No. 41 – San Antonio Spurs | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Parkland, Florida, U.S. | July 7, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 269 lb (122 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Dillard ( Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
College | Florida State (2018–2021) |
NBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 59th overall pick |
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021– 2023 | Long Island Nets |
2023 | Brooklyn Nets |
2023–2024 | Austin Spurs |
2024–present | San Antonio Spurs |
2024–present | →Austin Spurs |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
RaiQuan Kelvan Gray (born July 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Gray grew up playing football and started playing basketball at age nine. [1] He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gray played the point guard position despite being 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) and 260 pounds (120 kg). As a junior, he led Dillard to the Class 6A state title. [2] In his senior season, Gray won the Class 7A state title. [3] He committed to playing college basketball for Florida State over offers from Baylor and Memphis. [4]
Gray redshirted his first year at Florida State. As a freshman, he averaged 3.9 points in 12.3 minutes per game. [5] Gray averaged six points and 3.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore. [6] He improved his conditioning in the offseason. [5] On February 13, 2021, he recorded a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 92–85 win over Wake Forest. [7] As a junior, Gray averaged 11.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, earning Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. On April 2, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. [8]
Gray was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 59th pick by the Brooklyn Nets. [9] Gray was later included in the roster of the Nets for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [10] On October 25, 2021, Gray was included in the training camp roster of the Long Island Nets, Brooklyn's NBA G League affiliate. [11]
On September 26, 2022, Gray signed with the Brooklyn Nets, but was waived on October 15. [12] [13] On November 4, Gray was named to the opening-night roster for the Long Island Nets. [14]
On April 8, 2023, Gray signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets. [15] On April 9th he made his NBA debut in the Nets' final regular-season game, scoring 16 points, with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. However, he was waived on July 18. [16]
On September 27, 2023, Gray signed with the San Antonio Spurs, [17] but was waived two days later. [18] On October 31, he joined the Austin Spurs [19] and on March 2, 2024, he signed a two-way contract with San Antonio. [20]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | .500 | .400 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 7.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
2023–24 | San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | .588 | .429 | — | 2.3 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | 7.7 |
Career | 4 | 0 | 18.5 | .552 | .417 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 3.3 | .3 | .5 | 9.8 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Florida State | Redshirt | ||||||||||
2018–19 | Florida State | 36 | 4 | 12.3 | .435 | .313 | .721 | 2.3 | .8 | .8 | .2 | 3.9 |
2019–20 | Florida State | 29 | 24 | 19.5 | .392 | .220 | .696 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .7 | 6.0 |
2020–21 | Florida State | 25 | 24 | 26.3 | .517 | .267 | .763 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 11.9 |
Career | 90 | 52 | 18.5 | .458 | .262 | .732 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .5 | 6.8 |
Gray has a sister and a brother. His cousin, Quinn Gray, played in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback before embarking on a coaching career. [21]