Danny Granger

Danny Granger

Personal information
Born	(1983-04-20) April 20, 1983 New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationality	USA
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school	Grace King (Metairie)
College	New Mexico
NBA draft	2005: 17th overall
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career	2005–present
Position	Forward
Number	33
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Danny Granger Jr. (born April 20, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. Mainly a small forward, he can also play in the 4 position, while relying on his athleticism and a decent outside shooting.

His nicknames include "Danny G", "Hollywood", "Flava Flav", "Malcolm X" and "Street Ball Nation".

Background

Granger played two years at Bradley University and a further two at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Civil Engineering. He is also a graduate of Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana.

In the 2004-05 season, Granger carried the New Mexico Lobos to a 26-6 record, the Mountain West Conference (MWC) tournament championship, and back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in six years. He was named to the All-MWC first team, and recognized as an AP Honorable Mention All-American.

Professional career

Granger was selected 17th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers, as the organization included former Lobo Mel Daniels and Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who was coached in college by the father of New Mexico Lobo Basketball, Bob King.

In his first NBA season, Granger played in 78 regular season games, averaging 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, while making the All-NBA Rookie Second Team. He added 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 6 playoff games.

With the departure of Peja Stojakovic and arrival of Al Harrington during the 2006 offseason, Granger became the Pacers' starting small forward for 2006-07, as the team was going with a three-forward starting lineup of Granger, Harrington and Jermaine O'Neal. After the first 15 games, he became the first man off the bench.

Since a January 17, 2007 eight-player trade with the Golden State Warriors, Granger started at the small forward-shooting guard spot, mainly due to the departure of Harrington. With the second and third scoring options (Harrington and Stephen Jackson, respectively) on the team gone, he was given more chances for scoring and averaged 13.9 points per game in 2006-07.

In 2007-08, Granger led the Pacers in scoring for the first time, averaging 19 ppg, while starting all 80 games he appeared in.

NBA 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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Indiana	78	17	22.6	.462	.323	.777	4.9	1.2	.7	.8	7.5
2006–07	Indiana	82	57	34.0	.459	.382	.803	4.6	1.4	.8	.7	13.9
2007–08	Indiana	80	80	36.0	.446	.404	.852	6.1	2.1	1.2	1.0	19.6
Career		240	154	30.9	.453	.387	.821	5.2	1.5	.9	.8	13.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Indiana	6	3	27.0	.529	.563	1.000	5.2	1.7	.7	1.2	8.2
Career		6	3	27.0	.529	.563	1.000	5.2	1.7	.7	1.2	8.2

Family

Granger has a younger brother, Scotty, who appeared on a reality TV show titled "The One: Making a Music Star" on ABC, in the summer of 2006. Subsequently, he sang professional background vocals for 2007 American Idol champion Jordin Sparks, touring with the singer.

Granger's cousin DeMarcus plays defensive tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners, and the basketball player is also great-nephew of the "Queen of Gospel", Mahalia Jackson.

External links

• Template:NBA-profile
• 2005 Draft profile
• Template:Basketball-reference
• UNM Profile, Honors