Rob Gray (basketball)

Robert Dejuan Gray Jr. (born April 3, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A. He is a point guard and played collegiately at the University of Houston. He transferred from Howard College.

Rob Gray
Gray playing for the Houston Cougars
No. 32 – AS Monaco
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1994-04-03) April 3, 1994
Forest City, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2019JL Bourg
2019–2020Metropolitans 92
2020–presentMonaco
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-AAC (2017, 2018)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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 scored 1,710 points in his career, which was the highest mark in the AAC when he graduated, though this has since been surpassed by Quinton Rose.[9] Gray graduated from the University of Houston in December 2017 with a degree in sociology.[10]

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.[11] Gray played on their summer league team, but due to injuries his minutes were significantly limited.[12] On August 10, 2018, Gray later joined the Rockets for training camp.[13] On October 8, 2018, Gray was waived by the Rockets.[14]

Gray was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA G League draft by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[15] He was subsequently added to the training camp roster.[16]

On March 29, 2019, Gray signed with Pro A team JL Bourg.[17]

On May 28, 2019, Gray signed with another team in Pro A team, Metropolitans 92, for the 2019-2020 season.[18] He averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. On June 17, 2020, Gray signed a contract extension.[19] In four games during the 2020-21 season, he averaged 10 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On October 29, 2020, Gray signed with AS Monaco.[20]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Duarte, Joseph (February 11, 2018). "UH's Rob Gray becomes AAC's all-time scoring leader". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  5. Smith, Brian (March 13, 2018). "Rob Gray sees NCAA Tournament as start of something big for UH". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  6. 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.
  7. "Lakers Draft Workouts: May 7, 2018". NBA.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  8. Duarte, Joseph (March 5, 2018). "Houston's Rob Gray earns second-straight AAC first-team honor". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  9. "Rose Breaks American Scoring Record as Temple Defeats SMU in OT". American Athletic Conference. February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  10. Rob Gray. Houston Cougars Men's Basketball. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  11. Rob Gray signs with Houston Rockets by Andres Chio. The Cougar, 22 Jun 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  12. What we learned from the Summer Rockets by Jeremy Brener. ESPN 97.5, 16 Jul 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. "Rockets Sign Rob Gray". NBA.com. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  14. "#Rockets waived former @UHCougarMBK guard Rob Gray". Twitter. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  15. Feigan, Jonathan (October 20, 2018). "Rob Gray selected by Pacers' affiliate in G League Draft". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. Cohn, Justin (October 22, 2018). "Ants announce roster as camp set to open". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  17. "JL Bourg signs Rob Gray". Sportando. March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  18. "Rob Gray Signs with Levallois Metropolitans". Ballers Abroad. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  19. "Metropolitans 92 extends Rob Gray". Sportando. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  20. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (October 29, 2020). "Rob Gray joins Monaco". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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