Grant Sitton
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Grant Sitton
| image =
| caption =
| position = Power forward
| height_m = 2.06
| weight_lb = 175
| league = B.League
| team = Saitama Broncos
| number = 0
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|27}}
| birth_place = Brush Prairie, Washington, U.S.
| high_school = Prairie (Vancouver, Washington)
| college =
- Clackamas CC (2013–2014)
- Victoria (2014–2017)
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2017
| career_end =
| years1 = 2017–2018
| team1 = Prievidza
| years2 = 2018–2019
| team2 = Donar
| years3 = 2019–2020
| team3 = Rostock Seawolves
| years4 = 2020–2021
| team4 = Prievidza
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = Panthers Schwenningen
| years6 = 2022–2023
| team6 = Saitama Broncos
| years7 = 2023–2024
| team7 = Yokohama Excellence
| years8 = 2024–present
| team8 = Saitama Broncos
| highlights =
- Dutch Supercup champion (2018)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Grant Sitton (born April 27, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Saitama Broncos of the Japanese B.League. Standing at {{convert|2.06|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, he usually plays at the power forward position.
College career
Sitton played college basketball for Clackamas Community College in the 2013–14 season and University of Victoria from 2014 until 2017. In the 2015–16 season, Sitton averaged 14.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 82.7% from the free throw line. In the 2014–15 season, Sitton helped lead Victoria to the CanWest championship and the CIS Final 8 Tournament semifinals.{{cite news |author1=SSM |title=Grant Sitton Signs First Professional Contract In Slovakia |url=http://slansportsmanagement.com/grant-sitton-signs-first-professional-contract-in-slovakia |accessdate=10 August 2018 |work=Slan Sports Management |date=7 July 2017 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032745/http://slansportsmanagement.com/grant-sitton-signs-first-professional-contract-in-slovakia |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
In 2017, Sitton signed his first professional contract with Slowakian side Prievidza. He played 37 games in the Slovak Basketball League, averaging 14.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
On July 19, 2018, Sitton signed a one-year deal with Donar, defending champions of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).{{cite web|url=https://www.donar.nl/nieuws/grant-sitton-naar-donar-selectie-compleet|title=Grant Sitton naar Donar, selectie compleet |publisher=Donar.nl|date=7 August 2018|accessdate=10 August 2018}}{{cite news |author1=William Pomp |title=Donar is compleet met Amerikaan Sitton |url=http://www.e-pages.dk/dvhn/8839/article/760713/32/3/render/?token=0712a5751bc1d51022bf577abecc6692 |accessdate=10 August 2018 |work=Dagblad van het Noorden |date=8 August 2018 |language=Dutch}} With Donar, he reached the round of 16 of the FIBA Europe Cup. In the DBL, the team finished as runners-up.
On July 23, 2019, Sitton signed a one-year contract with Rostock Seawolves of the German ProA.{{cite web|url=http://seawolves.de/2019/07/grant-sitton-verstaerkt-die-seawolves/|title=Grant Sitton verstärkt die SEAWOLVES|date=23 July 2019|publisher=|accessdate=24 July 2019}}
On July 19, 2021, Sitton signed with Panthers Schwenningen.{{cite news |title=Wiha Panthers Schwenningen » Grant Sitton verstärkt Schwenninger Frontcourt |url=https://www.wiha-panthers.de/verpflichtung-sitton/ |access-date=19 July 2021 |language=de}}
On June 19, 2023, Sitton signed with Yokohama Excellence of the B.League.{{cite web |title=グラント・シットン選手、2023-24シーズン契約合意のお知らせ |url=https://yokohama-ex.jp/news/detail/id=20865 |website=横浜エクセレンス |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=19 June 2023}}
On May 28, 2024, Sitton signed with Saitama Broncos of the B.League.{{cite web |title=2024-25シーズン契約合意のお知らせ |url=https://broncos20.jp/news/team/1706/ |publisher=さいたまブロンコス |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=28 May 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Grant-Sitton/Summary/122625#International Profile] at realgm.com
- [https://govikesgo.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3150 Victoria Vikes Profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Canada
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
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Category:Basketball players from Washington (state)
Category:Clackamas Cougars men's basketball players
Category:Donar (basketball club) players
Category:Rostock Seawolves players
Category:Saitama Broncos players
Category:Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington
Category:Victoria Vikes basketball players