Jeff Grayer

Jeff Grayer
Personal information
Born	December 17, 1965 (age 59); 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
	Second-team All-American – AP (1988); Third-team All-American – UPI (1988); 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1986–1988); No. 44 retired by Iowa State Cyclones;
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,257 (7.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,294 (3.0 rpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
Men's Basketball

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	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989–90	Milwaukee	4	3.0	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
1990–91	Milwaukee	3	12.3	.385	.000	.833	2.0	2.0	0.3	0.0	5.0
1993–94	Golden State	3	15.3	.550	.000	.667	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	8.0
Career		10	9.5	.485	.000	.778	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.1	3.9

References

^ ^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 July 6, 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

[espn-1] 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.

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