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Geoffrey Gray (basketball)
Geoffrey Gray (ג'פרי גריי; born May 15, 1997) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, who plays the position of Point guard. Personal life Gray was born in Boston, Massachusetts, his hometown is Newton, Massachusetts, and he is Jewish. His parents are Howard Gray and Susan Phillips-Gray. He is 6' 2" (1.88 m) tall. Basketball career Gray attended Newton South High School, graduating in 2015. He then attended Emerson College (Class of 2019), majoring in Marketing Communications, and playing for the Lions. 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). He was named NEWMAC Men's Basketball Second Team A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Above all, the point guard must understand and accept their coach's game plan; in this way, the position can be compared to a quarterback in American football. They must also be able to adapt to what the defense is allowing and must control the pace of the game. A point guard specializes in certain skills, like other player positions in basketball. Their primary job is to facilitate scoring opportunities for their team, or sometimes for themselves. Lee Rose (basketball), Lee Rose has described a point guard as a coach on the floor, who can handle and distribute the ball to teammates. This typically involves setting up plays on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
