Austin Daye

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1988)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Austin Daye

| image = Austin Daye (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Daye as a member of the Detroit Pistons

| position = Power forward

| height_m = 2.07

| weight_kg = 91

| league = Taiwan Professional Basketball League

| team = New Taipei Kings

| number = 25

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|5}}

| birth_place = Irvine, California, U.S.

| high_school = Woodbridge (Irvine, California)

| college = Gonzaga (2007–2009)

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 15

| draft_team = Detroit Pistons

| career_start = 2009

| career_end =

| years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}}

| team1 = Detroit Pistons

| years2 = 2011

| team2 = Khimki

| years3 = {{nbay|2012|end}}

| team3 = Memphis Grizzlies

| years4 = {{nbay|2013|full=y}}

| team4 = Toronto Raptors

| years5 = {{nbay|2013|end}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}

| team5 = San Antonio Spurs

| years6 = 2014

| team6 = →Austin Toros

| years7 = 2015

| team7 = Erie BayHawks

| years8 = {{nbay|2014|end}}

| team8 = Atlanta Hawks

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro

| years10 = 2016

| team10 = Manama

| years11 = 2016–2017

| team11 = Galatasaray

| years12 = 2017–2018

| team12 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years13 = 2018–2022

| team13 = Reyer Venezia

| years14 = 2022–2023

| team14 = New Taipei Kings

| years15 = 2023

| team15 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro

| years16 = 2023

| team16 = Al-Muharraq

| years17 = 2024–present

| team17 = New Taipei Kings

| highlights =

}}

Austin Darren Daye (born June 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for Gonzaga before being drafted 15th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2009 NBA draft. He has played for the Pistons, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Toronto Raptors, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Atlanta Hawks, while also spending time in Russia, Italy and the NBA Development League. Daye won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2014. With Umana Reyer Venezia, Daye won the Lega Basket Serie A championship in 2019 and the Italian Basketball Cup in 2020; he was also named most valuable player of the 2019 LBA Finals and the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup finals.

High school career

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205367301 |title=#5 Austin Daye |work=GoZags.com |access-date=April 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211104507/http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205367301 |archive-date=December 11, 2014 }}

In November 2006, Daye signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Gonzaga.{{cite web|url=http://www.scout.com/college/gonzaga/story/588310-2007-lois-roll-in-to-gu|title=2007 LOIs Roll in to GU|work=Scout.com|date=November 8, 2006|access-date=April 15, 2009}}

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.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Daye was listed as the No. 7 small forward and the No. 25 player in the nation in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Austin-Daye-47870|title=Austin Daye – Yahoo! Sports|work=Rivals.com|access-date=April 15, 2009}}

College career

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In his freshman season at Gonzaga, Daye earned WCC All-Freshman Team and All-WCC Honorable Mention honors after averaging 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 33 games.

In his sophomore season, Daye earned All-WCC Honorable Mention honors for the second straight year, in addition to earning NABC Division I All-District 9 second team honors. In 34 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/austin-daye-1.html|title=Austin Daye Stats|work=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=April 15, 2009}}

In April 2009, Daye declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.{{cite web|url=http://www.khq.com/story/10189666/daye-declares-for-nba-draft-basically-i-want-to-test-the-waters|title=Daye declares for NBA draft: 'Basically, I want to test the waters'|work=KHQ.com|date=April 15, 2009|access-date=April 15, 2009}}

Professional basketball career

=National Basketball Association (NBA) (2009–2015)=

Daye was drafted by the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the 15th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. On August 7, 2009, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/signings_090807.html|title=Pistons Sign Draft Picks Austin Daye, DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko|work=NBA.com|date=August 7, 2009|access-date=August 7, 2009}}

On January 30, 2013, Daye and Tayshaun Prince were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for José Calderón as part of a three-way deal that landed Rudy Gay in Toronto.{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-acquire-tayshaun-prince-austin-daye-ed-davis-2013-draft-pick-130130|title=Grizzlies acquire Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye, Ed Davis and 2013 second round draft pick in three-team deal|work=NBA.com|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=January 30, 2013}} At that time, Steve von Horn of SBNation.com wrote that Daye "came into the league with the physical tools to become a versatile contributor on both ends of the floor, but his virtues never quite materialized".{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/1/31/3936564/austin-daye-trade-grizzlies-pistons|title=Austin Daye gets a second chance with Grizzlies|first=Steve |last=von Horn|date=January 31, 2013|website=SBNation.com}}

