Steven Gray (basketball, born 1989) explained

Steven Gray
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:205
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:8 April 1989
Birth Place:Irondale, Washington
High School:Bainbridge
(Bainbridge Island, Washington)
College:Gonzaga (2007–2011)
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Career End:2022
Years1:2011–2012
Team1:Ventspils
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Chorale Roanne
Years3:2013
Team3:Tadamon Zouk
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:BCM Gravelines
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:JDA Dijon
Years6:2015–2016
Team6:BCM Gravelines
Years7:2016–2018
Team7:Lavrio
Years8:2018
Team8:Zadar
Years9:2018–2021
Team9:Peristeri
Years10:2021
Team10:Igokea
Years11:2021
Team11:Hapoel Holon
Years12:2021–2022
Team12:Peristeri
Highlights:

Steven Gray (born April 8, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Gonzaga University. Gray spent his entire professional career overseas, playing in countries such as Greece, France, Israel, Lebanon, Latvia, Croatia and Bosnia.

College career

After 125 games played for Gonzaga, Gray posted career averages of 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per outing. As a senior, he was voted to the NABC All-District 9 First Team and received All-West Coast Conference First Team honors in 2009–10 and 2010–11. He won the WCC Tournament with the Zags in 2009 and 2011.[1]

Professional career

On July 12, 2011, Gray signed his first professional contract with BK Ventspils of Latvia for the 2011–12 season.[2]

After spending the 2012 summer league and pre-season with the Washington Wizards,[3] Gray signed with Chorale Roanne of France for the rest of the 2012–13 season on December 16, 2012.[4]

In July 2013, Gray joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 7, 2013, he signed with Tadamon Zouk of Lebanon for the 2013–14 season.[5] His stint with Tadamon did not last long and later signed with BCM Gravelines for the rest of the season on December 7, 2013.[6]

In July 2014, Gray joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. Later that month, he signed with JDA Dijon for the 2014–15 season,[7] earning Eurobasket.com All-French Pro A Honorable Mention status that year[8] after leading the league in scoring (16.8 points per game).[9]

On May 21, 2015, Gray signed a two-year deal with BCM Gravelines, returning to the club for a second stint.[10] In July 2015, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[11]

On December 5, 2016, Gray left BCM Gravelines and joined Lavrio of the Greek Basket League, replacing Brandon Young on the team's squad.[12] He resigned with Lavrio on October 5, 2017, in order to replace the injured Doron Lamb. On January 28, 2018, he left Lavrio and signed with Croatian club Zadar for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[13] He averaged 19.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in Croatia.

Gray signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League on July 31, 2018.[14] On June 17, 2019, Gray re-upped his contract with the Greek club for another season. He averaged 12.8 points per game during the 2019–2020 campaign. On June 17, 2020, Gray re-upped his contract with the Greek club for a third consecutive season.[15]

On October 27, 2020, Gray set an all-time Basketball Champions League record after he recorded an efficiency rating of 47. He scored 39 points, making 10-of-13 three-pointers, in a 106–88 away victory over Rytas Vilnius.[16]

On January 15, 2021, Gray amicably parted ways with the Greek club after almost three seasons to sign for the Bosnian Igokea.[17]

On July 19, 2021, Gray signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Hapoel Holon also plays in the Basketball Champions League.[18] He averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game in eight games.

On December 10, 2021, Gray returned to Peristeri.[19] In 17 league games, he averaged 8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals, playing around 23 minutes per contest.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Gray played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team A Few Good Men, he averaged 24.7 points per game. Gray helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77–60.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-17 GONZAGA MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK. 2017-05-24. 2017-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215021224/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gonz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/1617MBBRecordBook.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: BK Ventspils adds rookie from Gonzaga Steven Gray. Carchia. E.. 2011-07-12. Sportando. 2016-06-19.
  3. Web site: Wizards waive Shavlik Randolph and Steven Gray. 2012-10-27. InsideHoops. 2016-06-19.
  4. Web site: Roanne officially signs Steven Gray. Carchia. E.. 2012-12-16. Sportando. 2016-06-19.
  5. Web site: Tadamon Zouk signs Steven Gray, Jarrid Famous. Carchia. E.. 2013-08-07. Sportando. 2016-06-19.
  6. Web site: Gravelines-Dunkerque signs Steven Gray. Carchia. E.. 2013-12-07. Sportando. 2016-06-19.
  7. Web site: JDA Dijon signs Steven Gray. Cauchi. O.. 2014-07-28. Sportando. 2016-06-19.
  8. News: PROA_2014-2015 Basketball League FRANCE - eurobasket. www.eurobasket.com. 2017-05-24.
  9. Web site: Tops - Pro A – LNB.fr. www.lnb.fr. fr. 2017-05-24.
  10. Web site: Steven Gray signs a two-year deal with Gravelines-Dunkerque. Carchia. E.. 2015-05-21. Sportando. 2016-06-19.
  11. Web site: Brooklyn Nets Announce Summer League Roster And Schedule. 2015-06-29. Brooklyn Nets. 2016-06-19.
  12. Web site: Lavrio tabs Steven Gray. December 12, 2016. Sportando.com. January 20, 2017.
  13. News: Steven Gray u Zadru. January 29, 2018. kkzadar.net. January 28, 2018. hr.
  14. Web site: Steven Gray signs with GS Peristeri . Sportando . August 6, 2018.
  15. News: Peristeri re-signs Steven Gray. Sportando. June 17, 2020. June 17, 2020 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  16. Web site: Record-breaking Gray leads Peristeri to huge win in Vilnius - Week 2 Tuesday roundup. October 27, 2020.
  17. Web site: Steven Gray (ex-Peristeri GS) is a newcomer at Igokea. eurobasket.com. 15 January 2021.
  18. Web site: Stephen Gray signed with Hapoel Holon. Twitter Hapoel Holon. he. 19 July 2021. 19 July 2021.
  19. Web site: Mammides . Chris . Gray is back at Peristeri, ex H.Holon . Eurobasket . December 10, 2021 . December 10, 2021.
  20. Web site: Bracket The Basketball Tournament. www.thetournament.com. en. 2018-02-27.