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American basketball player and bond trader (1961-2001)

Dan Trant
Personal information

Born	(1961-05-15)May 15, 1961 Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	September 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 40) North Tower, World Trade Center, New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American / Irish
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Westfield (Westfield, Massachusetts)
College	Clark (1980–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 10th round, 228th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Position	Guard
Stats at Basketball Reference

Daniel Patrick Trant (May 15, 1961 – September 11, 2001) 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.

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

References

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"Dan Trant: All-American Money". New York Times. 2001-10-29. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"Sons remember Dan Trant - Sports - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
"Daniel P. Trant, bond trader; at 40". 18 September 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
"Boston Celtics Draft Picks". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
"Former Celtics Draft Pick & 9/11 Victim Dan Trant Remembered Today - CelticsLife.com - Boston Celtics Fan Site, Blog, T-shirts". celticslife.com. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
King, Declan (September 22, 2023). "Dan Trant: The Irish international basketball player who died on 9/11". Irish Star. Retrieved September 15, 2024.

v t e Casualties of the September 11 attacks
North Tower	Bill Biggart Edna Cintrón Marisa DiNardo Nezam Hafiz Melissa Harrington Frank De Martini Neil David Levin Eamon McEneaney Pablo Ortiz Stacey Peak Michael Richards Dan Trant Abraham Zelmanowitz Zhe Zeng
South Tower	Roko Camaj Benjamin Clark Kevin Cosgrove Welles Crowther Melissa Doi Christine Egan Keith A. Glascoe John P. O'Neill Rick Rescorla
The Pentagon	Timothy Maude
American Airlines Flight 11	David Angell Berry Berenson Carolyn Beug Charles Edward Jones Daniel Lewin John Ogonowski Betty Ong Madeline Amy Sweeney
United Airlines Flight 175	Garnet Bailey Mark Bavis
American Airlines Flight 77	Charles Burlingame William E. Caswell Wilson Flagg Barbara Olson Mari-Rae Sopper
United Airlines Flight 93	Todd Beamer Mark Bingham Tom Burnett Jeremy Glick Lauren Grandcolas LeRoy Homer Jr.

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