KADRE
GRAY

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6’1” (185 cm)

WEIGHT: 190 lbs (86 kg)

BIRTHDATE: November 2, 1997 (Toronto, Ontario)

HIGH SCHOOL: Eastern Commerce Collegiate, Oakwood Collegiate Institute

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Laurentian (2020)

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @kadre_gray

PROFESSIONAL CAREER 

Averaging 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 21.2 minutes in 76 games playing professionally in Germany, in Spain and in the CEBL.


2022-23 (as of March 3):

Averaging 14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 26.1 minutes in 13 games with Bayer Giants Leverkusen in the German Pro A, the second division of professional German basketball … Had 10 starts … Scored 20 points, hitting a perfect four-for-four behind the arc Feb. 8 vs. Gladiators Trier … Scored a season-high 26 points, shooting nine-for-13 from the field, to go along with five rebounds, seven assists, one steals and one block Jan. 28 vs. Wiha Panthers Schwenningen … Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in an 18 points effort Jan. 4 vs. Giessen 46ers.


2022:

Averaged 9.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 23.3 minutes in nine regular season games with the Ottawa BlackJacks … Made two starts … Scored 10 or more points four times … Dished five or more assists four times … Recorded nine points, hitting two triples Aug. 1 vs. Montreal … Recorded 12 points, a season-high nine rebounds and seven assists July 27 vs. Edmonton … Recorded three points, two assists and two steals July 19 vs. Newfoundland … Dished a season-high nine assists July 14 vs. Saskatchewan … Scored a team-high and personal season-high 22 points, shooting six-for-seven from behind the arc, adding five rebounds, three assists and two steals July 12 vs. Edmonton … Recorded six points, three rebounds, five assists and three steals during his first game with the team July 6 vs. Saskatchewan … Signed with the team on July 3, 2022 … Averaged 8.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 22.7 minutes in 11 games with the Fraser Valley Bandits … Dished out five or more assists five times … Scored 16 points June 25 vs. Edmonton … Recorded 14 points, a season-high eight rebounds, five assists and two steals June 21 vs. Guelph … Dished out a season-high eight assists June 4 vs. Saskatchewan … Scored a season-high 17 points during two consecutive games, May 25 vs. Ottawa and May 27 vs. Hamilton.


2021-22:

Averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 13.3 minutes in 28 games with CB Coruna in the LEB Gold in Spain … Hit two triples three times … Grabbed a season-high four rebounds Feb. 13 vs. CB Prat … Scored 13 points Nov. 14 vs. CB Girona … Scored a season-high 15 points October 8 vs. Caceres CB.

 

2021:

Averaged 15.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 30.5 minutes in 14 games with the Ottawa BlackJacks … Playoffs: Scored the Elam ending winning free throw during the BlackJacks CEBL quarterfinal win against Hamilton on August 14 … Scored 32 points, the most in any CEBL playoff game, to go along with nine rebounds and three assists … Drew 12 fouls in 38 minutes of play … Regular season: Averaged 14.0 points (second on team), 5.6 rebounds (third on team), 4.4 assists (lead the team) and 30.4 minutes in 12 games, starting 10 … Has netted 20 or more points three times and has led the team in scoring on three occasions … Dished a season-high seven assists twice against Guelph, August 4 and June 28 … Scored 18 points to go along with a career-high nine rebounds and three assists July 26 against Saskatchewan … Registered career highs of 27 points (8-17FG, 4-8 3FG), and seven assists, with eight rebounds in 34 minutes during the BlackJacks win against Guelph on June 28 … His 11 free throws made during his pro debut June 24 against Niagara are the most by a BlackJacks player in franchise history (previously six – twice) … Finished his first game with a team-high 25 points.

 

2020:

Selected sixth in the first round of the 2020 U SPORTS Draft by the Hamilton Honey Badgers.

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

Averaged 25.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 33.6 minutes in 81 games for Laurentian University … One of the most decorated players in Canadian university basketball history … Captured ten major awards, including the 2017-18 U SPORTS Athlete of the Year award, the 2018-19 and 2017-18 U SPORTS Men’s Basketball Player of the Year honours, the most recent U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian award, the 2017-18 OUA Athlete of the Year, three consecutive OUA Player of the Year selections and top rookie honours nationally and provincially in his debut campaign ….


2019-20:

Averaged 23.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 32.3 minutes in 22 games with Laurentian … Received third consecutive OUA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year … First Team All-Canadian … OUA First-Team All-Star … Named U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All-Canadian … First Voyageurs to be named recipient of this honour … Became the fourth male player to eclipse 2,000 points in OUA history in February 2020 … By season’s end, took over the second spot on the all-time provincial scoring list, sitting at 2,072 points in just four years … Led U SPORTS in scoring average and total points (523) … Ranked second in U SPORTS for assists … Ranked first in total points, points per game, free throws made and free throw percentage in the OUA conference … Scored 10 or more points in every game played … Recorded a triple-double (27 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) Jan. 17 at Nipissing … Recorded a double-double (17 points, 11 assists) Nov. 15 at Waterloo … Put up a season-high 39 points (6-12 FG, 3-5 3FG, 24-25 FT) Oct. 26 vs. Queen’s … Finished the year on the Dean’s Honours List with a 9.1 GPA …


2018-19:

