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Player Profile: Christopher Grimm

Statistics: Christopher Grimm

Position: Power Forward/Center

Shooting Hand: Right Hand

Height:  207cm

Weight: 117kg

Birthdate: June 23, 1984

Passport: USA

College: Marquette - NCAA 1

Available: No

Outlook

An excellent post player all around. Has solid moves going over both right and left shoulder but prefers the left. Possesses a soft touch.  Uses the backboard very efficiently from all angles. Extremely effective in pick and roll situations because he can immediately read the defense and turn it into a pick and pop. Can also step out to 18 feet and knock down open jumpers consistently all the way to 3 point line.  Finishes strong around the basket.  A very capable dunker and goes up strong to finish inside.  Works very hard on defense as well as on offense.  Not a natural shot blocker but will be a presence in the middle with his size and positioning and will alter shots.  Is not a selfish player and works within a system with his teammates.  Very coach-able and has great winners attitude.  Runs the floor incredibly well for a center his size. Has a wide body and can hold position in post or setting big screens for team mates to get open.  Will not back down from anyone and above and beyond will always compete.

VIDEO:  Check out some highlights of  his outstanding play  which shows you why Chris was just named Center of the year in Switzerland.  CLICK HERE

  Game: 2009-10  Watch Chris made his presence felt in the paint as Massagno defeats Geneva in Swiss LNA action and he records 23pts, 10rebs, 2blks and a steal while going a near perfect from the floor 9-10.  CLICK HERE

Chris played his freshman season with a certain NBA all star by the name of Dwayne Wade?!

2010-11: Signed with Blois of National 1 in France.

2009-10: Resigned with Sam Massagno in Switzerland.  Lead the team with the highest evaluation total all season despite being 4th on the team in scoring and minutes played showing just how valuable he was all around.  He was ranked 7th in the entire league in MVP evaluation on the season.  Posted a season high 14 rebs on two occassions vs  MGS and BC Boncourt (12/19/09 and 3/21/10).

Scored a season high 23 pts vs Geneva 11/22/09.  For his great efforts this season he was  named All Eurobasket Switerland LNA All Star and also Eurobasket Swiss Center of the year for 2009-10.

2008-09:  

Signed wtih Sam Massagno in Switzerland and enjoyed his best season yet in Switzerland posting some pretty impressive numbers for the first division LNA squad.  Was ranked 1st in the league in rebounding with 10.7rpg which combined with his 16.8ppg showed a strong double double and was the only player on the season to record a double double all season long.  Led his own team in rebounding and was 2nd on the team in scoring as well.  Scored a season high 23 pts vs the Starwings on 9/11/2008.  Grabbed a season high 15rebs on two separate occasions.  Had a dominant interior showing of 22pts and 13rebs against league powerhouse Fribourg on 15/11/2008.  In that game he also shot 10-15 FG which resulted in game evaluation of 35 which was on of the highest in the league all season.

2007-08:

Had another solid campaign for Sion Herens which was a very well balanced LNA side.  They had such depth and balance that Chris found himself almost more in a role player's position playing only 27mpg.  In that time he contributed 8.2ppg and 6.4rpg.  Considering he only averaged about 6 shots per game it is quite an accomplishment.  The team was VERY perimeter oriented and that made it difficult to really assert himself inside.

2006-07: 

Signed with the Lugano Tigers out of college and showed his all around game.  Averaged 12.8ppg and a team best 8.8rpg which was also good for 4th in the league.  A great starting point for Chris as he fit in flawlessly and took his team all the way to the league championship!  After a hard fought series they bowed out in the 4th game of a best of 5 closely contested series.  His success and hard work did not go unoticed as he was named to the Eurobasket All-Switzerland Honorable mention squad for this season. 

