Hayden Gray is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for

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College career

UC San Diego

After beginning his college career at

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private evangelical research university in Azusa, California, United States. The university was founded in 1899 in Whittier, California, with classes first held on March 3, 1900, and degrees offered in 193 ...

, Gray transferred to UC San Diego where he played two seasons in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Gray had a stellar senior season at UC San Diego, being named as a finalist for the 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, named to the 2025 Big West Championship All-Tournament Team and 2025 All-Big West Second Team while being named the 2025 Big West Defensive Player of the Year. In 2025, Gray averaged 11.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.3 assists, helping the Tritons to a school record 30-5 record and the program's first NCAA tournament appearance. The Tritons lost to

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68-65 in the first round of the

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Professional career

Gray joined the

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summer league team for the

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. On July 20, 2025, it was reported that Gray had signed a contract with the

of the

.”https://www.celticsblog.com/2025/7/20/24471169/celtics-summer-league-hayden-gray-maine-celtics”

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Azuza Pacific , , 31 , , 27 , , 25.8 , , .456 , , .250 , , .627 , , 3.1 , , 3.0 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", Azuza Pacific , , 30 , , 30 , , 26.8 , , .443 , , .326 , , .673 , , 3.0 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, , 33 , , 33 , , 32.7 , , .472 , , .343 , , .831 , , 4.2 , , 3.8 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;",

, , 35 , , 35 , , 32.1 , , .479 , , .418 , , .688 , , 3.1 , , 3.3 , , 3.1 , , .2 , , 11.2

References

External links

UC San Diego Tritons bioAzuza Pacific Cougars bio
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