Jeremiah Gray
{{Short description|Filipino-American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Philippine name|Dayao|Gray}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image =
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 205
| league = PBA
| team = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
| number = 2
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|8|16}}
| birth_place = Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
| nationality = Filipino / American
| high_school = Westlake High School
| college = Moorpark College (2014–2015)
Dominican (CA) (2016–2018)
| draft_year_pba = 2022
| draft_round_pba = 1
| draft_pick_pba = 2
| draft_team_pba = Terrafirma Dyip
| career_start = 2018
| years1 = 2018
| team1 = BBC Sparta Bertrange
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
| years3 = 2022–present
| team3 = Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
| highlights =
- PBA champion (2022–23 Commissioner's)
- PBA All-Star (2023)
- William Jones Cup champion (2019)
}}
Jeremiah Dayao Gray{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=May 8, 2022 |title=PBA to hold Draft Combine for 75 applicants |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-to-hold-draft-combine-for-75-applicants/239249 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} (born August 16, 1996) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Early life and high school career
Gray is the son of a Filipina mother and an American father, who worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years and was a former tennis player at Crenshaw High.{{Cite web |last=Estoesta |first=Alex |date=June 9, 2015 |title=VIDEOS: Versatile Fil-Am Jeremiah Gray looks to move up from JUCO ranks – SLAMonline Philippines |work=SLAMonline Philippines |url=http://www.slamonlineph.com/videos-versatile-fil-am-jeremiah-gray-looks-to-move-up-from-juco-ranks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328074340/http://www.slamonlineph.com/videos-versatile-fil-am-jeremiah-gray-looks-to-move-up-from-juco-ranks/ |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2023 }}{{Cite web |last=Applebaum |first=Eliav |date=July 3, 2019 |title=Gray matter {{!}} Thousand Oaks Acorn |url=https://www.toacorn.com/articles/gray-matter/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705153146/https://www.toacorn.com/articles/gray-matter/ |archive-date=2019-07-05 |access-date=January 16, 2023 }} He also has an older brother and an older sister.{{Cite web |last=Olivares |first=Rick |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Fil-Am Jeremiah Gray '50–50' on Ateneo UAAP stint {{!}} Sports {{!}} Philippine Star |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/06/03/1589734/fil-am-jeremiah-gray-50-50-on-ateneo-uaap-stint |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606132846/http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/06/03/1589734/fil-am-jeremiah-gray-50-50-on-ateneo-uaap-stint |archive-date=June 6, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=The Philippine STAR}} Baseball was his first sport, and he was a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Grade 3, he started to play basketball.
Entering high school, Gray was 5-foot-6. He then grew to 6-foot-3 in his junior year. Gray played only one season of varsity basketball with the Westlake Warriors, as he spent most of his time with the JV squad. During his senior season, he helped the Warriors capture the 2014 Marmonte League title (which was the team's last championship in that league) and reach the CIF Southern Section championship game. He was also on the All-Marmonte League Second Team.{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2014 |title=All-Marmonte Leaque: Cartaino, Hauser named basketball co-MVPs |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/all-marmonte-leaque-cartaino-hauser-named-basketball-co-mvps-ep-459032280-351425221.html |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=www.vcstar.com |language=en}} However, he didn't receive a single NCAA scholarship offer. He was recruited to play in the Philippines by San Beda. While accompanying a friend to tryouts for the Moorpark College basketball team, he decided to join the tryouts as well. From there, he was accepted into Moorpark.
College career
= Moorpark College =
Gray first played for the Moorpark College Raiders in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA). As a freshman, he appeared in 29 games for the Raiders, and averaged 9.6 points on 45.9 percent FG shooting with a 39.2 percent clip from the three-point region. He also grabbed 4.5 rebounds for the Raiders, which finished with an 18–11 slate after this season. His best game that season was when he dropped 21 points in a home match against the Santa Barbara Community College Vaqueros. He went 6-of-11 from long distance and also had five boards, two blocks, and a steal in towing his team to a 79–46 victory.
During the 2015–16 season, on December 5, 2015, Gray scored a career-high 22 points in a 95–89 win over CCSF.{{Cite web |title=Jeremiah Gray – 2017–18 – Men's Basketball |url=https://dominicanathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jeremiah-gray/2026 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Dominican University of California Athletics |language=en}} He averaged 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 33.1 percent from deep, and 78.2 percent from the free throw line that season. He finished his career with Moorpark a two-time All-Western State Conference First Team selection and California Top 100 honorable mention.