On August 1, 2013, Daye signed with the Toronto Raptors.{{cite web|url=http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/austindaye-080113/ |title=Raptors Sign Free-Agent Austin Daye |work=NBA.com |date=August 1, 2013 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010163140/http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/austindaye-080113/ |archive-date=October 10, 2014 }}

On February 20, 2014, Daye was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Nando de Colo.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/140220_spurs_acquire_austin_daye|title=Spurs Acquire Austin Daye|work=NBA.com|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2014}} Daye won a championship ring as a member of the Spurs,{{Cite web|url=https://www.poundingtherock.com/2018/10/3/17930988/2014-nba-champion-san-antonio-spurs-where-are-they-now-the-small-forwards-kawhi-marco-belinelli-daye|title=2014 NBA Champions- Where are they now? The small forwards|first=Jeph|last=Duarte|date=October 3, 2018|website=Pounding The Rock}} who defeated the Miami Heat 4–1 in the NBA Finals.{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2097859-how-san-antonio-spurs-dominated-miami-heat-in-2014-nba-finals|title=Breaking Down How San Antonio Spurs Dominated Miami Heat in 2014 NBA Finals|first=Andy|last=Bailey|website=Bleacher Report}} Daye played only six minutes during the 2014 postseason and did not score.{{Cite web|url=https://airalamo.com/posts/san-antonio-spurs-ranking-43-players-champion-playoff-rosters|title=Spurs: Ranking all 43 players from champion playoff rosters|website=Air Alamo|last=Paredes|first=Josh|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2022|archive-date=February 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218201916/https://airalamo.com/posts/san-antonio-spurs-ranking-43-players-champion-playoff-rosters|url-status=dead}} On January 10, 2015, Daye tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds to help the Spurs defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108–93.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150110/SASMIN/gameinfo.html|title=Spurs give Timberwolves 15th straight loss, 108-93|work=NBA.com|date=January 10, 2015|access-date=January 10, 2015}} A week later, he was waived by the Spurs.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/spurs-waive-austin-daye|title=Spurs Waive Austin Daye|work=NBA.com|date=January 17, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2015}}

On March 15, 2015, Daye signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/hawks-sign-austin-daye-10-day-contract|title=Hawks Sign Austin Daye to 10-Day Contract|work=NBA.com|date=March 15, 2015|access-date=March 15, 2015}} He then signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks on March 25,{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/hawks-sign-austin-daye-second-10-day-contract|title=Hawks Sign Austin Daye to Second 10-Day Contract|work=NBA.com|date=March 25, 2015|access-date=March 25, 2015}} and a multi-year contract on April 4.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/atlanta-hawks-sign-austin-daye-multi-year-contract|title=Atlanta Hawks Sign Austin Daye To Multi-Year Contract|work=NBA.com|date=April 4, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2015}} On July 9, 2015, he was waived by the Hawks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-request-waivers-austin-daye|title=Hawks Request Waivers On Austin Daye|date=July 9, 2015|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 13, 2015}}

On September 28, 2015, Daye signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/training-camp-roster-2015 |title=Cavaliers Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster |work=NBA.com |date=September 28, 2015 |access-date=September 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929052537/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/training-camp-roster-2015 |archive-date=September 29, 2015 }} However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in six preseason games.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/waive-four-players-151023|title=Cavaliers Waive Four Players|work=NBA.com|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=October 23, 2015}}

=Other professional basketball experience=

==Russian Professional Basketball League (2011)==

On September 23, 2011, Daye signed a two-month contract with Khimki of the Russian Professional Basketball League.{{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/87529/khimki-adds-big-man-daye|title=Khimki adds big man Daye|work=Euroleague.com|date=September 23, 2011|access-date=September 23, 2011}} In December 2011, he returned to the Detroit Pistons following the conclusion of the 2011 NBA lockout.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

