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Dan Trant

Daniel Patrick Trant was an Irish-American professional basketball player and Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader killed in the September 11 attacks at the North Tower of World Trade Center in New York City. He grew up in Westfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Westfield High School. His remains were never found.

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Personal information
Born(1961-05-15)May 15, 1961
DiedSeptember 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 40)
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestfield
(Westfield, Massachusetts)
CollegeClark (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 10th round, 228th overall pick
Drafted byBoston Celtics
PositionGuard
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Daniel Patrick Trant (May 15, 1961 – September 11, 2001)1 was an Irish-American professional basketball player and Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader killed in the September 11 attacks at the North Tower of World Trade Center in New York City.123 He grew up in Westfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Westfield High School.4 His remains were never found.

Memorial name plate of Dan Trant located at panel N-43, North Pool, National September 11 Memorial & Museum1 source ↗

Trant was drafted in the 10th round and was the 228th and last pick in the 1984 NBA draft.5 He was part of the 1984–85 Boston Celtics season. Trant attended Clark University.6 He played basketball professionally in Ireland and played for the Irish national basketball team.7

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  1. "Daniel Patrick Trant". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Dan Trant: All-American Money". New York Times. October 29, 2001. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Sons remember Dan Trant - Sports - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. "Daniel P. Trant, bond trader; at 40". September 18, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. "Boston Celtics Draft Picks". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  6. "Former Celtics Draft Pick & 9/11 Victim Dan Trant Remembered Today - CelticsLife.com - Boston Celtics Fan Site, Blog, T-shirts". celticslife.com. September 11, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  7. King, Declan (September 22, 2023). "Dan Trant: The Irish international basketball player who died on 9/11". Irish Star. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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