= Dominican =
During the summer of 2016, Gray was recruited by two Philippine schools: Ateneo de Manila and De La Salle.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=January 24, 2019 |title=Fil-Am Jeremiah Gray carves own niche after turning down Ateneo, La Salle |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/fil-jeremiah-gray-carves-niche-turning-ateneo-la-salle/139334 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} However, he had yet to get a Philippine passport and would have to undergo a two-year residency period.{{Cite web |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |date=January 28, 2019 |title=Once a potential Ateneo recruit, Fil-Am Gray finally gets to show wares |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/jeremiah-gray-ateneo-recruit-mighty-sports-filipino-american-dubai-international-tournament-a794-20190128 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} So he decided to go to Dominican University.
Gray appeared in 26 games in his junior year and started all of them, averaging 16.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 31.7 minutes. He scored a season-high 32 points in a one-point loss to Humboldt State.{{Cite web |last=Goetz |first=Andrew |date=November 23, 2016 |title=Lizotte's Trey Clinches Win Over Penguins |url=https://humboldtathletics.com/news/2016/11/23/lizottes-trey-clinches-mens-basketball-win-over-penguins.aspx |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics |language=en}} He was named to the San Francisco State Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team that season.
Prior to the start of the 2017–18 season, Gray was named to the Preseason All-PacWest team. He broke the school's single-season scoring record with 509 points in his final year. His college career high of 34 points came in a loss against the Holy Names Hawks.{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2017 |title=Penguins fall to Hawks |url=https://dominicanathletics.com/news/2017/11/30/mens-basketball-penguins-fall-to-hawks.aspx?path= |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Dominican University of California Athletics |language=en}} In his final college game, he had 17 points and eight rebounds in a loss to the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds.{{Cite web |last=Furry |first=Tressa |date=February 24, 2018 |title=Penguins fall in season finale |url=https://dominicanathletics.com/news/2018/2/24/mens-basketball-penguins-fall-in-season-finale.aspx |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Dominican University of California Athletics |language=en}} He ended up averaging 18.9 points per game on 42 percent shooting and 33.8 percent from three-point range that season. He also graduated with a degree in Business Administration. For his performance that season, he was selected to the All-Pac West Third Team.{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2018 |title=Gray earns his second All-PacWest selection |url=https://dominicanathletics.com/news/2018/2/28/mens-basketball-gray-earns-his-second-all-pacwest-selection.aspx |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Dominican University of California Athletics |language=en}}
Professional career
= PEA =
Gray's professional basketball journey began on June 25, 2018, with PEA of Bangkok, Thailand. There, he got to play with fellow Filipino Asian import Almond Vosotros.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=November 16, 2021 |title=Vosotros not worried about familiarity with Gray heading to PBA 3x3 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/vosotros-not-worried-about-familiarity-with-gray-heading-to-pba-3x3/225034 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}
= BBC Sparta Bertrange (2018) =
Gray then signed a contract with the BBC Sparta Bertrange, a team from Luxembourg.{{Cite web |last=Lupo |first=Nicolas |date= |title=Jeremiah Gray signs with Sparta Bertrange |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/luxembourg/276573/jeremiah-gray-signs-with-sparta-bertrange.html |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Sportando |language=en}} Despite impressive averages of 20 points and 5.3 rebounds, he was cut from the team. To this day, he does not know why he was cut from the team.