2005-06: MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Played in 24 games, starting in one ... In Grimm's last six outings he averaged 3.3 rebounds per game in 14.6 minutes per game ... Saw limited action in Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic, suffering from the effects of a viral stomach flu ... Recorded his first field goal of the season against Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) ... Got back into the line up after not playing in two consecutive games and played a season high 10 minutes against South Dakota State (Dec. 3) ... grabbed a season high two rebounds against South Dakota State ... recorded season highs in points (4) and rebounds (4) at Wisconsin (Dec. 10) ... Dished a season high two assists in two minutes of playing time against Oakland (Dec. 19) ... Was perfect from the field converting both of his attempts good enough to match his season best four points against Lewis (Dec. 28) ... also recorded four rebounds against Lewis ... came off the bench to play five minutes, his most in seven games, at Seton Hall (Jan. 11) ... Came off the bench to play a season high 11 minutes at DePaul (Jan. 17) and recorded his first block shot of the season ... tallied Marquette's only second chance bucket of the first half and bench points after grabbing his lone offensive board of the game ... Earned his first start of the season, 10th of his career, at Rutgers (Feb. 12) and totaled a season high 14 minutes ... topped his season high number of minutes playing 15 against Georgetown (Feb. 16) ... Matched his season high minutes total playing 15 against Pittsburgh (Feb. 18) ... Went to the foul line for the third time this season making two of his three attempts from the line ... Grabbed a season high four rebounds in back-to-back games against Pitt (Feb. 18) and at Notre Dame (Feb. 25) ... Had another solid defensive effort off the bench at Louisville (March 1) grabbing a season best seven rebounds in a season high 23 minutes of play ... made his second start of season, 11th for his career against Providence (March 4).

2004-05: Missed the team's final six games with a non-displaced fracture of his left elbow... Played in 24 games, making nine starts... Averaged a career-best 13.4 minutes... In his nine starts, averaged 18.0 minutes, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 points... Played a career-high 26 minutes in the victory over No. 22 Wisconsin (Dec. 11)... Pulled down a season high five rebounds against Nebraska (Dec. 21)... Had four rebounds and two points in his first career start on Nov. 14 against W. Carolina... MU was 6-3 in games he started.

2003-04: Came off the bench to play in 24 games and averaged 9.0 minutes... Averaged 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 points, 16.3 minutes, shot 58.3 percent and was third on the team in offensive rebounds with 17 over the final nine games... Played 147 minutes in the team's final nine games; nearly 68.0 percent of his season total... 22 of his 35 rebounds were offensive (62.8 percent)... Posted back-to-back career-high eight-rebound games against Tulane (February 21) and South Florida (February 26)... Scored a career-high eight points in MU's NIT opening-round victory over Toledo on March 15... Had six points and a career-high eight rebounds in victory over Tulane on February 21... In the next game on February 26 against South Florida, recorded three points and tied his career-high with eight rebounds... Averaged 3.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 13.7 minutes in MU's three NIT games.

2002-03: Played as a reserve in 27 Marquette games ... Saw action in four of five NCAA Tournament contests ... Logged his second-longest playing stint of the year with a 12-minute outing against DePaul (Feb. 12) ... Two points in three minutes vs. Saint Louis (Feb. 5) ... Season-high 13 minutes came against Dayton (Jan. 4) and he finished with four points and two boards ... Two points and two boards in nine minutes vs. South Florida (Jan. 11) ... Hit both his field goal attempts and finished with a season-high five points vs. Grambling (Dec. 28) ... Averaged 5.1 minutes per contest ... Converted three-of-four from the foul line vs. Appalachian State (Dec. 7) en route to three points ... Scored two points against Texas-San Antonio (Nov. 23) ... Played 11 minutes vs. Coppin State (Nov. 22) and snagged a season-best three rebounds.

High School Notes: Averaged 19.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game as a senior at Brighton High School ... Was coached by Dan Christner ... Served as his team's captain as a junior and senior ... Two-time Livingston County Player of the Year ... Member of the 2002 Detroit News All-North Team ... Third Team All-State as picked by the Detroit News ... All-Kensington Valley Conference First-Team honoree on two occasions ... Was chosen as the Class A Player of the Year by the Ann Arbor News ... Concluded his prep career as the state of Michigan's fourth-leading all-time shot blocker ... As a junior, he averaged 16.8 points and 11.4 rebounds en route to honorable mention all-state honors ...Heading into his senior year, ESPN.com had him ranked among the top 20 centers in the nation ... Chose Marquette after considering Boston College, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford and Xavier ... Was the first recruit from the state of Michigan during Tom Crean's tenure ... Played AAU ball for the Michigan Mustangs ... Attended the 2001 adidas ABCD Camp... Graduated high school with a GPA of 3.8.

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