Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame
Boyd Grant
- Induction:
- 1990
- Class:
- 1957
Head Coach – Men’s Basketball (1988 to 1991)
Assistant Coach – Men’s Basketball (1960 to 1972)
Basketball (1955 to 1957)
Boyd “Tiny” Grant is a name synonymous with Colorado State University basketball both as a player and as one of the finest coaches in school history. Grant came to Colorado A&M in 1955 to play guard for legendary coach Jim Williams during the early days of Williams’ long career with the Rams. After graduation he cut his teeth as a coach in the high school ranks, and in 1960 returned to Colorado State to assist Williams. Grant spent 12 years as Williams’ assistant coach and as assistant freshman coach. The teams coached by Williams and Grant won a conference championship in 1961 and participated in four NCAA Tournaments.
Grant moved on to become a head coach in the junior colleges before he became a highly successful head coach at Fresno State University. Grant left Fresno State in 1987 and returned to Colorado State in the fall of that same year to take over as the Rams’ head basketball coach. In four seasons, Grant compiled an 81-46 record (.638) winning the school’s only two WAC Championships (1989 and 1990). He guided CSU to a third-place finish in the 1988 NIT and two NCAA Tournaments in 1989 and 1990. Following the 1991 season, Grant retired from coaching.
Other Accomplishments:
Assistant Coach – Men’s Basketball (1960 to 1972)
Basketball (1955 to 1957)
Boyd “Tiny” Grant is a name synonymous with Colorado State University basketball both as a player and as one of the finest coaches in school history. Grant came to Colorado A&M in 1955 to play guard for legendary coach Jim Williams during the early days of Williams’ long career with the Rams. After graduation he cut his teeth as a coach in the high school ranks, and in 1960 returned to Colorado State to assist Williams. Grant spent 12 years as Williams’ assistant coach and as assistant freshman coach. The teams coached by Williams and Grant won a conference championship in 1961 and participated in four NCAA Tournaments.
Grant moved on to become a head coach in the junior colleges before he became a highly successful head coach at Fresno State University. Grant left Fresno State in 1987 and returned to Colorado State in the fall of that same year to take over as the Rams’ head basketball coach. In four seasons, Grant compiled an 81-46 record (.638) winning the school’s only two WAC Championships (1989 and 1990). He guided CSU to a third-place finish in the 1988 NIT and two NCAA Tournaments in 1989 and 1990. Following the 1991 season, Grant retired from coaching.
Other Accomplishments:
- National Junior College Basketball Hall of Fame (1989)
- Fresno Hall of Fame (1993)
- All-Time Division I head coaching record 275-120
- Coached in nine NCAA tournaments
- Coached Fresno State to 1983 NIT Championship
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