Jacob Grandison Heading To Duke As A Graduate Transfer To Play For Head Coach Jon Scheyer In 2022-2023 After Playing Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior Seasons At Holy Cross, Illinois?
As a freshman at Holy Cross in 2017-2018,
Jacob Grandison Played in all 31 games as a freshman, starting 18 times
Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals on the season
Scored in double figures 13 times
Team’s leading scorer in six games and top rebounder nine times
Scored season-high 21 points at Loyola-Md. (2/3/18)
Collected season-high nine rebounds twice, at Navy (1/11/18) and at Bucknell (1/20/18)
Played for coach Bill Carmody at Holy Cross
As a sophomore at Holy Cross 2019-2020, Jacob Grandson Started all 33 games
Led Holy Cross and ranked 11th in the Patriot League in scoring with an average of 13.9 ppg
Second on team in rebounding (5.0 rpg) and third in assists (2.9 apg)
Led team with 69 three-pointers, ranking eighth in the Patriot with an average of 2.1 treys per game
Shot 36.5 percent from 3-point range on the season (69-189)
Scored in double figures in 26 games, with eight 20-plus point performances
Scored career-high 25 points at Iona (12/30/18)
Recorded first career double-double with 21 points and career-high 10 assists vs. Stony Brook (11/16/18)
Also registered a double-double with 22 points and career-high 16 rebounds at Lafayette (3/5/19)
Made career-high six three-pointers twice, vs. Sienna (11/18/18) and Navy (1/26/19)
As a junior at Illinois in 2020-2021,
Jacob Grandison Played in 30 games, starting 16 of the last 17
Averaged 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds on the season, with those numbers increasing to 6.2 ppg & 4.2 rpg over the last 16 games
Eight points and five rebounds in NCAA Tournament win over Drexel (March 19)
Eight points in Big Ten Tournament win over Rutgers (March 12)
Nine points in win at No. 7 Ohio State (March 6)
Six rebounds and season-high five assists in win at No. 2 Michigan (March 2)
Game-high eight rebounds in win at No. 23 Wisconsin (Feb. 27)
Season-high 14 points and career-high six made free throws in Nebraska win (Feb. 25)
12 points and four assists in win at Minnesota (Feb. 20)
Five points and four rebounds in win over No. 19 Wisconsin (Feb. 6)
11 points and season-high 10 boards for first Illini double-double in win over No. 7 Iowa (Jan. 29)
Earned first start with Illini vs. Penn State (Jan. 19)
Eight points and three assists vs. No. 21 Ohio State (Jan. 16)
Game-high seven boards (four offensive) and seven points in win at Penn State (Dec. 23)
10 points and eight rebounds in Illini debut vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25)
As a senior in 2021-2022 at Illinois,
Jacob Grandison was Academic All-Big Ten selection
Played in 30 games, starting 23
Fourth on Illini in both scoring at 9.6 ppg and rebounding at 3.8 rpg
Shot 41% from 3-point land (55-134) and ranked 15th in Big Ten in 3-pointers (1.8 avg.)
Fourth on team in assists (2.3 apg)
Suffered shoulder injury vs. Penn State (March 3), forcing him to miss the next two games and limit his play in the NCAA Tournament
Averaged 19.0 points and shooting 50% from three (8-16) over two games Feb. 19-24
14 points, three assists and two steals vs. No. 22 Ohio State (Feb. 24)
Set Illini scoring high with 24 points and a career-high six 3-pointers in win at No. 19 Michigan State (Feb. 19)
14 points and seven rebounds – his most boards as an Illini – in win over No. 11 Wisconsin (Feb. 2)
14 points on 5-8 FG at Maryland (Jan. 21)
12 points and four assists in win at Nebraska (Jan. 11)
11 points on 4-5 FG with six rebounds and four assists in win at Minnesota (Jan. 4)
Game-high 6 assists in Braggin' Rights win vs. Missouri (Dec. 22), his most as an Illini
18 points and five boards vs. Saint Francis PA (Dec. 18)
14 points (four 3FG), five boards and three assists vs. No. 11 Arizona (Dec. 11)
21 points with four triples in win at Iowa (Dec. 6)
16 points on 7-11 FG in win over Rutgers (Dec. 3)
15 points and six boards vs. Arkansas State (Nov. 12)
20 points on 7-10 FG in opener vs. Jackson State (Nov. 9)
As a member of the Finnish National Team, participated in summer training camp in Finland and played in preparatory national matches in Okinawa, Japan (July 7-11)
“according to his biography on fightingillini.com”
Jacob Grandison heading to Duke as a Graduate Transfer to play for Head Coach Jon Scheyer in 2022-2023 after playing two seasons at Holy Cross, Illinois?
Right now I don’t know the answer to that question!
Though,
What I learned today is that he is visiting Duke today searching for a college to collegiality use his final season of collegiate eligibility on the hardwood.
“according to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver. com: