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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{for|the Canadian football player|Ed Gray (Canadian football)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Ed Gray 
| image           = 
| width           = 
| caption         = 
| number          = 22
| position        = [[Shooting guard]]
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 3
| weight_lb       = 210
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1975|09|27}}
| birth_place     = [[Riverside, California]], U.S.
| high_school     = [[John W. North High School|John W. North]] (Riverside, California)
| college         = 
*[[Tennessee Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]] (1993–1994)
*{{nowrap|[[College of Southern Idaho]] (1994–1995)}}
*[[California Golden Bears men's basketball|California]] (1995–1997)
| draft_year      = 1997
| draft_round     = 1
| draft_pick      = 22
| draft_team      = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| career_start    = 1997
| career_end      = 2002
| years1          = {{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|1998|end}}
| team1           = [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| years2          = 2000–2001
| team2           = [[Gary Steelheads]]
| years3          = 2001–2002
| team3           = [[Dakota Wizards]]
| highlights      = 
* Third-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] ([[1997 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1997]])
* [[Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] (1997)
* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (1997)
| bbr             = grayed01
}}

'''Edward Gray''' (born September 27, 1975) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who was selected by the [[Atlanta Hawks]] in the first round (22nd overall pick) of the [[1997 NBA draft]].

Gray began his college career at the [[University of Tennessee]], spent his sophomore year at the [[College of Southern Idaho]] (a junior college) and eventually transferred to the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. He was awarded the 1997 [[Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] during his senior season at Cal averaging 24.8 ppg.

Gray's rookie season with the Hawks was marred by injuries, as well as suspensions for missing medical appointments.<ref>Jeffrey Denberg. "Second suspension for Gray". ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. January 20, 1998. C04.</ref> In March 1999, he was arrested for DUI and drug possession.<ref>"[https://apnews.com/624d94898243ee3b7cc7acc124764da5 Hawks' Ed Gray arrested for DUI]". Associated Press. March 26, 1999. Retrieved on September 11, 2013.</ref>

During the 1999 offseason, he was traded to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] along with [[Steve Smith (basketball)|Steve Smith]] in exchange for [[Jim Jackson (basketball)|Jim Jackson]] and [[Isaiah Rider]]. He was traded two months later to the [[Houston Rockets]] in a trade that sent [[Scottie Pippen]] to the Trail Blazers. He never had a chance to play for either team.

Gray ended his NBA career averaging 6.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 60 games with the Hawks.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Basketballstats |nba= 1516 |bbr= g/grayed01 }}

{{1997 NBA draft}}
{{Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox}}

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[[Category:Southern Idaho Golden Eagles men's basketball players]]
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[[Category:John W. North High School alumni]]
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