Jayson Granger

Jayson Granger

Granger during a game with Unicaja Málaga
No. 15 – Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Position Point guard
League Turkish Basketball League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989
Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality Uruguayan/American
Listed height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2013 Estudiantes
2013–2015 Unicaja Málaga
2015–present Anadolu Efes

Jayson Granger (born September 15, 1989) is a Uruguayan professional basketball player who plays for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays the point guard position.

Professional career

The Montevideo native played in the youth ranks of Club Atlético Cordón (Spanish).

Estudiantes

Granger playing for Estudiantes.

In December 2005 he had a trial with Spanish team Estudiantes, signing with them in 2006 at only 16.[1]

However, Cordón requested a formation indemnity, meaning the player could only play in the amateur Liga EBA for one and a half years whilst a FIBA tribunal was deciding the case. The tribunal finally awarded the Uruguayan side 25.000 euros as compensation in 2007, with Granger being very critical of his former team's actions.[2][3] During the summer of 2007 he participated in the Americas Basketball Without Borders camp, he was selected as the camp MVP.[4] Granger made his Liga ACB debut during the 2007-08 season.[1]

For 2012-13, he averaged 11 points and 3,4 assists in the Liga ACB.[1]

Unicaja Malaga

He played in the 2013 NBA Summer League in July 2013 for the Boston Celtics, posting 6 points and 3.6 assists in around 18 minutes per game in 5 games.[5] After his contract expired with Estudiantes he signed with Unicaja Malaga later that month for an offer his former side couldn't match.[1]

Granger played in the 2014 NBA Summer League in July 2014 for the Cleveland Cavaliers, with figures of 2.3 points and 1 assist per game in about 9 minutes per game in 4 games played.[6]

Granger was selected to the All-ACB Team for 2014-15 after being selected as best guard in front of Sergio Llull. He contributed 9,7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals in the regular season, later playing a role in their run to the playoff semifinals.[7][8]

Anadolu Efes

On 26 June 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[8][9]

International career

Granger first played for the Uruguayan national team Under-16's at the 2004 South American Championship for Cadets. In the 2005 edition he led his team in scoring (26,6 points per game), rebounding (8,2) and assists (4), also leading the whole tournament in scoring as Uruguay reached the tournament final.[10] In the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship the Uruguayan posted team leading 16.5 points (also 5th best for the tournament) and 6.8 assists (2nd best).[11]

However, Granger did not play with the senior team in the 2008 South American Basketball Championship as the Federation refused his request to pay for his girlfriend's plane ticket. He also turned down a selection to the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, citing an injury that the Uruguay doctors argued did not prevent him from playing. The player would publicly express his resentment at the Uruguayan Basketball Federation for their role in the dispute regarding his transfer from Uruguay to Spain in 2005 (see #Professional career|Professional career).[2]

Granger would finally play for the senior Uruguay team at the 2012 South American Basketball Championship, contributing 12.8 points (a team 3rd), 3.2 assists (1st) and 5.4 rebounds (2nd) as the side finished 3rd, losing in the semifinal to Argentina despite his 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.[12][13]

He did not play in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, citing a desire to facilitate his integration at new side Unicaja to diplomatically turn down the selection.[12]

Personal

Jayson Granger is the son of Jeff Granger, a New Jersey born American professional basketball player who played in the Uruguayan Leage in the early 1980's. He became an Uruguayan citizen and played for the Uruguay national team, settling in Montevideo where Jayson was born.[14][2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Unicaja 24 7 21.3 .408 .293 .861 2.1 3.4 .6 .0 7.5 8.5
2014–15 Unicaja 23 8 25.6 .404 .316 .760 2.7 4.2 .9 .3 10.2 12.1
Career 47 15 23.4 .406 .306 .793 2.4 3.8 .7 .1 8.9 10.3

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jayson Granger, tercer fichaje del Unicaja" [Jayson Granger, third signing for Unicaja]. Baloncesto Málaga (in Spanish). 17 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Decidieron quitarlo del plantel" [They decide to remove him from the squad]. ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). EFE. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Lopez, Hector (13 November 2007). "Eurobasket news report (11/13/2007) - Estudiantes Madrid will have to pay 25.000 euros to sign Granger". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Basketball without Borders Americas Day 4 Recap". NBA. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jayson Granger #40 - Celtics". NBA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "2014 Summer League Player Profile - Jayson Granger". NBA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mejor Quinteto de la Liga Endesa 2014-15" [The best five of the 2014-15 Liga Endesa]. Liga ACB (in Spanish). 21 May 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Anadolu Efes Istanbul inks point guard Granger". Euroleague. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jayson Granger Anadolu Efes’te...". Anadolu Efes S.K. (in Turkish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Uruguay #15 - Jayson Antoine Granger". FIBA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Uruguay #4 - Jayson Antoine Granger". FIBA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  12. 1 2 "URU - Granger focuses on Unicaja Move". FIBA. Malaga. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "La exhibición de Granger no fue bastante para llegar a la final (88-81)" [Granger's exhibition wasn't enough to go to the final (88-81)]. CB Estudiantes (in Spanish). 22 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "URU - Granger now in the mix". FIBA. Madrid. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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