Robert Dejuan Gray Jr. (born April 3, 1994) is an American professional
basketball player for
Tofaş of
Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and
Basketball Champions League. He is a
point guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run t ...
and played collegiately at the
University of Houston. He transferred from
Howard College.
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.
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.
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.
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
Nic Moore (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. Moore played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. He was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of ...
. In the AAC Tournament, he scored 33 points in a 77–74 victory over
Wichita State. 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. He scored a conference-leading 19.3 points per game and dished out 4.4 assists per game as a senior. Gray was named to the First Team All-AAC for the second straight year.
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. Gray graduated from the University of Houston in December 2017 with a degree in sociology.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2018 NBA Draft
The 2018 NBA Draft was held on June 21, 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including inte ...
, Gray was signed by the
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
for their summer league team in June 2018. Gray played on their summer league team, but due to injuries his minutes were significantly limited. On August 10, 2018, Gray later joined the Rockets for training camp. On October 8, 2018, Gray was waived by the Rockets.
Gray was selected in the second round of the
2018 NBA G League draft by the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He was subsequently added to the training camp roster.
On March 29, 2019, Gray signed with
Pro A team
JL Bourg.
On May 28, 2019, Gray signed with another team in
Pro A team,
Metropolitans 92, for the 2019–2020 season. He averaged 14.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. On June 17, 2020, Gray signed a contract extension. 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. He led the team to the Eurocup championship and averaged 17.2 points per game. On July 23, 2021, Gray signed a two-year extension with the team.
On June 25, 2022, Gray signed with
Tofaş of the Turkish
BSL.
Career statistics
College
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2015–16
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Houston
, 26 , , 9 , , 26.5 , , .435 , , .343 , , .704 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 16.0
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2016–17
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Houston
, 31 , , 29 , , 32.3 , , .473 , , .382 , , .813 , , 3.7 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 20.6
, -
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2017–18
, style="text-align:left;",
Houston
, 34 , , 34 , , 31.9 , , .447 , , .359 , , .802 , , 3.7 , , 4.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 19.3
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 91 , , 72 , , 30.5 , , .453 , , .362 , , .783 , , 3.3 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 18.8
References
External links
Houston Cougars bioNBADraft.net profile
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1994 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American men's basketball players
AS Monaco Basket players
Basketball players from North Carolina
Fort Wayne Mad Ants players
Houston Cougars men's basketball players
Howard Hawks men's basketball players
JL Bourg-en-Bresse players
People from Forest City, North Carolina
Shooting guards
Tofaş S.K. players