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Gary Gray (basketball)
No. 15
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1945-02-23) February 23, 1945 (age 79)
Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, U.S.
High school Fort Cobb (Fort Cobb, Oklahoma)
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Oklahoma City (1964–1967)
NBA Draft 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick: 26th overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Pro career 1967–1968
Career history
1967–1968 Cincinnati Royals
Career statistics
Points 105
Rebounds 23
Assists 26

Gary Michael Gray (born February 23, 1945) is an American former basketball player who played as a guard in the NBA.

Early years

Gary Gray was born in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. Gray is Native American, of the Delaware Nation. Following graduation from Fort Cobb High School in 1963, he attended Oklahoma City University, where he led them to the All-College Tournament championship in 1966. His OCU Chiefs made the 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Gray was named an Academic All American for 1966–1967 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Professional basketball career

Gray was drafted in the third round of the 1967 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals. He was also selected in the 1967 American Basketball Association Draft by the Dallas Chaparrals.
He spent the 1967–68 season with the Royals, averaging 2.4 points per game in limited playing time. He was later selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1968 NBA Expansion Draft.

Retirement

Gary Gray was inducted into the OCU Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967–68 Cincinnati 44 6.3 .366 .700 .5 .6 2.4

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