Averaged 31.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 34.1 minutes in 20 games with Laurentian … Named U SPORTS Men’s Basketball Player of the Year … First Team All-Canadian … Laurentian’s first ever athlete to be awarded the U SPORTS BLG Award for Top Male Student-Athlete … Awarded OUA First Team All-Star, OUA Most Valuable Player and OUA Male Athlete of the Year, a first of its kind for any male Laurentian student-athlete … Led the OUA in free throws made and points per game … Registered 10 or more assists three times and 10 or more rebounds on four occasions … Racked up career high 620 total points for an average of 31 points per game … Put up 20 or more points in every game played … Scored a career-high 48 points (13-23 FG, 3-10 3FG, 19-20 FT) Nov. 3 vs. Lakehead … Registered four double-doubles and a triple-double of 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists Oct. 31 vs. Nipissing …


2017-18:

Averaged 24.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 34.4 minutes in 20 games for Laurentian … Named U SPORTS Men’s Basketball Player of the Year … First Team All-Canadian … Named as a OUA First Team All-Star … Ranked first in U SPORTS for assists and second in points scored … Ranked first in the OUA conference in assists and points per game … Ranked second in the OUA in points and free throws made … Scored 10 points or more in 19 games and put up 30 points or more in 6 games … Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 8 games … Recorded 10 or more assists in 5 games … Registered a career-high 14 assists twice: Jan. 31 at Nipissing and Feb. 9 vs. Ottawa … Recorded a career-high 13 rebounds on 2 occasions (Nov. 18 at Brock and Jan 27 vs. York) … Registered 3 triple-double games with best of 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Nov. 25 vs. Algoma … Scored a season-high 40 points on Nov. 3 vs. Waterloo …


2016-17:

Averaged 23.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 33.5 minutes in his freshman year at Laurentian … Named U SPORTS and OUA Rookie of the Year … Named to the OUA Rookie Team and OUA First Team All-Star … Second highest point scorer in U SPORTS (441) … Ranked second in OUA in minutes played (637) and minutes per game (33.5) … Ranked first in the OUA in points scored, points per game, field goals made (141) and free throws made (130) … Scored 10 or more points in every game played … Scored 30 or more points in four games … Put up a season-high 36 points (12-24 FG, 1-5 3FG, 11-14 FT) on Jan. 20 vs. Nipissing … Recorded two double-doubles including a 34-point and 11-rebound effort on Nov 12 vs. Windsor.

PERSONAL

Represented Canada on various occasions, including the following:


  • 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, where he averaged 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in four games … Recorded six points, four rebounds, one assist and three steals in 24 minutes Feb. 26 vs. Venezuela.
  • 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, where he averaged 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds in five games.
  • 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he totaled 11 points and two assists in 11 minutes of play, helping Canada sweep the two-game series against the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, where he averaged 13.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in six games.
  • 2018-19 World Cup qualifiers, where he averaged 2.0 rebounds in two games
  • Served as vice-chair on the inaugural OUA Black, Biracial and Indigenous (BBI) Task Force, which aims to create a platform for positive change across Ontario … Co-founded Uluntu, Lungisa, Usawa in 2017 – an organization that works with racialized youth to develop support groups, facilitate workshops, raise awareness, promote advocacy and empowerment and provide ally-training … Attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute and Eastern Commerce Collegiate.

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS - AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2022-23 Leverkusen 13 26.1 14.2 0.506 0.5 0.965 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.9 2 0.4 0.4 1.6
2022 BlackJacks 10 22.6 9.3 0.431 0.306 0.743 0.5 2.5 3 4 1.2 0.2 1.2 1.7
2022 Bandits 11 22.7 8.9 0.354 0.138 0.864 0.2 2.7 2.9 3.6 1.6 0.1 1.2 2.7
2021-22 CB Coruna 28 13.3 4.9 0.355 0.278 0.83 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.9 1.5 0 0.4 1
2021 BlackJacks 14 30.5 15.3 0.417 0.37 0.838 0.4 5.2 5.6 4.6 1.7 0 0.9 3.3
Totals 76 21.2 9.6 0.415 0.327 0.856 0.4 2.8 3.3 2.9 1.6 0.1 0.7 1.9

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS - TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2019-20 Laurentian 22 32.3 23.8 0.438 0.325 0.916 1 5.5 6.5 6.5 2.8 0.2 1.5 3.9
2018-19 Laurentian 20 34.1 31 0.488 0.327 0.851 1.5 5.9 7.4 6.2 2.3 0.1 1.6 3.4
2017-18 Laurentian 20 34.4 24.4 0.512 0.431 0.805 1.4 6.6 8 7 2.5 0.3 1.4 3.7
2016-17 Laurentian 19 33.5 23.2 0.442 0.276 0.807 1.1 5.2 6.2 3.6 2.6 0.1 1.9 4.2
Totals 81 33.6 25.6 0.47 0.34 0.845 1.21 5.8 7 5.9 2.6 0.2 1.6 3.8

PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS - AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2019-20 Laurentian 22 710 523 147-336 55-169 174-190 21 122 143 143 61 5 34 85
2018-19 Laurentian 20 682 620 206-422 48-147 160-188 30 118 148 124 45 3 33 68
2017-18 Laurentian 20 688 488 152-297 44-102 140-174 27 132 159 141 51 5 27 74
2016-17 Laurentian 19 637 441 141-319 29-105 130-161 20 98 118 69 50 2 37 80
Totals 81 2717 2072 646-1374 176-523 604-713 98 470 568 477 207 15 131 307
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