Geoffrey Gray (basketball)
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 5, 1997 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Gray attended Newton South High School, graduating in 2015.[1][6]
He then attended Emerson College (Class of 2019), majoring in Marketing Communications, and playing for the Lions.[7][4][1] 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).[1] He was named NEWMAC Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference, and to NEWMAC Men's Basketball Academic All-Conference team.[1] 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.[4]
Gray plays for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, having joined in 2020.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Geoffrey Gray". Athletics - Emerson Lions.
- ^ a b "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Geoffrey Gray". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Geoff Gray's Holy Land Hoopster Diary - "I can tell you one thing, this team feels special"". September 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Geoffrey Gray Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata, Emerson, News, National League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Prepared Gray making most of opportunity". The Berkeley Beacon.
- ^ "Newton South alum Geoff Gray signs with Israeli Basketball Premier League". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "College basketball notebook: Defending Division 3 national champion Babson reloads with proven talent". The Boston Herald. November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Geoffrey Gray". Athletics – Emerson Lions.
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Newton, Massachusetts
- Point guards
- Jewish American basketball players
- 1997 births
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Basketball players from Boston
- Emerson Lions men's basketball players
- 21st-century American Jews
- Jews from Massachusetts
- 21st-century American sportsmen