Aaron Gray
Gray with the Raptors in 2013
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| Detroit Pistons | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 7, 1984 Tarzana, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Emmaus (Emmaus, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Pittsburgh (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 2007–2014 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 34, 33 |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2007–2010 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2010–2011 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2011–2013 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2013–2014 | Sacramento Kings |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–present | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Aaron Michael Gray (born December 7, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A heart condition forced him into early retirement in July 2016. He is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.
Gray played high school basketball at Emmaus High School in Pennsylvania's highly competitive Lehigh Valley Conference. Gray did not start playing for the varsity team until the middle of his sophomore season.
While at Emmaus, Gray was recruited by, and committed to attend, the University of Pittsburgh. He chose Pitt over Penn State and Rutgers, which also aggressively recruited him. In Gray's senior season, he won the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year.
While at Pitt, Gray was named an Associated Press Third Team All-American, after helping lead the University of Pittsburgh to the Sweet 16 in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in March 2007.
At the NBA's 2007 pre-draft camp, Gray was the only player whose height measured at least seven feet without shoes. He was selected with the 49th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2007 NBA draft.
Gray made his NBA debut with the Bulls on November 2, 2007 against the Philadelphia 76ers. On April 16, 2008 against the Toronto Raptors, he recorded 19 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assists in 35 minutes of play. In the 2007–08 season, Gray scored 262 points and recorded 168 rebounds for the Bulls.
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