Steven Gray (born April 8, 1989) is an American former professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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. Gray spent his entire professional career overseas, playing in countries such as Greece, France, Israel, Lebanon, Latvia, Croatia and Bosnia.

College career

After 125 games played for Gonzaga, Gray posted career averages of 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per outing. As a senior, he was voted to the NABC All-District 9 First Team and received All-

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First Team honors in 2009–10 and 2010–11. He won the WCC Tournament with the Zags in 2009 and 2011.

Professional career

On July 12, 2011, Gray signed his first professional contract with BK Ventspils of Latvia for the 2011–12 season. After spending the 2012 summer league and pre-season with the

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, Gray signed with Chorale Roanne of France for the rest of the 2012–13 season on December 16, 2012. In July 2013, Gray joined the

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for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 7, 2013, he signed with Tadamon Zouk of Lebanon for the 2013–14 season. His stint with Tadamon did not last long and later signed with

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team forme ...

for the rest of the season on December 7, 2013. In July 2014, Gray joined the

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for the 2014 NBA Summer League. Later that month, he signed with

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for the 2014–15 season, earning Eurobasket.com All-French Pro A Honorable Mention status that year after leading the league in scoring (16.8 points per game). On May 21, 2015, Gray signed a two-year deal with BCM Gravelines, returning to the club for a second stint. In July 2015, he joined the

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for the

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. On December 5, 2016, Gray left

and joined Lavrio of the

, replacing Brandon Young on the team's squad. He resigned with Lavrio on October 5, 2017, in order to replace the injured Doron Lamb. On January 28, 2018, he left Lavrio and signed with Croatian club

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for the rest of the 2017–18 season. He averaged 19.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in Croatia. Gray signed with

of the

on July 31, 2018. On June 17, 2019, Gray re-upped his contract with the Greek club for another season. He averaged 12.8 points per game during the 2019–2020 campaign. On June 17, 2020, Gray re-upped his contract with the Greek club for a third consecutive season. On October 27, 2020, Gray set an all-time

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record after he recorded an efficiency rating of 47. He scored 39 points, making 10-of-13 three-pointers, in a 106–88 away victory over Rytas Vilnius. On January 15, 2021, Gray amicably parted ways with the Greek club after almost three seasons to sign for the Bosnian Igokea. On July 19, 2021, Gray signed with

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of the

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also plays in the

. He averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game in eight games. On December 10, 2021, Gray returned to Peristeri. In 17 league games, he averaged 8.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals, playing around 23 minutes per contest.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Gray played in

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for team A Few Good Men (Gonzaga Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for team A Few Good Men, he averaged 24.7 points per game. Gray helped take team A Few Good Men to the Super 16 round, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 77–60.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profile2012 NBA Summer League profileLNB.fr profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Steven 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington (state) BCM Gravelines players BK Ventspils players Chorale Roanne Basket players Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players Hapoel Holon B.C. players JDA Dijon Basket players KK Igokea players KK Zadar players Lavrio B.C. players People from Jefferson County, Washington Peristeri B.C. players Shooting guards Tadamon Zouk players