Grant Pierce

Class: Senior

Classification: 3.0

Hometown: Wichita, Kansas

Major: Integrative Biology

High School: Northeast Magnet High School

2025-26 JUNIOR

10 points and 5 rebounds vs Alabama (4/3)
10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals vs Michigan (4/1)
12 points, 4 rebounds, (3 offensive), 5 assists, and 3 steals vs EWU (3/14)
15 point, 10 rebound double-double vs Edinboro (2/28)
16 points and 6 rebounds vs Edinboro (2/27)
Averaged 9.8 points, 6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists at the Home Tournament
12 points, 5 rebounds (2 offensive), 2 assists, and 2 steals vs UWW (2/14)
4 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals vs CUNY (2/14)
10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal vs Auburn (2/13)
13 points (6-10 shooting), 7 rebounds (3 offensive), 4 assists, and a career-high 4 steals vs Michigan (2/13)
Averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 25 minutes per game at Big Cheese
Tied a season-high 14 points (6-9 shooting), 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal vs LWSRA (1/18)
12 point (6-9 shooting), 11 rebound (4 offensive) double-double with 2 steals vs UWW (1/18)
6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block vs Minnesota Timberwolves D2 (1/17)
6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal vs Alabama (12/6)
2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block vs UTA (12/6)
3 points, 7 rebounds vs Auburn (12/5)
6 points, 6 rebounds vs Missouri (11/22)
6 points, 13 rebounds (4 offensive), 3 assists, and 2 blocks against UWW (11/22)
8 points (4-5 shooting), 5 rebounds (3 offensive) vs Michigan (11/21)
4 points, 9 rebounds vs UWW in Chicago (11/16)
Season high 14 points (7-9 shooting), 3 rebounds, 2 assists vs WASA (11/16)
12 points, 4 rebounds vs LWSRA (11/15)
8 points, 4 rebounds vs WASA (11/15)
4 points, 2 rebounds vs UWW (11/15)

2024-25 SOPHOMORE

Averaged 8.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 3 games at Nationals
8 points, 6 rebounds vs Missouri (3/27)
Tied a career-high 16 points (8-11), 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals vs Eastern Washington (3/26)
4 points on 2-3 shooting vs UWW (2/14)
2 points, 1 rebound vs Alabama (1/25)
4 points, 4 rebounds (3 offensive), 1 assist and 1 steal vs Eastern Washington (12/7)
8 points, tied a career-high 9 rebounds (4 offensive) in 30 minutes vs Auburn (12/7)
7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists vs Auburn (12/6)
Career-high 16 points and tied a career-high 9 rebounds (2 offensive) vs Missouri (12/6)
10 points on 5/6 shooting (83%) vs UTA (11/23)
7 points, 3 rebounds vs SMSU (11/23)
12 points, 5 rebounds vs Arizona (11/22)
10 points, 3 rebounds vs UTA (10/25)
8 points, a career-high 9 rebounds (3 offensive), 2 assists in 37 minutes vs Arizona (10/25)

2023-24 FRESHMAN

Named the 2023-24 Illinois Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Most Improved Player

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Northeast Magnet High School
Named Junior Athlete of the Year
16-time All-American

PERSONAL

Born March 9, 2005
Majoring in Integrative Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Parents are Kary and Ryan Pierce
Has 3 brothers
Favorite athlete is Aaron Rodgers and favorite teams are OKC Thunder, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite artists are Prince, Wilco, and Smashing Pumpkins
Hobbies include being with family, fishing, and fixing things
Proudest sports achievement is being his grandma’s favorite athlete
Also on the Illinois Wheelchair Track Team

Season

SEASON HIGHS

Category	Date	Opponent
Rebounds	—	—
Steals	—	—
Free Throws Made	—	—
Free Throws Attempts	—	—
Assists	—	—
3-Point Field Goals Attempts	—	—
Points	—	—
Field Goals Made	—	—
Field Goals Attempts	—	—
3-Point Field Goals Made	—	—
Minutes	—	—
Blocks	—	—

