Reshanda Gray (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional

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player who is currently a free agent in the

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(WNBA). She played

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for the

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and was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2015. She was drafted by the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded ...

in the

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Early life

Born in

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, California, Gray grew up in a low-income family, moving from place to place. At age 11, she and her six siblings settled in a one-room apartment long-term. She and her siblings were put into

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, due to her parents drug use. She attended Bret Harte Middle School, where she first played basketball. After middle school she attended Washington Prep, where she played volleyball, track, and basketball.

College

At the

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, Gray helped lead the Golden Bears to its first NCAA Final Four in 2013. In the 2013-14 season she scored 43 points and 16 rebound against Washington State. She ended that season averaging 17.6 points and 9 rebounds. In her senior season of 2014–15, Gray was named Pac-12 Player of the Year by the league's head coaches, although she would lose out to Oregon State's

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for the media version of the award.

California statistics

Source

Professional career

WNBA

Gray was drafted with the 16th pick in the second round of the

by the

. After 10 games played with the Lynx, Gray was acquired by the

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along with teammate

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in a three-team trade deal that sent

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to the

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and

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to the Lynx midway through the season. For the rest of the season, Gray averaged a career-high in scoring for the Dream as a reserve. During the 2016 season, Gray had career highs in scoring and rebounding in a win against the

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where she scored 22 points along with 10 rebounds in one of her five starts of the season for the Dream. On January 26, 2017, Gray was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. In May 2017, Gray was waived by the Sun following training camp. On February 28, 2018, the

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was ...

signed Gray to a training camp contract. Gray spent the 2019 season with the Liberty, partaking in her first regular season action since 2016. Along with All-Star guard

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, she was one of two players to partake in each of the Liberty's 34 games that season. Gray reached double-figures in scoring in each of her first three games. On June 28, Gray sank the winning free throw and posted a double-double in the Liberty's 69–68 win over the

. Two days later, Gray put up a career-best 15 rebounds in a win over Atlanta. The year ended with Gray posting matching career-best averages of 5.2 points and rebounds a game. Gray was waived by the Liberty on May 26, 2020. The following season, Gray signed with the

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Overseas

In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Gray played in

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for Dike Napoli. In August 2016, Gray re-signed with Dike Napoli for the 2016-17 WNBA off-season. In 2017, Gray signed with the

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of the South Korean league for the 2017-18 WNBA off-season. In 2018, Gray signed with the Uni Győr of the Hungarian league for the 2018-19 WNBA off-season. 2019-2020 South Korean League (WKBL) was drafted with the 4th pick in the second round of the 2019-20 WKBL Draft by the Asan Woori Bank Wibee

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,71 ...

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Postseason

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Personal life

Gray has three brothers and three sisters.

References

External links

#21 Reshanda Gray - California (2013-14) - Women's Basketball StateReshanda Gray ESPN player evaluation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Reshanda 1993 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream players Basketball players from Inglewood, California Basketball players from Los Angeles California Golden Bears women's basketball players Los Angeles Sparks players McDonald's High School All-Americans Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Minnesota Lynx draft picks Minnesota Lynx players New York Liberty players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Power forwards (basketball) Seattle Storm players FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball