RaiQuan Kelvan Gray (born July 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
![]() Gray with Florida State in 2020 | |
No. 1 – Long Island Nets | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1999-07-07) July 7, 1999 (age 23) Parkland, Florida, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 269 lb (122 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Pompano Beach (Pompano Beach, Florida) |
College | Florida State (2018–2021) |
NBA draft | 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall |
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Long Island Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Gray grew up playing football and started playing basketball at age nine.[1] He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gray played the point guard position despite being 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 260 lbs (118 kg). As a junior, he led Dillard to the Class 6A state title.[2] In his senior season, Gray won the Class 7A state title.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Florida State over offers from Baylor and Memphis.[4]
Gray redshirted his first year at Florida State. As a freshman, he averaged 3.9 points in 12.3 minutes per game.[5] Gray averaged six points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[6] He improved his conditioning in the offseason.[5] On February 13, 2021, he recorded a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 92–85 win over Wake Forest.[7] As a junior, Gray averaged 11.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, earning Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. On April 2, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[8]
Gray was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 59th pick by the Brooklyn Nets.[9] Gray was later included in the roster of the Brooklyn Nets for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[10] On October 25, 2021, Gray was included in the training camp roster of the Long Island Nets.[11]
On September 26, 2022, Gray was signed by the Brooklyn Nets who waived him at the end of training camp.[12][13] On November 4, 2022, Gray was named to the opening night roster for the Long Island Nets.[14]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Florida State | ![]() | ||||||||||
2018–19 | Florida State | 36 | 4 | 12.3 | .435 | .313 | .721 | 2.3 | .8 | .8 | .2 | 3.9 |
2019–20 | Florida State | 29 | 24 | 19.5 | .392 | .220 | .696 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .7 | 6.0 |
2020–21 | Florida State | 25 | 24 | 26.3 | .517 | .267 | .763 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 11.9 |
Career | 90 | 52 | 18.5 | .458 | .262 | .732 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .5 | 6.8 |
Gray has a sister and a brother. His cousin, Quinn Gray, played in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback before embarking on a coaching career.[15]
Long Island Nets current roster | |
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