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Geoffrey Gray (basketball)

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Geoffrey Gray
ג'פרי גריי
Ironi Kiryat Ata
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-05-05) May 5, 1997 (age 27)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewton South High School
CollegeEmerson College

Geoffrey Gray (ג'פרי גריי; born May 15, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, who plays the position of point guard.[1][2]

Personal life

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Gray was born in Boston, Massachusetts, his hometown is Newton, Massachusetts, and he is Jewish.[3][4][1][5] His parents are Howard Gray and Susan Phillips-Gray.[1] He is 6' 2" (1.88 m) tall.[1]

Basketball career

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Gray attended Newton South High School, graduating in 2015.[1][6]

He then attended Emerson College (Class of 2019), majoring in Marketing Communications, and playing for the Lions.[7][4][1] In 2016–17 in Gray's sophomore year he averaged 18.0 points per game, and was ranked within the top 10 of seven New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference categories: rebounds per game (3rd; 8.2), points per game (3rd), points (4th), free throw percentage (4th), assists (5th), assists per game (6th; 3.4), and field goal percentage (7th).[1] He was named NEWMAC Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference, and to NEWMAC Men's Basketball Academic All-Conference team.[1] In 2017–18, he averaged 21.1 points per game, and in 2018–19 he averaged 20.4 points per game.[8]

He played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League from 2019 to 2020.[4]

Gray plays for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, having joined in 2020.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Geoffrey Gray". Athletics - Emerson Lions.
  2. ^ a b "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Geoffrey Gray". basket.co.il.
  3. ^ "Geoff Gray's Holy Land Hoopster Diary - "I can tell you one thing, this team feels special"". September 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Geoffrey Gray Basketball Player Profile, Elitzur Kiryat Ata, Emerson, News, National League stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  5. ^ "Prepared Gray making most of opportunity". The Berkeley Beacon.
  6. ^ "Newton South alum Geoff Gray signs with Israeli Basketball Premier League". The Boston Globe.
  7. ^ "College basketball notebook: Defending Division 3 national champion Babson reloads with proven talent". The Boston Herald. November 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Geoffrey Gray". Athletics – Emerson Lions.