= Mighty Sports (2018–19) =
Gray then signed with Mighty Sports for the 2019 Dubai International Tournament. His uncle Anton contacted Mighty Sports' head coach Charles Tiu, who gave him a spot on the roster. He debuted with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting in a win.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=February 2, 2019 |title=Jeremiah Gray impresses as Mighty Sports routs AUD to open Dubai campaign |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-impresses-mighty-sports-routs-aud-open-dubai-campaign/139835 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} He followed that up with 21 points, making his first seven shots in the game.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=February 2, 2019 |title=Roosevelt Adams shows worth as Mighty Sports stops UAE for 2nd win |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/roosevelt-adams-shows-worth-mighty-sports-stops-uae-2nd-win/139939 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} In their third game, he had 24 points, eight rebounds, and three assists in a win over Homenetmen.{{Cite web |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |date=February 4, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports passes first real test in Lebanese side for third Dubai win in row |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/mighty-sports-homenetmen-of-lebanon-dubai-international-championship-randolph-morris-jeremiah-gray-a794-20190204 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} They reached the semifinals by beating Oil Sports Iraq, and he had 19 points in that game.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports waxes hot against Oil Sports to advance to Final Four |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mighty-sports-waxes-hot-oil-sports-advance-final-four/140255 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} They fell in the semifinals to Shabab Al Ahli Club.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=February 8, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports' gallant stand falls short against Al Riyadi, drops to bronze game |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mighty-sports-gallant-stand-falls-short-al-riyadi-drops-bronze-game/140406 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} With another win over Homenetmen, they clinched bronze.{{Cite web |last=Saldajeno |first=Ivan |date=February 10, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports finishes 3rd in Dubai tourney |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061493 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=www.pna.gov.ph |language=en}} He averaged 15.1 points and four rebounds in the tournament.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports taps Mikey Williams, Aaron Black for Jones Cup |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mighty-sports-taps-mikey-williams-aaron-black-jones-cup/150267 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}
Gray rejoined Mighty Sports for the 2019 Jones Cup. They began their campaign with a win over Iran's under-23 team.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports-PH blows out Iran U23 to open Jones Cup campaign |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mighty-sports-ph-blows-iran-u23-open-jones-cup-campaign/154499 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} In that game, he contributed 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. The 6-foot-6 swingman was also a plus-21 in 21 minutes of game time. In a game against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, he fired 25 points on 6-of-8 shooting from deep while tallying six rebounds, and four assists.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=July 15, 2019 |title=Jeremiah Gray catches fire as Mighty Sports romps UBC in prelude to SoKor showdown |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-catches-fire-mighty-sports-romps-ubc-prelude-sokor-showdown/154731 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} Mighty Sports was able to claim its second Jones Cup title by beating Chinese Taipei-B.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=July 20, 2019 |title=Mighty Sports bags second Jones Cup |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/mighty-sports-bags-second-jones-cup/155130 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}
= San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (2019–2020) =
After his time with Mighty Sports, Gray then joined San Miguel Alab Pilipinas.{{Cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph B. |date=October 4, 2019 |title=Fil-Am Jeremiah Gray joins Brickman as Alab Pilipinas acquisitions |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/abl/jeremiah-gray-san-miguel-alab-pilipinas-abl-a2437-20191004 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} In a loss to the Macau Wolf Warriors, he had 10 points.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=January 5, 2020 |title=Alab Pilipinas absorb first home loss at hands of Purves' Wolf Warriors |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/alab-pilipinas-absorb-first-home-loss-hands-purves-wolf-warriors/175089 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} With Alab, he became more of a defensive player.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Jeremiah Gray earns minutes, stops OJ Mayo |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-earns-minutes-stops-oj-mayo/175231 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} This was seen when he had two clutch triples and two clutch blocks on Fubon Braves import O. J. Mayo in a win over Fubon. He finished that game with 17 points, six assists, five rebounds, three steals, and two blocks in 32 minutes of game time. In a one-point win over Hong Kong Eastern, he tallied 11 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three huge blocks, none bigger than the clutch block he had on Jon Siu's potential game-winning three-pointer.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=January 23, 2020 |title=Jeremiah Gray clutch block saves Alab from Hong Kong disaster |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-clutch-block-saves-alab-hong-kong-disaster/176690 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} He had 12 points in a loss to Mono Vampire.