Kendall Gray
| No. 8 – MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Tauron Basket Liga |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 5, 1992 Merced, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Polytech (Woodside, Delaware) |
| College | Delaware State (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Medi Bayreuth (Germany) |
| 2016–present | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (Poland) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kendall Gray (born May 5, 1992) is an American basketball player for MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Tauron Basket Liga (PLK). He played college basketball for Delaware State University, being named the 2014–15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year, becoming the fourth selection in school history to earn the honor. Through March 9, he is the leading rebounder in NCAA Division I with 12.4 rebounds per game.
Early life
Gray was born in Merced, California but grew up in Dover, Delaware.[1] He earned three varsity letters while playing at Polytech High School in Woodside, Delaware.[1] In 2010 he led the team to a Henlopen Conference Southern Division Championship.[1] In Gray's his senior season he averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 blocks per game.[1] He then committed to play for the Delaware State Hornets in college.
College career
Although limited to just 17 games his freshman season, Gray still earned two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Week awards.[1] He was ninth in NCAA Division I in blocks (54) when he went down with an injury.[1] He remained healthy for the final three seasons of his collegiate career and improved statistically in each successive year. As a junior in 2013–14 he averaged 11.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game en route to a Second Team All-MEAC selection.[1][2] In 2014–15, Gray increased those averages to 12.3, 12.4, and 2.8, respectively.[2] On March 5, 2015, Gray recorded a 33-point, 30-rebound game against Coppin State.[3] It was the most rebounds in a single game at the Division I level in 10 years, and he became just the seventh player in the last 40 seasons with at least 30 rebounds in a game.[3] The next day, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference named Gray their Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[4] He joined Kyle O'Quinn as the only two players in conference history to earn both awards in the same season.[4]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Gray signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga on July 23, 2015.[5] On January 18, 2016, he parted ways with Medi Bayreuth.[6] On March 31, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League[7] but didn't play for them.
On August 23, 2016, Gray signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish League.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kendall Gray bio". DSUHornets.com. Delaware State University. 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- 1 2 "Kendall Gray college statistics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Bieler, Des (March 5, 2015). "Delaware State's Kendall Gray has 30-30 game against Coppin State". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- 1 2 "MEAC announces men's basketball all-conference honors". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ "medi bayreuth verpflichtet Center Kendall Gray". Medi-Bayreuth.de (in German). July 23, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Medi Bayreuth part ways with Kendall Gray and Jeffrey Xavier". Sportando.com. January 18, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Kendall Gray (ex Bayreuth) signs at MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Eurobasket.com. August 23, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
External links
- Delaware State Hornets bio
- College statistics @ sports-reference.com