Chris Grant (basketball)

Chris Grant
Born (1972-05-09) May 9, 1972
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of San Diego (BA) (MA)
Employer Atlanta Hawks, 1996-2005
Cleveland Cavaliers, 2005-2010 (Assistant GM)
Title Assistant General Manager / General Manager
Term (with Cavaliers) 2011–2014, as GM
Predecessor Danny Ferry (as Cleveland Cavaliers GM)
Successor David Griffin (as Cleveland Cavaliers GM)

Chris Grant (born May 9, 1972) is a basketball executive, and was most recently the general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.[1]

College

A native of South Lake Tahoe, California, Grant attended the University of San Diego where the 6'10" center played on the men's varsity basketball team, including a year with former Cavaliers coach Mike Brown.[1][2] He graduated in 1994 with a degree in psychology, also later earning a master's degree in educational leadership from the University of San Diego.[1]

NBA

Grant was hired by the Atlanta Hawks immediately following graduate school.[3] He worked there for 9 years, holding several different positions and moved up the ranks, culminating with being named vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager in 2004.[4] In 2005, he was hired by Danny Ferry to work for the Cleveland Cavaliers.[1] After Ferry's resignation, he was named the new general manager on June 4, 2010.[1] Grant was dismissed by the Cavaliers on February 6, 2014.[5] On October 14, 2016 it was confirmed that Grant had taken a position with the San Antonio Spurs for a role as a team scout.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brian Windhorst (June 5, 2010). "New Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant brings solid experience to job". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ Tom Krasovic (May 3, 2010). "Cavs' Defensive Focus Rooted in West". Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "New Cavs GM faces the tough challenges head on". NBA.com. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100714122731/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/front_office.html. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Grant fired
  6. ↑ http://www.espn.com/blog/san-antonio-spurs/post/_/id/1038/spurs-add-former-cavs-gm-chris-grant-as-scout


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