Summary
Jeffrey Grayer (born December 17, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Grayer was an All-American college player for the Iowa State Cyclones and won an Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 17, 1965 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Flint Northwestern (Flint, Michigan) | |||||||||||
| College | Iowa State (1984–1988) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1988: 1st round, 13th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–1999 | |||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 20, 44, 14 | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Rockford Lightning | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Rockford Lightning | |||||||||||
| 1998 | Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||
| 1998 | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Quad City Thunder | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||
| Points | 3,257 (7.4 ppg) | |||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,294 (3.0 rpg) | |||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||
Medals
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As a shooting guard, Grayer starred at Iowa State University from 1985 to 1988 where he set (and still holds) the all-time career scoring record, with 2,502 points.[1] He was named 3-time all-Big Eight and All-American in 1988. Grayer was a member of the United States 1988 Olympic basketball team and was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. The NBA journeyman played nine seasons in the league for five different teams.[2]
In April 2010, Grayer was hired by Greg McDermott as an assistant men's basketball coach at Iowa State.[1] In August 2010, after McDermott left to take a position at Creighton University he was replaced by new coach Fred Hoiberg. Hoiberg retained Grayer as Director of Basketball Operations rather than as an assistant coach, and Grayer left shortly after and returned to his home state of Michigan, citing a desire to be a coach as his reason for leaving.[3]
Grayer is the father of professional basketball player Jaire Grayer.[4]
NBA career statistics edit
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Milwaukee | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | .438 | .000 | .850 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 1989–90 | Milwaukee | 71 | 40 | 20.1 | .460 | .125 | .651 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| 1990–91 | Milwaukee | 82* | 7 | 17.3 | .433 | .000 | .687 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| 1991–92 | Milwaukee | 82 | 11 | 20.2 | .448 | .288 | .667 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.0 |
| 1992–93 | Golden State | 48 | 12 | 21.4 | .467 | .143 | .669 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| 1993–94 | Golden State | 67 | 4 | 16.4 | .526 | .167 | .602 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| 1994–95 | Philadelphia | 47 | 25 | 23.4 | .428 | .333 | .699 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| 1996–97 | Sacramento | 25 | 0 | 12.6 | .458 | .364 | .550 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 1997–98 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1997–98 | Golden State | 4 | 0 | 5.8 | .571 | .667 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 438 | 101 | 18.9 | .457 | .255 | .663 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.4 | |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1990–91 | Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | .385 | .000 | .833 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 1993–94 | Golden State | 3 | 0 | 15.3 | .550 | .000 | .667 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| Career | 10 | 0 | 9.5 | .485 | .000 | .778 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.9 | |
References edit
- ^ a b Iowa State career scoring leader Jeff Grayer hired as Cyclones assistant coach - ESPN
- ^ "Grayer, Jeff". Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Jeff Grayer leaving Iowa State Cyclones basketball staff, returning to Michigan - ESPN
- ^ Williams, Lauren (October 14, 2020). "Like father, like son: Jaire Grayer looks to follow in his father's footsteps with an eye on the NBA". mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
External links edit
- NBA.com player file
- Career Stats