Danny Granger

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Danny Granger Jr.
Position Forward
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 228 lb (104 kg)
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born April 20, 1983
New Orleans, Louisiana
College New Mexico
Draft 1st round, 17th overall, 2005
Indiana Pacers
Pro career 2005 – present

Danny Granger Jr. (born April 20, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American pro-basketball player.

Granger played two years at the University of New Mexico and two at Bradley University where he majored in Civil Engineering. He is also a graduate of Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana. He is also a Jehovah's Witness.

In the 2004-05 season, Granger carried the New Mexico Lobos to a 26-6 record, the Mountain West Conference (MWC) tournament championship, and back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in six years. He was named to the All-MWC first team, and recognized as an AP Honorable Mention All-American.

Granger was selected 17th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers have been a regular playoff team in recent years, and the organization includes former Lobo Mel Daniels and Hall of Famer Larry Bird, who was coached in college by the father of Lobo basketball, Bob King.

Granger's nickname is Texas.

In his first NBA season, Granger played in 78 regular season games, averaging 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game and made the All-NBA Rookie Second Team. Granger averaged 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 6 playoff games.

With the departure of Peja Stojakovic and arrival of Al Harrington during the 2006 offseason, Granger became the Pacers' starting small forward for 2006-07, as the team is going with a three-forward starting lineup of Granger, Harrington and Jermaine O'Neal.

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2005 NBA Draft
First Round
Andrew Bogut | Marvin Williams | Deron Williams | Chris Paul | Raymond Felton | Martell Webster | Charlie Villanueva | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu | Andrew Bynum | Fran Vázquez | Yaroslav Korolev | Sean May | Rashad McCants | Antoine Wright | Joey Graham | Danny Granger | Gerald Green | Hakim Warrick | Julius Hodge | Nate Robinson | Jarrett Jack | Francisco García | Luther Head | Johan Petro | Jason Maxiell | Linas Kleiza | Ian Mahinmi | Wayne Simien| David Lee
Second Round

Salim Stoudamire | Daniel Ewing | Brandon Bass | C.J Miles | Ricky Sánchez | Ersan Ilyasova | Ronny Turiaf | Travis Diener | Von Wafer | Monta Ellis | Roko Ukić | Chris Taft | Mile Ilić | Martynas Andriuškevičius | Louis Williams | Eražem Lorbek | Bracey Wright | Mickaël Gelabale | Andray Blatche | Ryan Gomes | Robert Whaley | Axel Hervelle | Orien Greene | Dijon Thompson | Lawrence Roberts | Amir Johnson | Marcin Gortat | Uros Slokar | Cenk Akyol | Alex Acker
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