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Memphis Adds Freshman Ian Granja
Aug 31, 2022 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis Tiger head men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway has announced the addition of freshman Ian Granja (F, 6-7, Barcelona, Spain) to the roster for the 2022-23 season.
"We are excited to welcome Ian Granja to the Tiger Family," Hardaway said. "Ian is a player who can really shoot it from the perimeter and possesses a tremendous basketball IQ and feel for the game. He has an impressive European background with success in two high-level leagues in Spain and the Czech Republic. I am certain Tiger fans will embrace him and make him feel like Memphis is a second home."
Granja played this past season for Get Better Academy in Prague, Czech Republic, where he was a member of GBA Sojky Pelhrimov. Granja averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game over 19 games for GBA Sojky Pelhrimov, and he averaged another 13.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest in 19 games in the Czech Republic U19 League.
Prior to moving to the Czech Republic, Granja played two seasons for FC Barcelona in his home country of Spain. He contributed 8.3 points per game in the 2020-21 regular season.
The Tigers finished the 2021-22 season with a 22-11 record and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014. In four seasons at the helm, Hardaway has amassed an 85-43 record, four-straight 20-win seasons and the 2021 National Invitation Tournament championship in addition to the 2022 NCAA Tournament appearance.
Hardaway's 85 wins are second-most among 14 first-time NCAA Division I head coaches hired prior to the 2018-19 season and tied for third-most among Tiger head coaches in their first four seasons. In his tenure, Hardaway has mentored three first-round NBA Draft picks and four overall, three AAC Freshmen of the Year, five all-conference selections and five all-freshman honorees.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Men's Basketball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
"We are excited to welcome Ian Granja to the Tiger Family," Hardaway said. "Ian is a player who can really shoot it from the perimeter and possesses a tremendous basketball IQ and feel for the game. He has an impressive European background with success in two high-level leagues in Spain and the Czech Republic. I am certain Tiger fans will embrace him and make him feel like Memphis is a second home."
Granja played this past season for Get Better Academy in Prague, Czech Republic, where he was a member of GBA Sojky Pelhrimov. Granja averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game over 19 games for GBA Sojky Pelhrimov, and he averaged another 13.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest in 19 games in the Czech Republic U19 League.
Prior to moving to the Czech Republic, Granja played two seasons for FC Barcelona in his home country of Spain. He contributed 8.3 points per game in the 2020-21 regular season.
The Tigers finished the 2021-22 season with a 22-11 record and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014. In four seasons at the helm, Hardaway has amassed an 85-43 record, four-straight 20-win seasons and the 2021 National Invitation Tournament championship in addition to the 2022 NCAA Tournament appearance.
Hardaway's 85 wins are second-most among 14 first-time NCAA Division I head coaches hired prior to the 2018-19 season and tied for third-most among Tiger head coaches in their first four seasons. In his tenure, Hardaway has mentored three first-round NBA Draft picks and four overall, three AAC Freshmen of the Year, five all-conference selections and five all-freshman honorees.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Men's Basketball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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