 2007 he joined Panellinios of the Greek League.[1] He was the Greek League's top scorer during the 2007-08 season, averaging 21.5 points per game.

In 2009, he joined Ferrara.[2]

In September 2010, he returned to Greece, signing with AEK Athens[3] He left the team on January 15, 2011.[4]

In January 2011, he signed with Mersin Buyuksehir.[5]

On July 15, 2011, he was signed by the Petron Blaze Boosters as a replacement import for the injured Jeremy Wise.[6] He was able to lead the Boosters win the 2011 PBA Governors Cup over the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.

In 2012, he signed with Mahram Tehran of Iran.[7] In 2013, he joined Hacettepe University.

He then began training in the practice sessions of the Greek team AON Palatianis.

In 2011, Grundy was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) for the fourth time. He remained at large until 2017 when he was arrested in Queens, New York while entering the United States. Grundy had lived in Ghana for several years prior. He was sentenced in October 2017 to two years in prison for a felony charge of DWI, five misdemeanor counts of failing to appear in court and two probation violations.[8]

References

  1. ↑ ULEBCup.com Grundy signs with Panellinios. Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Biennale per Grundy a Ferrara (Italian). Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ AEK Athens signs Anthony Grundy Archived September 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Τέλος ο Γκράντι (in Greek)
  5. ↑ Mersin'e skorer Amerikalı (in Turkish)
  6. ↑ Grundy joins Boosters Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Anthony Grundy agreed terms with Mahram to play in Asia Cup
  8. ↑ McDonald, Thomasi (October 17, 2017). "Former NC State basketball star's 'bad run' ends in prison sentence". The News & Observer. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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