Ronnie Grandison

Ron Calvin Grandison (born July 6, 1964) is a former basketball player, who attended the University of California, Irvine and the University of New Orleans. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1987 NBA draft, 100th pick overall, by the Denver Nuggets.[1]

Ronnie Grandison
Personal information
Born (1964-07-06) July 6, 1964
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Bernard
(Los Angeles, California)
College
NBA draft1987 / Round: 5 / Pick: 100th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1987–2001
PositionPower forward
Number31, 35, 54, 20
Career history
1987–1988Rochester Flyers
1988–1989Boston Celtics
1991Omaha Racers
1991–1992Charlotte Hornets
1992Omaha Racers
1992–1993Rochester Renegade
1993Purefoods Oodles
1993Llíria
1993–1994Rochester Renegade
1994New York Knicks
1994–1995Rapid City Thrillers
1995Sunkist Orange Juicers
1995–1996Miami Heat
1996Atlanta Hawks
1996Omaha Racers
1996New York Knicks
1996–1997Omaha Racers
1998La Crosse Bobcats
1999–2000Cincinnati Stuff
2000–2001Rockford Lightning
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Grandison played in the NBA intermittently in all together 4 seasons (1988–1996), for five teams: Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks (two stints), Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks, averaging 2.4 points per game. He was known primarily as a hard working player and a defensive specialist. Grandison made 4 career three point shots, all as a member of the Miami Heat during the 1995-96 season. [2]

Grandison and his business partner/wife, Barb Grandison, have scheduled a Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting on Sunday, January 5, 2020, for the new, expanded and freshly-rebranded Ronnie Grandison Sports Academy, the training center he opened in 1996 on East Kemper Road in Cincinnati.

References
  1. Grandison at SportsStats.com
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grandro01.html

Cincinnati Business Courier story published on Friday, January 3, 2020 https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2020/01/03/greater-cincinnati-sports-center-debuts-6-million.html?iana=hpmvp_cinci_news_headline


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