small college player to win the Lapchick Trophy-Sporting News College Basketball Player of the Year award. Grant graduated as the all-time/all-division scoring leader in college basketball history with 4,045 points (378 more than Pistol Pete Maravich). His record was later broken by both Phil Hutcheson (4,106) and John Pierce (4,230) of Lipscomb University. In 1987, he was inducted into the Kentucky State University Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. In 2012, he was named to the NAIA 75th Anniversary All-Star Team. In 2014, he was inducted into the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Los Angeles Lakers Grant was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (13th overall) of the 1972 NBA Draft. He also was selected by the Utah Stars in the 1972 ABA draft. As a rookie, he was part of a team that included Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Pat Riley. On October 30, 1973, he was waived to make room for the recently acquired power forward Connie Hawkins. San Diego Conquistadors On November 22, 1973, he signed with the San Diego Conquistadors in the American Basketball Association, reuniting with Chamberlain, who was initially going to serve as a player/coach. He suffered a broken foot during the season. He averaged 15.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. In the 1974–75 season, he compiled his best stats, when he averaged 25.2 points per game (fourth in the league) and 6.2 rebounds per game with a 54.4% field goal percentage, even though he suffered a knee injury. In November 1974, he made 17 of 23 field goal attempts and 11 free throws against the New York Nets. On October 2, 1975, he was traded to the Kentucky Colonels in exchange for cash considerations and a third round draft choice. Kentucky Colonels In the 1975–76 season, he averaged 5.5 points and 1.8 rebounds. On January 12, 1976, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers, in exchange for cash considerations and a future draft choice. Indiana Pacers In 1976, the Indiana Pacers acquired Grant to provide depth after their leading scorer Billy Knight was lost to an injury. He averaged 9.6 points and 3.0 rebounds. He expected to play with the Pacers