Gage Daye
{{short description|American basketball player and coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| position = Guard
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|11}}
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| nationality = American
| high_school = St. Mary's
(Elizabeth, New Jersey)
| college = Bloomfield (2007–2011)
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
| coach_start = 2012
| draft_year = 2011
| years1 = 2011 | team1 = Fort Wayne Mad Ants
| years2 = 2012–2013 | team2 = Sheffield Sharks
| years3 = 2014–2016 | team3 = Wagga Heat
| cyears1=2012–present | cteam1 = Bloomfield (assistant)
|highlights =
- 2x Waratah League D1 MVP (2015, 2016)
- 2x CACC Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
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Gage Daye (born June 11, 1989) is an American basketball player and coach.{{cite web |last=Pantazi |first=Dean |url=http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/sports/Mad-Ants-Add-Guard-135299998.html |title=Mad Ants Add Guard | Indiana's NewsCenter: News, Sports, Weather, Fort Wayne WPTA-TV, WISE-TV, CW, and MyFOX | Sports |publisher=Indianasnewscenter.com |date=2011-12-09 |accessdate=2011-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527175326/http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/sports/Mad-Ants-Add-Guard-135299998.html# |archive-date=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead }} Following his college career with Bloomfield, he went on to play professionally in the United States, England and Australia.
College career
Daye played college basketball at Bloomfield College. As a senior in the 2010 season he averaged 24.1 ppg. and led the Deacons to their first ever Elite Eight appearance. He finished his career at Bloomfield as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,518 points.{{cite news |author1=Doug Doyle |title=SportsJam with Doug Doyle: Family and Basketball Helped Gage Daye Take the Right Path to Success |url=https://www.wbgo.org/post/sportsjam-doug-doyle-family-and-basketball-helped-gage-daye-take-right-path-success |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=WBGO.org |date=24 July 2018}} During his senior season he was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Player of the Year.{{cite news |author1=Lia Eustachewich |title=BC's Daye Named First Team All-American |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/bloomfield/bcs-daye-named-first-team-all-american |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=Patch |date=31 March 2011}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the NBA draft, Daye signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.{{cite news |author1=Eric Kiefer |title=Newark Native, College Basketball Icon Creates Scholarship For City Residents |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/newark-native-college-basketball-icon-creates-scholarship-city-residents |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=Patch |date=9 May 2017}} He appeared in 4 games for the Mad Ants during the 2011–12 NBA Development League season, averaging 7.8 points and 2.5 assists. He was waived by the Mad Ants on December 20, 2011.
On August 23, 2012, Daye signed with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League prior to the 2012–13 season.{{cite news |title=SHEFFIELD SHARKS: 'Tough' Gage Daye backed to shine |url=https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/sport/sheffield-sharks-tough-gage-daye-backed-to-shine-1-4874210 |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=Sheffield Telegraph |date=29 August 2012}} For the season, he averaged 17.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 12 games.
On January 17, 2014, he signed with the Wagga Heat of Australia's Waratah League for the upcoming 2014 season.{{cite news |title=Bloomfield All-Time Leading Scorer to Continue Pro Career |url=https://www.caccathletics.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20140129-bloomfield-daye |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=caccathletics.org |date=29 January 2014}} On July 25, 2015, Daye scored a career high 70 points in a 161–112 victory against the St. George Saints.{{cite news |author1=Rebecca Fist |title=Wagga Heat too hot to handle for St George |url=https://www.riverinaleader.com.au/story/3238386/wagga-heat-too-hot-to-handle-for-st-george/ |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=The Leader |date=27 July 2015}} He returned to the Heat for the 2016 season{{cite news |author1=Peter Doherty |title=NBL legend Cal Bruton declares Wagga Heat star Gage Daye basketball's 'best kept secret' |url=https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/4047458/daye-can-play/ |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=The Daily Advertiser |date=22 July 2016}} where he went on to average 40.5 points per game. After the season he was named the league's Player of the Year for the second year in a row.{{cite news |author1=Geoff Tripp |title=2016 Molten Waratah League Most Valuable Players |url=https://www.bnsw.com.au/news_notices/2016-molten-waratah-league-most-valuable-players/ |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=Basketball NSW |date=12 August 2016}}
References
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External links
- [https://stats.gleague.nba.com/player/202890/ Profile] at G League
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/12143/gage-daye Profile] at proballers.com
- [https://bcbearsathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/gage-daye/496 Staff profile] at bcbearsathletics.com
- [http://www.m.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=204251324&client=1-4878-133150-397236-24978130 Australian statistics] at sportingpulse.com
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey
Category:Bloomfield Bears men's basketball players