Qua Grant

Qua Grant
No. 1 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1999-12-11) December 11, 1999 (age 26)
Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolWaxahachie
(Waxahachie, Texas)
College
2023: undrafted
Playing career
2023–present
Career history
2023–2024Helsinki Seagulls
2024Prishtina
2024–presentMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights
  • WAC Player of the Year (2023)
  • First-team All-WAC (2023)
  • WAC All-Newcomer team (2023)
  • LSC Player of the Year (2020)
  • 2× First-team All-LSC (2020, 2021)

Mar'Qualen Grant (born 11 December, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes, Wichita State Shockers and Sam Houston Bearkats.

High school career

Grant attended Waxahachie High School. He did not have a single Division I offer out of high school and committed to play college basketball at Division II West Texas A&M.

College career

As a freshman, Grant averaged 14.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, earning Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year honors. He averaged 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Grant earned Division II All-American honors and was named Lone Star Conference Player of the Year. As a junior, he averaged 22.4 points, 8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Grant was named to the first team All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Defensive team. Following the season he transferred to Wichita State.

Grant averaged 4.5 points and 1.8 assists per game as a reserve guard. He transferred to Sam Houston for his final season of eligibility. Grant averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game at Sam Houston. At the conclusion of the season he was named WAC Player of the Year.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Grant signed a contract with the Helsinki Seagulls on July 27, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (April 14, 2021). "From overlooked to D2 All-American to Shocker, Qua Grant's path to Wichita State". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Opens Up Railsplitters' 2019-20 Campaign this Weekend". Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (March 4, 2022). "'I'm nothing without God': Qua Grant leaned on faith to help during Shocker struggles". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Liska, Larissa (April 15, 2021). "Qua Grant leaves West Texas A&M for Wichita State Shockers". News Channel 10. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kats sign Wichita State transfer". Sam Houston Bearkats. May 18, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Grant starts his pro career at Seagulls". Eurobasket. July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Qua Grant Named 2022-23 WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 5, 2023. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "WAC-konferenssin vuoden pelaaja Qua Grant saapuu Helsinki Seagullsiinx". Basket.fi (in Finnish). July 27, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.