Gregory Guy Jr. (born October 17, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player most known for being the NCAA scoring champion during the 1992–93 season. He was born in

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, and his father Gregory Guy Sr. was a basketball player for

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. Guy went to

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. He attended two different junior colleges and spent a semester at

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before transferring to the

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in December of his

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season in 1992–93. Guy, a , 190 lb.

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, led the Broncs in scoring in each of his seasons with the team. He also made an immediate impact as a transfer player by leading all of Division I in scoring with a 29.3 points per game average. Despite his explosive scoring ability, the Broncs finished the season with a 2–20 overall record. He, therefore, was on the worst team in college basketball history to have the nation's leading scorer on its roster. Texas–Pan American improved to 16–12 for Guy's

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season, and although he led the team in scoring, he did not repeat as the country's leading scorer. After college, Guy played professional basketball abroad, including a stint on Lobos UAG in

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