RaiQuan Gray | |
Position: | Power forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lb: | 269 |
Team: | Free agent |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1999 |
Birth Place: | Parkland, Florida, U.S. |
High School: | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
College: | Florida State (2018–2021) |
Draft Year: | 2021 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 59 |
Draft Team: | Brooklyn Nets |
Career Start: | 2021 |
Years1: | 2021–2023 |
Team1: | Long Island Nets |
Team2: | Brooklyn Nets |
Years3: | 2023–2024 |
Team3: | Austin Spurs |
Team4: | San Antonio Spurs |
Years5: | 2024 |
Team5: | →Austin Spurs |
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RaiQuan Kelvan Gray (born July 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Gray grew up playing football and started playing basketball at age nine.[1] He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gray played the point guard position despite being 6feet and . As a junior, he led Dillard to the Class 6A state title.[2] In his senior season, Gray won the Class 7A state title.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Florida State over offers from Baylor and Memphis.[4]
Gray redshirted his first year at Florida State. As a freshman, he averaged 3.9 points in 12.3 minutes per game.[5] Gray averaged six points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[6] He improved his conditioning in the offseason.[5] On February 13, 2021, he recorded a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 92–85 win over Wake Forest.[7] As a junior, Gray averaged 11.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, earning Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. On April 2, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[8]
Gray was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 59th pick by the Brooklyn Nets.[9] Gray was later included in the roster of the Nets for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[10] On October 25, 2021, Gray was included in the training camp roster of the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn's NBA G League affiliate.[11]
On September 26, 2022, Gray signed with the Brooklyn Nets, but was waived on October 15.[12] [13] On November 4, Gray was named to the opening-night roster for the Long Island Nets.[14]
On April 8, 2023, Gray signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets.[15] On April 9th he made his NBA debut in the Nets' final regular-season game, scoring 16 points, with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. However, he was waived on July 18.[16]
On September 27, 2023, Gray signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[17] but was waived two days later.[18] On October 31, he joined the Austin Spurs[19] and on March 2, 2024, he signed a two-way contract with San Antonio.[20]
On July 8, 2024, Gray was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade also including the Sacramento Kings[21] and on July 13, he was waived by the Bulls.[22]
|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn| 1 || 0 || 35.1 || .500 || .400 || 1.000 || 9.0 || 7.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 16.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio| 3 || 0 || 13.0 || .588 || .429 || || 2.3 || 2.0 || .3 || .3 || 7.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 4 || 0 || 18.5 || .552 || .417 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 3.3 || .3 || .5 || 9.8
|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18| style="text-align:left;"|Florida State| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"|2018–19| style="text-align:left;"|Florida State| 36 || 4 || 12.3 || .435 || .313 || .721 || 2.3 || .8 || .8 || .2 || 3.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;"|Florida State| 29 || 24 || 19.5 || .392 || .220 || .696 || 3.8 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .7 || 6.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2020–21| style="text-align:left;"|Florida State| 25 || 24 || 26.3 || .517 || .267 || .763 || 6.4 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .7 || 11.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 90 || 52 || 18.5 || .458 || .262 || .732 || 3.9 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .5 || 6.8
Gray has a sister and a brother. His cousin, Quinn Gray, played in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback before embarking on a coaching career.[23]