The French basketball legend Henri Grange was born 14 September, 1934 in Saillans, France. The 193-centimeters-tall power forward spent all his career with ASVEL Basket (1954-1969) team. He helped his team to win 7 French League titles.
In 1958, the 24-year-old Grange made his debut in the EuroLeague. In total, he played three seasons in this competition, averaging 9.3 points per game. In 1964/65 season, Grange helped ASVEL to reach the 1/4 finals stage, where they lost to the eventual champions – Real Madrid. The Frenchman retired from basketball in 1969, at the age of 35.
Grange was a regular member of the French national team, winning the bronze medal at the Eurobasket 1959, averaging 9.0 points per game. ASVEL’s forward also took part in two Olympic Games (1956, 1960) and 1963 FIBA World Cup. In his EuroLeague, FIBA Saporta Cup and international games from 1955 to 1967, Grange scored 684 points in 72 games.
ACCOLADES
Eurobasket (1959)
French League (1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969) French League (1958, 1962)
EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS
FIBA SAPORTA CUP STATISTICS
Year
67/68
TOT
Team
Age
34
GP
3
3
PPG
1.7
1.7
PTS
5
5
TRK
QF
OLYMPIC GAMES STATISTICS
Year
1956
1960
TOT
Team
Age
22
26
GP
8
8
16
PPG
13.3
11.4
12.9
PTS
106
91
207
RNK
12th
27th
FIBA WORLD CUP STATISTICS
Year
1963
TOT
Team
Age
29
GP
4
4
PPG
6.5
6.5
PTS
26
26
RNK
98th
EUROBASKET STATISTICS
Year
1955
1957
1959
1961
TOT
Team
Age
21
23
25
27
GP
8
10
9
8
35
PPG
10.6
7.4
9.0
9.5
9.0
PTS
85
74
81
76
316
RNK
42th
52nd
27th
31st
Description for statistics
FIBA Saporta Cup is the same competition, as FIBA European Cup Winners’ Cup, ULEB Cup or EuroCup, a 2nd-tier European Cup competition. FIBA Korac Cup is the same competition as FIBA EuroChallenge, a 3rd-tier European Cup competition. GP – Games played PPG – Points per game PTS – Total points RNK – Individual scoring ranking TRK – Team ranking
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