==NBA Development League (2014, 2015)==

On March 15, 2014, Daye was assigned by the San Antonio Spurs to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/140315_austin_daye_assigned_to_toros|title=Spurs Assign Austin Daye to Toros|work=NBA.com|date=March 15, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2014}} He was recalled the next day{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/140316_spurs_recall_austin_daye|title=Spurs Recall Austin Daye|work=NBA.com|date=March 16, 2014|access-date=March 16, 2014}} after having played one game with the team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/d/dayeau01d.html|title=Austin Daye G-League Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}

On February 16, 2015, Daye was acquired by the Erie BayHawks.{{cite web|url=http://erie.dleague.nba.com/news/bayhawks-acquire-daye/|title=BayHawks Acquire Daye|work=NBA.com|date=February 16, 2015|access-date=February 16, 2015}} He played 10 games with the team.

==Lega Basket Serie A (2015–2016)==

On November 27, 2015, Daye moved to the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, signing with Consultinvest Pesaro.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/183193/victoria-libertas-pesaro-announces-austin-daye.html|title=Victoria Libertas Pesaro announces Austin Daye|work=Sportando.com|date=November 27, 2015|access-date=November 27, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/pesaro/austin-daye-darren-consultinvest-basket-1.1523960|title=Consultinvest, il nuovo acquisto è il figlio di Darren Daye|work=ilrestodelcarlino.it|language=it|date=November 27, 2015|access-date=November 27, 2015}} In 21 games for the club in 2015–16, he averaged 21.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks and was selected to the Italian Serie A All-Star Game.{{cite web|first=Ahmad|last=Madwar|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Italy/basketball.aspx?NewsID=446122|title=Al Manama lands Austin Daye, ex VL Pesaro for GCC!!|work=Eurobasket.com|date=May 6, 2016|access-date=May 6, 2016}}

==Bahraini Premier League (2016)==

On May 6, 2016, Daye signed with Manama Club of the Bahraini Premier League for the 2016 GCC Basketball Clubs Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Italy/basketball.aspx?NewsID=446767|title=Manama off to a winning start|work=Eurobasket.com|date=May 14, 2016|access-date=May 14, 2016}}

== The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016, 2017) ==

In the summers of 2016, and 2017, Daye played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 13.3 points per game, also shooting 77 percent from the free-throw line. Daye helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86–83.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=thetournament.com|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514091135/https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|url-status=dead}}

==Galatasaray Odeabank (2016–2017)==

On June 30, 2016, Daye signed with Galatasaray Odeabank of Turkey for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Austin Daye Galatasaray Odeabank'ta|url=http://www.galatasaray.org/haber/basketbol/erkek-basketbol/austin-daye-galatasaray-odeabank-ta/32716|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|work=galatasaray.org|language=tr}}

==Hapoel Jerusalem (2017–2018)==

On August 9, 2017, Daye signed with the Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=Austin Daye inks with Hapoel Jerusalem|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/243803/austin-daye-inks-with-hapoel-jerusalem.html|date=August 9, 2017|access-date=August 9, 2017|work=Sportando.com}} However, on January 3, 2018, Daye parted ways with Jerusalem after appearing in 19 games (both in the EuroCup and the Israeli Premier League competitions) and averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.{{cite news|title=Hapoel Jerusalem, Austin Daye officially part ways|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/259819/hapoel-jerusalem-austin-daye-officially-part-ways.html|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2018|work=Sportando.com}}

==Lega Basket Serie A (2018–2022)==

On January 29, 2018, Daye returned to Italy for a second stint, signing with Umana Reyer Venezia for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Reyer Venezia signs Austin Daye|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/262955/reyer-venezia-signs-austin-daye.html|date=January 29, 2018|access-date=January 29, 2018|work=Sportando.com}} On May 2, Daye won the FIBA Europe Cup championship with Reyer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/17-18/news/reyer-venezia-conquer-fiba-europe-cup-after-defeating-sidigas-avellino|title=Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino|website=FIBA.basketball}} He signed a two-year extension with the team on July 6, 2018.{{cite web |title=Reyer Venezia signs Austin Daye to a two-year contract extension |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/280529/reyer-venezia-signs-austin-daye-to-a-two-year-contract-extension.html |website=Sportando |access-date=July 7, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In the 2018–19 season, Daye won his first Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) championship with Reyer. After winning the final series 4–3 over Dinamo Sassari, Daye was named LBA Finals MVP.{{cite news |url=https://sportando.basketball/austin-daye-eletto-mvp-delle-lba-finals/ |title=Austin Daye eletto MVP delle LBA Finals |date=June 22, 2019 |newspaper=Sportando |access-date=June 23, 2019 |language=it|trans-title=Austin Daye named LBA Finals MVP}}

