Gary Michael Gray (born February 23, 1945) is a former American basketball player who played as a guard in the NBA.
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Born | (1945-02-23) February 23, 1945 (age 77) Fort Cobb, Oklahoma |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fort Cobb (Fort Cobb, Oklahoma) |
College | Oklahoma City (1964–1967) |
NBA draft | 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick: 26th overall |
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals | |
Playing career | 1967–1968 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 15 |
Career history | |
1967–1968 | Cincinnati Royals |
Career statistics | |
Points | 105 |
Rebounds | 23 |
Assists | 26 |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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]
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]
Gary Gray was inducted into the OCU Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.[6]
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