2013-14 Men's Basketball
Roster
Austin Grimes
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
Before USC Upstate: Played under head coach Leon Ellison at Aiken High School in Cincinnati, Ohio … Capped his prep career by leading the Falcons with 18.9 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior … Scored in double figures 20 times and poured in a season-high 27 points against Taft … Named first team all-conference in the Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference … Tabbed as the District 16 Player of the Year as a senior … Earned second team all-conference honors as a sophomore after averaging 16 points and 15 rebounds … Averaged 16 points and 16 rebounds as a junior.
Personal: Born on October 5, 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio … Son of William Grimes … Has two older brothers … Majoring in exercise science … Favorite movie is “Love & Basketball” … Favorite TV show is “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” … His favorite actor is Chris Tucker … Favorite season is fall … Favorite book is “Tear of the Tiger” … His favorite sports figure is Derrick Rose … The person he admires most is his brother … His dream job is playing in the NBA.