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=January 26, 2020 |title=King shoots blanks as Alab fall to Mono for second time this season |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/king-shoots-blanks-alab-fall-mono-second-time-season/176899 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} He then had 13 points, seven rebounds, and a steal in a win over the Saigon Heat.{{Cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph B. |date=February 9, 2020 |title=Jeremiah Gray steps up as Alab cools down Saigon Heat |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/abl/jeremiah-gray-steps-up-as-alab-pilipinas-cools-down-saigon-heat-a2437-20200209 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} However, the 2019–20 ABL season was suspended, and he, along with the other Filipino-Americans and imports on the team, were sent home.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=March 13, 2020 |title=Alab Pilipinas send Fil-Ams, imports home |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/alab-pilipinas-send-fil-ams-imports-home/182272 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}
= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2022–present) =
After being deemed ineligible for the 2021 PBA draft for failing to secure important documents,{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=March 19, 2021 |title=Jeremiah Gray signs one-year deal to play for TNT in PBA 3x3 tournament |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jeremiah-grey-tnt-tropang-giga-pba-3x3-tournament-a793-20210319 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} Gray entered his name for the PBA Season 47 draft as he was coming off an ACL injury.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=April 29, 2022 |title=Jeremiah Gray enters name in PBA Draft |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-enters-name-in-pba-draft/238476 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} He was drafted second overall by the Terrafirma Dyip.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=May 15, 2022 |title=PBA Draft: Blackwater takes Rosser as first pick, Gray goes to Terrafirma |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-draft-blackwater-picks-rosser-as-first-pick-gray-goes-to-terrafirma/240094 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} Two days later, he was then traded to the Barangay Ginebra for the 8th overall pick Javi Gomez de Liaño and guard Brian Enriquez.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Ginebra acquires Jeremiah Gray from Terrafirma for Javi GDL, Enriquez |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/trade-jeremiah-gray-to-ginebra-for-javi-gomez-de-liano-brian-enriquez-a793-20220517 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
Gray quickly recovered from his injury.{{Cite web |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |date=August 10, 2022 |title=Jeremiah Gray reveals he was walking four days after ACL surgery |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jeremiah-gray-injury-update-acl-barangay-ginebra-a794-20220810 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} After being projected to make his debut in January, he made his debut on October 9, 2022, during a 2022–23 Commissioner's Cup game versus the Bay Area Dragons.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=October 9, 2022 |title=LOOK: Jeremiah Gray finally plays his first official PBA game |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jeremiah-gray-plays-first-official-pba-game-against-dragons-a793-20221009 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} He had five points and two rebounds in his debut. He then had 10 points in a win over Terrafirma.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=October 28, 2022 |title=PBA: Brownlee tallies triple-double as Ginebra pummels Terrafirma for fourth win |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-brownlee-tallies-triple-double-as-ginebra-pummels-terrafirma-for-fourth-wun/253642 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} His best game that conference came against the Blackwater Bossing as his head coach Tim Cone got his 1000th career win.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=November 18, 2022 |title=PBA: Cone notches 1,000th win as Ginebra downs Blackwater |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-cone-notches-1000th-win-as-ginebra-downs-blackwater/255595 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} He then contributed 11 points in a loss to the NLEX Road Warriors.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=November 25, 2022 |title=PBA: Trollano shows way as NLEX stuns Ginebra in OT, stays in playoff hunt |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-trollano-shows-way-as-nlex-stuns-ginebra-in-ot-stays-in-playoff-hunt/256302 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} In a win over the NorthPort Batang Pier, he had 12 points.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=November 27, 2022 |title=PBA: Malonzo a bane to NorthPort, powers Ginebra bounce back |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/pba-malonzo-a-bane-to-northport-powers-ginebra-bounce-back/256567 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} Ginebra went on to win the title that conference.{{Cite web |last=Isaga |first=JR |date=January 15, 2023 |title=Ginebra protects home turf, blows out Bay Area to win 15th franchise title |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/commissioner-cup-finals-results-barangay-ginebra-bay-area-dragons-january-15-2023/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}} In a 2023 Governors' Cup game against NLEX, he had 19 points and the game-winning three-pointer.{{Cite web |last=Terrado |first=Jonas |date=February 8, 2023 |title=PBA: Jeremiah Gray delivers in clutch as Ginebra escapes NLEX |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/496280/pba-jeremiah-gray-delivers-in-clutch-as-ginebra-escapes-nlex |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}
