Paul Grant

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Paul Grant: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Wisconsin's leading scorer and shot-blocker in his lone Badger season after transferring from Boston College, Grant went 20th overall to Minnesota in 1997 — then lost his entire rookie year to a stress fracture in his foot. He was later packaged in the blockbuster Stephon Marbury trade to Milwaukee. The Jazz brought him to training camp twice, signed him on January 1, 2004, and after waiving him gave him a 10-day contract that same month.

When the playing stopped, Grant turned to teaching the game — coaching workouts for young players in Haverhill, Massachusetts, then joining the MIT men's basketball staff as an assistant coach in 2007. He came up through Michigan's Brother Rice High School.

HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Jazz signed him on January 1, 2004, waived him five days later, then brought him back on a 10-day contract.

Full name

Paul Edward Grant

Utah Jazz tenure

2003–04

Position

Center

Born

1974, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Height

7′0″ (213 cm)

Weight

245 lb (111 kg)

College

Wisconsin

Drafted

1997, 1st round (No. 20), Minnesota