Jeff Grayer

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Jeff Grayer
Personal information
Born (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 58)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 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 career1988–1999
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number20, 44, 14
Career history
19881992 Milwaukee Bucks
19921994 Golden State Warriors
1995 Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1997 Rockford Lightning
1997 Sacramento Kings
1997–1998Rockford Lightning
1998 Charlotte Hornets
1998 Golden State Warriors
1998–1999 Quad City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,257 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds 1,294 (3.0 rpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's Basketball
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul National team

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.

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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

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988–89 Milwaukee 11218.2.438.000.8503.22.00.90.17.4
1989–90 Milwaukee 714020.1.460.125.6513.11.50.70.17.7
1990–91 Milwaukee 82*717.3.433.000.6873.01.50.60.16.4
1991–92 Milwaukee 821120.2.448.288.6673.11.80.80.29.0
1992–93 Golden State 481221.4.467.143.6693.31.50.60.28.8
1993–94 Golden State 67416.4.526.167.6022.90.90.50.26.8
1994–95 Philadelphia 472523.4.428.333.6993.21.60.60.18.3
1996–97 Sacramento 25012.6.458.364.5501.51.00.30.33.6
1997–98 Charlotte 1011.0.000.000.0000.01.00.00.00.0
1997–98 Golden State 405.8.571.667.0001.00.30.50.02.5
Career43810118.9.457.255.6633.01.40.60.17.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1989–90 Milwaukee 403.0.000.000.0000.50.30.00.00.0
1990–91 Milwaukee 3012.3.385.000.8332.02.00.30.05.0
1993–94 Golden State 3015.3.550.000.6672.00.30.30.38.0
Career1009.5.485.000.7781.40.80.20.13.9

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References

  1. 1 2 Iowa State career scoring leader Jeff Grayer hired as Cyclones assistant coach - ESPN
  2. "Grayer, Jeff". Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  3. Jeff Grayer leaving Iowa State Cyclones basketball staff, returning to Michigan - ESPN
  4. 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.