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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: