Clarence Grier

Clarence Grier
Personal information
Born	1960s; Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	J. B. Dudley; (Greensboro, North Carolina);
College	Campbell (1983–1987)
NBA draft	1987: 7th round, 151st overall pick
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1987–1988
Position	Forward
Career history
1987–1988	Quad City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
	Big South Player of the Year (1987); 2× First-team All-Big South (1986, 1987);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Clarence Grier (born 1960s) is an American former basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1987 NBA draft, although he never ended up playing in the National Basketball Association.^[1] He is known for his collegiate career at Campbell University between 1983 and 1987. Grier was the holder of 30 school records at the time of his graduation and was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1986–87.^[2]

Grier played the forward position and is 6'7".^[3] The year he was named the Big South's top player, Grier scored a school single season-record 739 points behind a 24.6 points per game average, which ranked 12th nationally.^[2] He finished his two-year career with 1,087 points.^[4]

After a stint playing for the Continental Basketball Association's Quad City Thunder, Grier retired from basketball and became a Certified Public Accountant in the city of High Point, North Carolina.^[2] In 2001, he was inducted into the Campbell University Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

^ "1987 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Campbell University Athletics Hall of Fame". GoCamels.com. Campbell University. 2013. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Isaacson, Melissa (December 19, 1986). "Campbell Vs. Central Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ "2012–13 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big South Conference. 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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[1] "1987 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[HOF-2] "Campbell University Athletics Hall of Fame". GoCamels.com. Campbell University. 2013. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[3] Isaacson, Melissa (December 19, 1986). "Campbell Vs. Central Florida". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[4] "2012–13 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big South Conference. 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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