1. Leonard Earl Gray was an American professional basketball player.
14 Facts About Leonard Gray
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Leonard Gray attended Sumner High School where he played basketball all four years and football through his junior year.
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Leonard Gray chose Kansas over offers from over 100 college programs including UCLA, Harvard, Yale, and Big 8 Conference and Big Ten Conference universities.
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Leonard Gray transferred from Kansas to the Long Beach State basketball program coached by Jerry Tarkanian.
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Leonard Gray was drafted by the Utah Stars in the 1973 ABA Draft.
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In 1974, Leonard Gray earned first team All-PCAA and PCAA Player of the Year.
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Leonard Gray finished his career at Long Beach State averaging 10.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
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Leonard Gray signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on June 26,1974.
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Leonard Gray played his first two full seasons and part of a third with the SuperSonics for head coach Bill Russell.
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In March 1976, Leonard Gray, who by then was a SuperSonics co-captain in just his second NBA season, suffered a season-ending knee injury that resulted in surgery.
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Leonard Gray played in an NBA playoff series with both the Supersonics in 1975 and Bullets in 1977.
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Leonard Gray finished his NBA career playing in 224 games over three seasons averaging 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
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Leonard Gray was inducted into the Long Beach State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Leonard Gray is the uncle of twin sister former professional basketball players Courtney Paris and Ashley Paris.