Grant Billmeier

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Grant Billmeier


caption =
college = Seton Hall
conference = Big East
sport = Basketball
position = Center
nickname = G-Banger, Banger, Savage
class = Senior
career_start = 2006
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 252
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|10|06
birth_place = Pennington, New Jersey
highschool = St. Patrick High School, Elizabeth, NJ
awards =

*Robin Cunningham Award for best academics

*Richie Regan Award

*All-State Second Team selection(H.S.) [http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=52792&SPID=5500&DB_OEM_ID=12600&ATCLID=669922&Q_SEASON=2006]

Grant Billmeier is listed at 6'10," 252 lbs [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/players/33978] and plays center for the Würzburg Baskets in Germany and is a former player of the Seton Hall University Pirates in the Big East. Billmeier attended The Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey for his freshman year, and then transferred to St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey where he played for the remainder of his high school career. [http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=52792&SPID=5500&DB_OEM_ID=12600&ATCLID=669922&Q_SEASON=2006 Grant Billmeier] , Seton Hall University. Accessed September 16, 2007.] He wore the number 33 at St. Patrick's, but wore 41 at Seton Hall his freshman and sophomore years because the number 33 was already taken by Andre Sweet. Upon Sweet's graduation, Billmeier had his number changed back to 33. He was recruited as a three star prospect as per Scout.com.

In 2008, Billmeier started a basketball summer camp with longtime friend and former Villanova star Mike Nardi.

Awards

*Robin Cunningham Award for best academics
*Richie Regan Award
*All-State Second Team selection(H.S.)

References

External links

* [http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12600&ATCLID=669922 Seton Hall Pirates profile]
* [http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=440&p=8&c=1&nid=2206875 Scout.com Report]
* [http://chicagosports.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=6238&Sport=2 ChicagoSports Rivals Report]