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date	Opponent	MIN	FGM-A	FG%	3PM-A	3P%	FTM-A	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AVG	PF	AST	T/O	BLK	STL	PTS	AVG
11/15/25	UWW	15	2-6	.333	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	0	2	2	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	4	4.0
11/15/25	WASA	29	4-9	.444	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	2	4	3.0	1	1	1	0	1	8	6.0
11/15/25	LWSRA	13	6-9	.667	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	1	4	3.3	1	1	0	0	1	12	8.0
11/16/25	UWW	35	2-7	.286	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	7	9	4.8	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.0
11/16/25	WASA	32	7-9	.778	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	1	2	3	4.4	2	2	1	0	1	14	8.4
11/21/25	Michigan	10	4-5	.800	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	2	5	4.5	0	1	0	0	0	8	8.3
11/21/25	UWW	28	3-9	.333	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	4	9	13	5.7	1	3	0	2	0	6	8.0
11/22/25	UTA	19	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	0	0	5.0	1	3	0	0	1	0	7.0
11/22/25	Missouri	23	3-7	.429	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	6	6	5.1	0	1	0	1	1	6	6.9
12/5/25	Auburn	23	1-4	.250	0-0	.000	1-1	1.000	1	6	7	5.3	2	0	1	0	0	3	6.5
12/5/25	Alabama	14	1-3	.333	0-0	.000	1-2	.500	0	1	1	4.9	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.2
12/6/25	UTA	20	1-6	.167	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	1	4	4.8	0	2	0	1	0	2	5.8
12/6/25	Alabama	26	3-6	.500	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	2	3	4.7	1	2	0	1	1	6	5.8
1/17/26	Minnesota D2	26	3-7	.429	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	1	2	4.5	1	1	1	1	0	6	5.9
1/17/26	WASA D1	31	2-8	.250	0-2	.000	0-0	.000	0	3	3	4.4	1	2	2	0	1	4	5.7
1/18/26	UWW	20	6-9	.667	0-0	.000	0-2	.000	4	7	11	4.8	1	1	0	0	2	12	6.1
1/18/26	LWSRA D1	22	6-9	.667	1-2	.500	1-3	.333	3	5	8	5.0	0	4	0	0	1	14	6.6
2/13/26	Michigan	24	6-10	.600	0-0	.000	1-3	.333	4	3	7	5.1	0	4	0	1	4	13	6.9
2/13/26	Auburn	34	5-10	.500	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	4	6	5.2	3	4	2	0	1	10	7.1
2/14/26	CUNY	22	2-3	.667	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	5	6	5.2	1	4	0	0	3	4	7.0
2/14/26	UWW	22	6-10	.600	0-0	.000	0-3	.000	3	2	5	5.2	0	2	1	0	2	12	7.2
2/27/26	Missouri	24	3-5	.600	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	2	4	5.1	1	1	0	0	0	6	7.1
2/27/26	Edinboro	18	7-17	.412	0-0	.000	2-2	1.000	3	3	6	5.2	0	0	0	0	1	16	7.5
2/28/26	Edinboro (Ex)	17	4-10	.400	0-0	.000	0-2	.000	3	4	7	5.2	0	2	2	0	0	8	7.5
2/28/26	Edinboro	27	7-13	.538	0-0	.000	1-1	1.000	6	4	10	5.4	0	0	0	0	4	15	7.8
3/14/26	Alabama	18	0-7	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	2	3	5.3	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
3/14/26	EWU	36	6-10	.600	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	1	4	5.3	0	5	1	0	3	12	7.7
3/14/26	Dallas	28	3-11	.273	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	4	4	5.2	1	1	1	0	0	6	7.6
3/15/26	UTA	29	2-7	.286	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	2	3	5.2	1	4	2	0	1	4	7.5
4/1/26	Michigan	29	5-9	.556	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	2	2	4	5.1	1	2	1	0	3	10	7.6
4/2/26	UTA	20	2-5	.400	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	1	3	5.1	0	1	0	0	0	4	7.5
4/3/26	Alabama	31	5-14	.357	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	2	5	5.1	2	1	3	0	0	10	7.6
4/4/26	SMSU	20	1-5	.200	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	0	1	4.9	1	1	0	0	0	2	7.4
Season Total		0	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