During the preseason games of the 2023–24 season, Gray injured his knee in a fastbreak play.{{Cite web |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |date=July 30, 2023 |title=Ginebra closes out PBA On Tour with win over NLEX as Gray suffers scary injury |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/on-tour-game-results-barangay-ginebra-nlex-road-warriors-july-30-2023/ |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}} Surgery was then done to repair the ACL, MCL, and PCL tears on his knee, and he would not be able to play that season.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=August 16, 2023 |title=Jeremiah Gray on road to recovery after successful knee surgery |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/miah-gray-out-for-entire-season-after-undergoing-knee-surgery-a793-20230816 |access-date=October 17, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
After a long recovery process that lasted 19 months, Gray returned to action in Game 2 of their 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup semifinal series against NorthPort.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=2025-02-28 |title=Jeremiah Gray's faith kept him strong on road to recovery |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-grays-faith-kept-him-strong-on-road-to-acl-recovery/328754 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}
The Basketball Tournament
In 2020, Gray played for Team Hines during that year's edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT).{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=July 5, 2020 |title=Jeremiah Gray to compete in The Basketball Tournament |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-to-compete-in-the-basketball-tournament/186332 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} They lost to Sideline Cancer in the first round.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-23 |title=TBT 2020 Schedule {{!}} The Basketball Tournament |url=https://thetournament.com/tbt-2020-schedule?&WHurl=/competition/27235/match/1709941/summary? |access-date=2023-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723034623/https://thetournament.com/tbt-2020-schedule?&WHurl=/competition/27235/match/1709941/summary? |archive-date=July 23, 2020 }}
3x3 career
On March 19, 2021, Gray signed a one-year deal to play for the TNT Tropang Giga 3x3 in the PBA 3x3. While he wasn't eligible for the PBA Draft during this time, he could play in the PBA 3x3 since all that was required was a Filipino passport.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=March 20, 2021 |title=Why Brickman, Gray are eligible for PBA 3x3 but not in five-a-side game |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/less-strict-eligibility-rules-allow-brickman-gray-to-play-in-pba-3x3-a793-20210320 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} With the Tropang Giga, he reteamed with Vosotros, his former teammate from his time in Thailand, and was joined by Samboy de Leon and Lervin Flores. To prepare for the tournament, he practiced with FIBA 3x3 veteran Kareem Maddox.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=March 21, 2021 |title=Jeremiah Gray almost played with Team USA's Maddox, but TNT 3x3 came calling |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-almost-played-with-team-usas-maddox-but-tnt-3x3-came-calling/203998 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} The Tropang Giga won Leg 1 of the first conference of the 2021 season over the Meralco Bolts 3x3.{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=November 21, 2021 |title=Jeremiah Gray carries TNT to PBA 3x3 Leg 1 crown |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-carries-tnt-to-pba-3x3-leg-1-crown/225441 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} However, in Leg 2, he hurt his knee against the Limitless Appmasters.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=November 27, 2021 |title=Jeremiah Gray taken to hospital to get injured knee checked |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/jeremiah-gray-injury-left-knee-pba-3x3-tnt-a793-20211127 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}} The injury was diagnosed as a torn ACL and he missed the rest of the PBA 3x3 season.{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Matthew |date=December 1, 2021 |title=Jeremiah Gray suffers torn ACL, out for rest of PBA 3x3 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/jeremiah-gray-suffers-torn-acl-out-for-rest-of-pba-3x3/226372 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}} He underwent successful surgery in the US.{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |date=January 10, 2022 |title=Jeremiah Gray on the road to recovery after ACL surgery in US |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/top-rookie-prospect-gray-undergoes-successful-acl-surgery-in-the-us-a793-20220110 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
Professional career statistics
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= Total League =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |
| 2018–19
|3 |31.6 |.442 |.313 |.818 |5.3 |1.0 |1.7 |.3 |20.0 |
| colspan="2" |Career
|3 |31.6 |.442 |.313 |.818 |5.3 |1.0 |1.7 |.3 |20.0 |
= ABL =
= PBA =
=Season-by-season averages=
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| align=left | {{pbay|2022}}
| align=left | Barangay Ginebra
| 44 || 20.3 || .358 || .314 || .758 || 3.8 || 1.6 || .2 || .5 || 6.9
|-class=sortbottom
| align="center" colspan="2" | Career
| 44 || 20.3 || .358 || .314 || .758 || 3.8 || 1.6 || .2 || .5 || 6.9
{{end}}
Personal life
Gray's older brother Joshua played baseball at Westlake with Christian Yelich, the former National League MVP with the Milwaukee Brewers. His older sister Jaymee, graduated from New York University with a degree in English and journalism. She excelled in the high jump for the Westlake Warriors’ track and field team. His uncle, Johnny Gray, is a four-time Olympian who secured bronze in the 800-meter race at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Another uncle, Anton Brodett, is a former head coach of the UE Junior Warriors.{{Cite web |last=Leongson |first=Randolph B. |date=October 18, 2019 |title=Anton Brodett resigns as coach of UE Junior Warriors |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-juniors/anton-brodett-resigns-as-coach-of-ue-junior-warriors-a2437-20191018 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://pba.ph/players/jeremiah-gray Jeremiah Gray at PBA.ph]
- [https://dominicanathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jeremiah-gray/2026 Dominican Penguins bio]
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