On February 16, 2020, Daye won his first Italian Cup with Reyer Venezia. He was named MVP of the competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/aebfsj3trv5xhkro/national-cups-roundup-february-16-2020 |title=National cups roundup: February 16, 2020 |date=February 16, 2020 |website=euroleague.net |access-date=February 16, 2020}}

In June 2020, Daye signed a multiyear contract with Reyer Venezia. The contract extends through the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/1074247/austin-daye-inks-multiyear-contract-to-stay-with-venezia/|title=Austin Daye inks multiyear contract to stay with Venezia|date=June 26, 2020|website=Eurohoops}}

=New Taipei Kings (2022–2023)=

On November 16, 2022, it was announced that the New Taipei Kings of the P. League+ had signed with Daye.{{Cite tweet|number=1592818630441734146|user=p_league_en|title=Kings announce the signing of Austin Daye|author=P. LEAGUE+|date=November 16, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022}}

=Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2023)=

On March 8, 2023, Daye signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/carpegna-prosciutto-pesaro-officially-signs-austin-daye/|title=Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro officially signs Austin Daye|last=|first=|date=March 8, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=March 8, 2023}}

=New Taipei Kings (2024–present)=

On July 29, 2024, Daye had re-signed with the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).{{cite news|title=變頂級洋將!新北國王確定續約奧帝備戰新球季|url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4751820 |website=Liberty Times Net|date=July 29, 2024|access-date=July 29, 2024}}

Career statistics

{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}

=NBA=

==Regular season==

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit

| 69 || 4 || 13.3 || .464 || .305 || .821 || 2.5 || .5 || .4 || .4 || 5.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit

| 72 || 16 || 20.1 || .410 || .401 || .759 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .5 || .5 || 7.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit

| 41 || 4 || 14.7 || .322 || .210 || .814 || 2.2 || .8 || .5 || .5 || 4.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2012}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit

| 24 || 0 || 14.5 || .443 || .525 || .833 || 2.6 || .9 || .2 || .3 || 5.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis

| 31 || 0 || 10.6 || .423 || .345 || .688 || 1.9 || .7 || .3 || .5 || 4.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2013}}†

| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto

| 8 || 0 || 4.1 || .231 || .000 || .667 || .9 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 14 || 1 || 8.2 || .382 || .414 || .571 || 1.4 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 4.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2014}}

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 26 || 4 || 10.3 || .348 || .333 || 1.000 || 2.3 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 4.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta

| 8 || 0 || 9.5 || .385 || .357 || .500 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || 3.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 293 || 29 || 14.1 || .402 || .351 || .778 || 2.6 || .7 || .4 || .4 || 5.2

{{s-end}}

==Playoffs==

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013

| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis

| 4 || 0 || 5.0 || .375 || .000 || 1.000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .3 || 1.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|2014

| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio

| 1 || 0 || 6.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 5 || 0 || 5.2 || .300 || .000 || 1.000 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .2 || 1.4

{{s-end}}

=College=

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga

| 33 || 1 || 18.5 || .475 || .413 || .881 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .6 || 1.6 || 10.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga

| 34 || 33 || 26.3 || .477 || .429 || .706 || 6.8 || 1.1 || .7 || 2.1 || 12.7

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 67 || 34 || 21.2 || .476 || .419 || .820 || 5.4 || 1.0 || .7 || 1.8 || 11.3

{{S-end}}

Personal life

Daye's father, Darren Daye, played five seasons in the NBA.{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/4204118/zags-daye-hopes-prove-physical|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712234712/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/4204118/zags-daye-hopes-prove-physical|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2010|title=Zags' Daye hopes to prove he can be physical|work=ESPN.com|date=May 25, 2009|access-date=May 25, 2009}}

See also

References

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