SEASON HIGHS

Category	Date	Opponent
Rebounds	—	—
Steals	—	—
Free Throws Made	—	—
Free Throws Attempts	—	—
Assists	—	—
3-Point Field Goals Attempts	—	—
Points	—	—
Field Goals Made	—	—
Field Goals Attempts	—	—
3-Point Field Goals Made	—	—
Minutes	—	—
Blocks	—	—

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date	Opponent	MIN	FGM-A	FG%	3PM-A	3P%	FTM-A	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AVG	PF	AST	T/O	BLK	STL	PTS	AVG
10/25/24	UTA	27	2-9	.222	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	0	1	1.0	0	1	1	0	1	4	4.0
10/25/24	Arizona	36	4-11	.364	0-0	.000	0-2	.000	3	6	9	5.0	3	2	2	0	0	8	6.0
10/25/24	UTA	21	5-11	.455	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	2	3	4.3	1	0	0	0	0	10	7.3
10/26/24	Dallas	24	2-6	.333	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	1	2	3.8	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.5
11/16/24	Marquette	8	0-2	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
11/16/24	UWW	8	0-3	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	1	4	3.2	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.3
11/22/24	Arizona	37	4-11	.364	0-0	.000	0-2	.000	3	6	9	4.0	3	2	2	0	0	8	4.9
11/22/24	UWW	8	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	2	2	3.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2
11/23/24	SMSU	30	3-7	.429	0-0	.000	1-1	1.000	1	2	3	3.7	0	1	0	0	1	7	4.6
11/23/24	UTA	23	5-6	.833	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	3	4	3.7	2	0	3	0	0	10	5.1
12/6/24	Missouri	24	8-16	.500	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	7	9	4.2	1	2	0	0	0	16	6.1
12/6/24	Auburn	26	3-9	.333	0-0	.000	1-1	1.000	1	5	6	4.3	1	3	0	0	0	7	6.2
12/7/24	Auburn	30	2-11	.182	0-0	.000	4-6	.667	4	5	9	4.7	0	1	0	0	0	8	6.3
12/7/24	Eastern Washington	14	2-6	.333	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	1	4	4.6	1	1	0	0	1	4	6.1
1/24/25	Alabama	40	0-3	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	1	4	5	4.7	4	0	0	0	1	0	5.7
1/24/25	Missouri	14	1-2	.500	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	1	1	4.4	0	0	1	0	0	2	5.5
1/25/25	Alabama	31	0-3	.000	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000	0	1	1	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5.3
1/25/25	Auburn	13	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	5.0
2/14/25	Missouri	12	1-1	1.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	2	2	3.9	0	0	0	0	0	2	4.8
2/14/25	UWW	7	2-3	.667	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	0	0	3.7	0	0	0	0	0	4	4.8
2/15/25	CUNY	16	1-3	.333	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	3	3	3.7	2	0	1	1	1	2	4.7
2/15/25	Alabama	5	0-4	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	3	0	3	3.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5
3/26/25	EWU	23	8-11	.727	0-1	.000	0-0	.000	0	5	5	3.7	1	3	1	0	2	16	5.0
3/27/25	Alabama	13	1-3	.333	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	2	2	3.6	0	1	0	0	0	2	4.8
3/27/25	Missouri	24	4-7	.571	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	2	4	6	3.7	0	1	1	0	1	8	5.0
Season Total		0	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0-0	.000	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0

2026-27 Men’s Basketball Roster

Grant Pierce

2025-26 JUNIOR

2024-25 SOPHOMORE

2023-24 FRESHMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL

SEASON HIGHS

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

SEASON HIGHS

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER STATISTICS