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Austin Daye

Austin Daye
Austin Daye.jpg
Daye during his tenure with the Pistons
No. 25 – Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul
Position Forward
League Turkish Basketball Super League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1988-06-05) June 5, 1988 (age 28)
Irvine, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Woodbridge (Irvine, California)
College Gonzaga (2007–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
20092013 Detroit Pistons
2011 Khimki
2013 Memphis Grizzlies
2013–2014 Toronto Raptors
20142015 San Antonio Spurs
2014 Austin Toros
2015 Erie BayHawks
2015 Atlanta Hawks
2015–2016 Consultinvest Pesaro
2016 Al-Manama
2016–present Galatasaray Odeabank
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA champion (2014)
  • BSL All-Star (2017)
  • 2× Honorable mention All-WCC (2008, 2009)
  • WCC All-Freshman team (2008)

Austin Darren Daye (born June 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray Odeabank of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the Euroleague. The 6'11" small forward played college basketball for Gonzaga before being drafted 15th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2009 NBA draft. He has previously played for the Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs and Atlanta Hawks, while also spending time in Russia, Italy and the NBA Development League.

Daye attended Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California where he played for coach John Halagan. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game as he named to the All-CIF Southern Sectional Division II A first team and was an All-Orange County third team pick.

In November 2006, Daye signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Gonzaga.

As a senior in 2006–07, Daye averaged 30.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game as he was named to the Orange County Register first team after leading Orange County in scoring. He was also named Sea View League Player of the Year, CIF-Southern Section Division I Player of the Year and calhisports.com first-team All-State.


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