Geoffrey Gray (basketball) explained

Geoffrey Gray
ג'פרי גריי
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:200
League:Israeli Basketball Premier League
Team:Ironi Kiryat Ata
Birth Date:5 May 1997
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality:American
High School:Newton South High School
College:Emerson College

Geoffrey Gray (ג'פרי גריי; born May 15, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, who plays the position of point guard.[1] [2]

Personal life

Gray was born in Boston, Massachusetts, his hometown is Newton, Massachusetts, and he is Jewish.[3] [4] [1] [5] His parents are Howard Gray and Susan Phillips-Gray.[1] He is 6' 2" (1.88 m) tall.[1]

Basketball career

Gray attended Newton South High School, graduating in 2015.[6]

He then attended Emerson College (Class of 2019), majoring in Marketing Communications, and playing for the Lions.[7] In 2016–17 in Gray's sophomore year he averaged 18.0 points per game, and was ranked within the top 10 of seven New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference categories: rebounds per game (3rd; 8.2), points per game (3rd), points (4th), free throw percentage (4th), assists (5th), assists per game (6th; 3.4), and field goal percentage (7th). He was named NEWMAC Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference, and to NEWMAC Men's Basketball Academic All-Conference team. In 2017–18, he averaged 21.1 points per game, and in 2018–19 he averaged 20.4 points per game.[8]

He played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League from 2019 to 2020.

Gray plays for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, having joined in 2020.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoffrey Gray. Athletics - Emerson Lions.
  2. Web site: ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Geoffrey Gray. basket.co.il.
  3. Web site: Geoff Gray's Holy Land Hoopster Diary - "I can tell you one thing, this team feels special". September 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: Geoffrey Gray Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata, Emerson, News, National League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards . Eurobasket LLC.
  5. Web site: Prepared Gray making most of opportunity. The Berkeley Beacon.
  6. Web site: Newton South alum Geoff Gray signs with Israeli Basketball Premier League. The Boston Globe.
  7. Web site: College basketball notebook: Defending Division 3 national champion Babson reloads with proven talent. The Boston Herald. November 27, 2017.
  8. Web site: Geoffrey Gray. Athletics – Emerson Lions.