Rob Gray (basketball)
 Gray playing for the Houston Cougars | |
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 3, 1994 Forest City, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert Dejuan Gray Jr. (born April 3, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He is a point guard, and played collegiately at Houston. He transferred from Howard College.
Early life
Gray played at East Rutherford High School as a sophomore, averaging 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He transferred to Christ School and led the team to a 32–5 record and averaged 11.3 points per game as a junior. Gray finished up his prep school career at West Oaks Academy in Florida.[1]
College career
Gray began his collegiate career at Howard College, redshirting his first season. He was originally going to transfer to Tennessee but then coach Donnie Tyndall was fired. Gray accepted a scholarship to Houston when leading scorer Jherrod Stiggers turned pro a year early. As a sophomore at Houston, Gray was suspended for a game versus SMU by coach Kelvin Sampson for being too selfish and not playing good defense despite his high scoring. He averaged 20.6 points per game as a junior.[2]
Gray was suspended in the first game of his senior season due to playing in a church league after his friend paid the $5 admission fee.[3] Gray became the American Athletic Conference's all-time scoring leader on February 11 in a 73–42 victory over Tulane, breaking the record set by Nic Moore.[4] In the AAC Tournament, he scored 33 points in a 77–74 victory over Wichita State.[5] Gray hit the game-winning layup with 1.1 seconds to go to beat San Diego State 67–65 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He finished with a career-high 39 points.[6] He scored a conference-leading 19.3 points per game and dished out 4.4 assists per game as a senior.[7] Gray was named to the First Team All-AAC for the second straight year.[8]
Gray graduated from the University of Houston in December 2017 with a degree in sociology.[9]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, Gray was signed by the Houston Rockets for their summer league team in June 2018.[10] Gray played on their summer league team, but due to injuries his minutes were significantly limited.[11] On August 10, 2018, Gray later joined the Rockets for training camp.[12] On October 8, 2018, Gray was waived by the Rockets.[13]
References
- ^ Wertz, Langston (March 15, 2018). "The hero of the most exciting game of NCAA Tournament Day 1? He's from North Carolina". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Schroeder, George (March 16, 2018). "2018 NCAA tournament: Houston's liftoff starts with Rob Gray, basketball's Baker Mayfield". USA Today. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Dodd, Dennis (March 16, 2018). "Rob Gray, Kelvin Sampson are perfect NCAA castoffs to lead Houston's return to glory". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph (February 11, 2018). "UH's Rob Gray becomes AAC's all-time scoring leader". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Brian (March 13, 2018). "Rob Gray sees NCAA Tournament as start of something big for UH". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph (March 15, 2018). "Rob Gray's 39 points propel UH past San Diego St. in NCAA opener". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Lakers Draft Workouts: May 7, 2018". NBA.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Duarte, Joseph (March 5, 2018). "Houston's Rob Gray earns second-straight AAC first-team honor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Rob Gray. Houston Cougars Men's Basketball. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ Rob Gray signs with Houston Rockets by Andres Chio. The Cougar, 22 Jun 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ What we learned from the Summer Rockets by Jeremy Brener. ESPN 97.5, 16 Jul 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Rockets Sign Rob Gray". NBA.com. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "#Rockets waived former @UHCougarMBK guard Rob Gray". Twitter. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.