Austin Darren Daye (born June 5, 1988) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(TPBL). He played

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for Gonzaga before being drafted 15th overall by the

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in the

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. He has played for the Pistons, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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, while also spending time in Russia, Italy and the

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. Daye won an NBA championship with the Spurs in

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. With Umana Reyer Venezia, Daye won the Lega Basket Serie A championship in 2019 and the Italian Basketball Cup in 2020; he was also named most valuable player of the

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and the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup finals.

High school career

Daye attended Woodbridge High School in

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where he played for coach John Halagan. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game as he named to the All-CIF Southern Sectional Division II A first team and was an All-Orange County third team pick. In November 2006, Daye signed a

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to play

for Gonzaga. As a senior in 2006–07, Daye averaged 30.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game as he was named to the Orange County Register first team after leading Orange County in scoring. He was also named Sea View League Player of the Year, CIF-Southern Section Division I Player of the Year and calhisports.com first-team All-State. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Daye was listed as the No. 7 small forward and the No. 25 player in the nation in 2007.

College career

In his freshman season at Gonzaga, Daye earned WCC All-Freshman Team and All-WCC Honorable Mention honors after averaging 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 33 games. In his sophomore season, Daye earned All-WCC Honorable Mention honors for the second straight year, in addition to earning NABC Division I All-District 9 second team honors. In 34 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. In April 2009, Daye declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.

Professional basketball career

National Basketball Association (NBA) (2009–2015)

Daye was drafted by the

of the

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(NBA) with the 15th overall pick in the

. On August 7, 2009, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons. On January 30, 2013, Daye and Tayshaun Prince were traded to the

in exchange for José Calderón as part of a three-way deal that landed

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in Toronto. At that time, Steve von Horn of SBNation.com wrote that Daye "came into the league with the physical tools to become a versatile contributor on both ends of the floor, but his virtues never quite materialized". On August 1, 2013, Daye signed with the

. On February 20, 2014, Daye was traded to the

in exchange for

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. Daye won a championship ring as a member of the Spurs, who defeated the

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4–1 in the

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. Daye played only six minutes during the 2014 postseason and did not score. On January 10, 2015, Daye tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds to help the Spurs defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108–93. A week later, he was waived by the Spurs. On March 15, 2015, Daye signed a 10-day contract with the

. He then signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks on March 25, and a multi-year contract on April 4. On July 9, 2015, he was waived by the Hawks. On September 28, 2015, Daye signed with the

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. However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in six preseason games.

Other professional basketball experience

Russian Professional Basketball League (2011)

On September 23, 2011, Daye signed a two-month contract with

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of the

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. In December 2011, he returned to the Detroit Pistons following the conclusion of the 2011 NBA lockout.

NBA Development League (2014, 2015)

On March 15, 2014, Daye was assigned by the San Antonio Spurs to the

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of the

. He was recalled the next day after having played one game with the team. On February 16, 2015, Daye was acquired by the Erie BayHawks. He played 10 games with the team.

Lega Basket Serie A (2015–2016)

On November 27, 2015, Daye moved to the Italian

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, signing with Consultinvest Pesaro. In 21 games for the club in 2015–16, he averaged 21.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks and was selected to the Italian Serie A All-Star Game.

Bahraini Premier League (2016)

On May 6, 2016, Daye signed with Manama Club of the

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for the 2016 GCC Basketball Clubs Championship.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016, 2017)

In the summers of 2016, and 2017, Daye played in

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for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 13.3 points per game, also shooting 77 percent from the free-throw line. Daye helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86–83.

Galatasaray Odeabank (2016–2017)

On June 30, 2016, Daye signed with Galatasaray Odeabank of Turkey for the 2016–17 season.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2017–2018)

On August 9, 2017, Daye signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season. However, on January 3, 2018, Daye parted ways with Jerusalem after appearing in 19 games (both in the EuroCup and the

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competitions) and averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

Lega Basket Serie A (2018–2022)

On January 29, 2018, Daye returned to Italy for a second stint, signing with

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for the rest of the season. On May 2, Daye won the

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championship with Reyer. He signed a two-year extension with the team on July 6, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Daye won his first

(LBA) championship with Reyer. After winning the final series 4–3 over Dinamo Sassari, Daye was named LBA Finals MVP. On February 16, 2020, Daye won his first

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with Reyer Venezia. He was named MVP of the competition. In June 2020, Daye signed a multiyear contract with Reyer Venezia. The contract extends through the 2022–23 season.

New Taipei Kings (2022–2023)

On November 16, 2022, it was announced that the

of the P. League+ had signed with Daye.

Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2023)

On March 8, 2023, Daye signed with

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of the Italian

(LBA).

New Taipei Kings (2024–present)

On July 29, 2024, Daye had re-signed with the

of the

(TPBL).

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Daye's father, Darren Daye, played five seasons in the NBA.

References

External links

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High school career

College career

Professional basketball career

National Basketball Association (NBA) (2009–2015)

Other professional basketball experience

Russian Professional Basketball League (2011)

NBA Development League (2014, 2015)

Lega Basket Serie A (2015–2016)

Bahraini Premier League (2016)

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016, 2017)

Galatasaray Odeabank (2016–2017)

Hapoel Jerusalem (2017–2018)

Lega Basket Serie A (2018–2022)

New Taipei Kings (2022–2023)

Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2023)

New Taipei Kings (2024–present)

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

College

Personal life

See also

References

External links