An Interview With Gary Grider

From The Vault at The Keeping The Nostalgia Alive Show Gary Grider – The 6-1 guard led Washington to the regional final as a senior in 1962-63 as he averaged 21 points per game. Grider scored 887 points at Washington, which ranked second in school history at the time of his graduation. He went on to play at the University of Houston, where he was a key player for three seasons under coach Guy Lewis. Grider averaged a career-high 8.1 points, 5.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds as a senior in 1966-67 as Houston went 27-4 and reached the Final Four before falling to UCLA. Grider played alongside future NBA players Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney.