Jeff Grayer

Jeff Grayer
Personal information
Born (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 59)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlint Northwestern
(Flint, Michigan)
CollegeIowa State (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1988–1999
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number20, 44, 14
Career history
1988–1992Milwaukee Bucks
1992–1994Golden State Warriors
1995Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1997Rockford Lightning
1997Sacramento Kings
1997–1998Rockford Lightning
1998Charlotte Hornets
1998Golden State Warriors
1998–1999Quad City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,257 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,294 (3.0 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  United States
Men's Basketball
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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
  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

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

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

  1. ^ a b 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.