Gary Gray (basketball)

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Gary Gray
Personal information
Born (1945-02-23) February 23, 1945 (age 79)
Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolFort Cobb (Fort Cobb, Oklahoma)
CollegeOklahoma City (1964–1967)
NBA draft1967: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career1967–1968
PositionShooting guard
Number15
Career history
1967–1968Cincinnati Royals
Career statistics
Points105
Rebounds23
Assists26
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Gary Michael Gray (born February 23, 1945) is an American former basketball player who played as a guard in the NBA.

Early years[edit]

Gary Gray was born in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. Gray is Native American, of the Delaware Nation.[1] Following graduation from Fort Cobb High School in 1963,[2] he attended Oklahoma City University, where he led them to the All-College Tournament championship in 1966. His OCU Chiefs made the 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.[3]
Gray was named an Academic All American for 1966–1967 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).[4]

Professional basketball career[edit]

Gray was drafted in the third round of the 1967 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals.[2] He was also selected in the 1967 American Basketball Association Draft by the Dallas Chaparrals.[5]
He spent the 1967–68 season with the Royals, averaging 2.4 points per game in limited playing time. He was later selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1968 NBA Expansion Draft.[2]

Retirement[edit]

Gary Gray was inducted into the OCU Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Van De Voorde, Andy (December 16, 1989). "Little (Known) Big Man : College basketball: Canonchet Neves is a 6-foot-9 freshman at the University of Detroit. He is also an American Indian". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Gary Gray". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
  3. ^ "Championships". Oklahoma City University. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "Academic All-American/Scholar Athletes". Oklahoma City University. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Gary Gray Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. DatabaseBasketball.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame". Oklahoma City University. Retrieved December 30, 2012.