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Bio

	#24 - Shawn Grant
	Class: Freshman Height/Weight: 6-4, 180     Hometown: San Jose, Calif. Position: G     High School: St. Francis

Background: The 2008-09 West Coast Athletic League co-Player of the Year … Also named San Jose Mercury News and Palo Alto Daily News Player of the Year in his senior campaign… Averaged 15.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and two assists per game…Led the St. Francis Lancers (30-3) to their 10th Central Coast Section title and the Division II Northern California Championships… Scored a game-high 25 points while grab­bing nine rebounds in the Division II title game… Selected to the First-Team, Division 2 All-State team and was Saint Francis’ Athlete of the Year… S­cored 1­,274 points f­or h­is p­rep c­areer, t­hird i­n s­coring i­n s­chool h­istory… Added 499 career rebounds… Earned a Black Student Union academic award… Selected UMBC “because of the coaching staff and the opportunity”… Has a younger sister, Samantha, who is 16… Lists his favorite professional team as the Golden State Warriors and top movies as Love and Basketball and Friday… Son of Carol and Vernon Grant… Born Jan. 10, 1991.