Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- eringran@usc.edu
- Phone:
- (213) 740-3824
Erin Grant enters her second season on the coaching staff at USC, serving as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Women of Troy.
"We are very excited to add Erin Grant to our staff," USC head coach Mark Trakh said. "Erin brings a wealth of experience to USC. She has a reputation of being an extremely hard worker and has a reputation of being a great recruiter and an excellent on-floor coach. Erin has a myriad of recruiting contacts all over the country and especially in Texas. She is a great addition to our staff!"
Grant had an impressive playing career as a standout point guard, earning All-America honors while at Texas Tech before being selected 39th in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm. She also got early international experience as a member of the 2005 USA Basketball World University Games team, which won gold in Turkey. While playing at Texas Tech, the Arlington native was a two-time All-Big 12 First Team selection and was the 2003 Big 12 co-Freshman of the Year. She also was a three-time All-Academic First Team honoree.
As a pro, Grant was named MVP as she helped Stockholm 08 win a Swedish championship, and she played the 2006 season in the WNBA with the Houston Comets. After concluding her professional playing career, Grant was an assistant at UT Arlington for four seasons (2008-11), helping the program reach the 2009 WNIT. Grant went on to serve as an assistant at Memphis for four seasons (2013-16) in addition to spending three seasons as an assistant at New Mexico (2012, 2017-18) before landing back at her alma mater, Texas Tech as recruiting coordinator.
In 2018, Grant was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame for her prestigious playing career in Lubbock. She set the Texas Tech program record for career assists (844) and scored 1,108 points while leading the Lady Raiders to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the Sweet Sixteen in 2005.
Grant is also due to be inducted in the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. She is the only Texas high school player to win four straight State Championships, having led Mansfield High to titles in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Grant is an active member of Coaches 4 Change, a group of collegiate basketball coaches around the nation who are dedicated to social justice issues through focus on education, engagement, empowerment and evolution within their respective teams, campuses and communities.
