Gage Daye Explained

Gage Daye
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Position:Guard
Birth Date:11 June 1989
Nationality:American
High School:St. Mary's
(Elizabeth, New Jersey)
College:Bloomfield (2007–2011)
Career Start:2011
Coach Start:2012
Draft Year:2011
Years1:2011
Team1:Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Sheffield Sharks
Years3:2014–2016
Team3:Wagga Heat
Cyears1:2012–present
Cteam1:Bloomfield (assistant)
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Gage Daye (born June 11, 1989) is an American basketball player and coach.[1] Following his college career with Bloomfield, he went on to play professionally in the United States, England and Australia.

College career

Daye played college basketball at Bloomfield College. As a senior in the 2010 season he averaged 24.1 ppg. and led the Deacons to their first ever Elite Eight appearance. He finished his career at Bloomfield as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,518 points.[2] During his senior season he was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Year.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the NBA draft, Daye signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.[4] He appeared in 4 games for the Mad Ants during the 2011–12 NBA Development League season, averaging 7.8 points and 2.5 assists. He was waived by the Mad Ants on December 20, 2011.

On August 23, 2012 Daye signed with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League prior to the 2012–13 season.[5] For the season, he averaged 17.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 12 games.

On January 17, 2014, he signed with the Wagga Heat of Australia's Waratah League for the upcoming 2014 season.[6] On July 25, 2015, Daye scored a career high 70 points in a 161–112 victory against the St. George Saints.[7] He returned to the Heat for the 2016 season[8] where he went on to average 40.5 points per game. After the season he was named the league's Player of the Year for the second year in a row.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pantazi . Dean . Mad Ants Add Guard | Indiana's NewsCenter: News, Sports, Weather, Fort Wayne WPTA-TV, WISE-TV, CW, and MyFOX | Sports . Indianasnewscenter.com . 2011-12-09 . 2011-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527175326/http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/sports/Mad-Ants-Add-Guard-135299998.html# . 2012-05-27 . dead .
  2. News: Doug Doyle . SportsJam with Doug Doyle: Family and Basketball Helped Gage Daye Take the Right Path to Success . 27 December 2019 . WBGO.org . 24 July 2018.
  3. News: Lia Eustachewich . BC's Daye Named First Team All-American . 27 December 2019 . . 31 March 2011.
  4. News: Eric Kiefer . Newark Native, College Basketball Icon Creates Scholarship For City Residents . 27 December 2019 . . 9 May 2017.
  5. News: SHEFFIELD SHARKS: 'Tough' Gage Daye backed to shine . 27 December 2019 . . 29 August 2012.
  6. News: Bloomfield All-Time Leading Scorer to Continue Pro Career . 27 December 2019 . caccathletics.org . 29 January 2014.
  7. News: Rebecca Fist . Wagga Heat too hot to handle for St George . 27 December 2019 . The Leader . 27 July 2015.
  8. News: Peter Doherty . NBL legend Cal Bruton declares Wagga Heat star Gage Daye basketball's 'best kept secret' . 27 December 2019 . . 22 July 2016.
  9. News: Geoff Tripp . 2016 Molten Waratah League Most Valuable Players . 27 December 2019 . Basketball NSW . 12 August 2016.