Vincent Grier

Vince Grier
Truman Bulldogs
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueGLVC
Personal information
Born (1983-03-14) March 14, 1983 (age 41)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolBonner Academy
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2014
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
As player:
2006–2007Sioux Falls Skyforce
2007–2008BCM Gravelines
2008–2009Cholet Basket
2010Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2010Applied Science University
2010–2012Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2012–2013Pi Koleji Ankara
2013BC Orchies
2013–2014Maliye Milli Piyango
2014Caneros de La Romana
As coach:
2017–2018UIS (assistant)
2021–2022Western Carolina (graduate assistant)
2024–presentTruman (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2005)
  • Second-team All-Big Ten – Media (2005)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir National team

Vincent Grier (born March 14, 1983) is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Truman Bulldogs. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He has scored 1,118 points,[citation needed] but did not play during his junior season, due to an injury.

He played for Minnesota after transferring from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2003. He led the Gophers in scoring for two consecutive seasons, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament that resulted in a first-round loss to Iowa State. He was signed by the 2006 NBA champions Miami Heat.[1]

Since graduating from Minnesota, Grier has played professionally in Europe. He was signed by French club Cholet Basket for the 2008–09 season.[2] Previously, he had played for BCM Gravelines.

Notes

  1. ^ Former Gophers guard Grier faces a pair of hurdles in quest to play in NBA - Minnesota Daily Archived August 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Vincent Grier pour remplacer Samad Nikkhah. September 30, 2008. (in French)


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