{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jeff Grayer | image = | width = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 200 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|17}} | birth_place = Flint, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | high_school = Flint Northwestern<br />(Flint, Michigan) | college = Iowa State (1984–1988) | draft_year = 1988 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 13 | draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks | career_start = 1988 | career_end = 1999 | career_number = 20, 44, 14 | career_position = Small forward / shooting guard | years1 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1991|end}} | team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | years2 = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}} | team2 = Golden State Warriors | years3 = {{nbay|1994|end}} | team3 = Philadelphia 76ers | years4 = 1995–1997 | team4 = Rockford Lightning | years5 = {{nbay|1996|end}} | team5 = Sacramento Kings | years6 = 1997–1998 | team6 = Rockford Lightning | years7 = {{nbay|1997|end}} | team7 = Charlotte Hornets | years8 = {{nbay|1997|end}} | team8 = Golden State Warriors | years9 = 1998–1999 | team9 = Quad City Thunder | highlights = * Second-team All-American – AP (1988) * Third-team All-American – UPI (1988) * 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1986–1988) * No. 44 retired by Iowa State Cyclones | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 3,257 (7.4 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 1,294 (3.0 rpg) | medal_templates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalBronze|1988 Seoul | National team}} }}
'''Jeffrey Grayer''' (born December 17, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Grayer was an All-American college player for the Iowa State Cyclones and won an Olympic bronze medal as a member of the United States national team in 1988.
As a shooting guard, Grayer starred at Iowa State University from 1985 to 1988 where he set (and still holds) the all-time career scoring record, with 2,502 points.<ref name=espn>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=5129639 Iowa State career scoring leader Jeff Grayer hired as Cyclones assistant coach - ESPN]</ref> His senior year at Iowa State, his jersey number was retired.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Colville |first=Willa |title=Iowa State alumni help rebuild Flint |url=https://iowastatedaily.com/46049/news/iowa-state-alumni-help-rebuild-flint/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Iowa State Daily}}</ref> He was named 3-time all-Big Eight and All-American in 1988. Grayer was a member of the United States 1988 Olympic basketball team and was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. The NBA journeyman played nine seasons in the league for five different teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grayer, Jeff |url=https://gfashof.org/inductee/grayer-jeff/ |publisher=Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
In April 2010, Grayer was hired by Greg McDermott as an assistant men's basketball coach at Iowa State.<ref name=espn/> In August 2010, after McDermott left to take a position at Creighton University he was replaced by new coach Fred Hoiberg. Hoiberg retained Grayer as Director of Basketball Operations rather than as an assistant coach, and Grayer left shortly after and returned to his home state of Michigan, citing a desire to be a coach as his reason for leaving.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=5496055 Jeff Grayer leaving Iowa State Cyclones basketball staff, returning to Michigan - ESPN]</ref>
Grayer is the father of professional basketball player Jaire Grayer.<ref>{{cite web| last = Williams| first = Lauren | url = https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/10/like-father-like-son-jaire-grayer-looks-to-follow-in-his-fathers-footsteps-with-an-eye-on-the-nba.html | title = Like father, like son: Jaire Grayer looks to follow in his father's footsteps with an eye on the NBA | date = October 14, 2020| website = mlive.com| publisher = MLive Media Group | access-date = January 4, 2024| quote = }}</ref>
== Business career == Following his professional basketball career, Grayer became an active entrepreneur and community leader in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. He founded Flint Athletes 4 Better Education (F.A.B.E.), a non-profit mentoring and educational program for youth. Since 2004, he has served as the Director of Business Development and a project manager for W.T. Stevens Construction, a family-owned firm.<ref name=":0" />
==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}
===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | 1988–89 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 11 || 2 || 18.2 || .438 || .000 || '''.850''' || 3.2 || '''2.0''' || '''0.9''' || 0.1 || 7.4 |- | align="left" | 1989–90 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 71 || '''40''' || 20.1 || .460 || .125 || .651 || 3.1 || 1.5 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 7.7 |- | align="left" | 1990–91 | align="left" | Milwaukee | style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 7 || 17.3 || .433 || .000 || .687 || 3.0 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 6.4 |- | align="left" | 1991–92 | align="left" | Milwaukee | '''82''' || 11 || 20.2 || .448 || .288 || .667 || 3.1 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 0.2 || '''9.0''' |- | align="left" | 1992–93 | align="left" | Golden State | 48 || 12 || 21.4 || .467 || .143 || .669 || '''3.3''' || 1.5 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 8.8 |- | align="left" | 1993–94 | align="left" | Golden State | 67 || 4 || 16.4 || .526 || .167 || .602 || 2.9 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 6.8 |- | align="left" | 1994–95 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 47 || 25 || '''23.4''' || .428 || .333 || .699 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 8.3 |- | align="left" | 1996–97 | align="left" | Sacramento | 25 || 0 || 12.6 || .458 || .364 || .550 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.3 || '''0.3''' || 3.6 |- | align="left" | 1997–98 | align="left" | Charlotte | 1 || 0 || 11.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | 1997–98 | align="left" | Golden State | 4 || 0 || 5.8 || '''.571''' || '''.667''' || .000 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 2.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 438 || 101 || 18.9 || .457 || .255 || .663 || 3.0 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 7.4 |}
===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | 1989–90 | align="left" | Milwaukee | '''4''' || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | 1990–91 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 3 || 0 || 12.3 || .385 || .000 || '''.833''' || '''2.0''' || '''2.0''' || '''0.3''' || 0.0 || 5.0 |- | align="left" | 1993–94 | align="left" | Golden State | 3 || 0 || '''15.3''' || '''.550''' || .000 || .667 || '''2.0''' || 0.3 || '''0.3''' || '''0.3''' || '''8.0''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 10 || 0 || 9.5 || .485 || .000 || .778 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 3.9 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jeff_grayer NBA.com player file] *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grayeje01.html Career Stats]
{{1988 NBA draft}} {{Footer 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalists Basketball Men}}
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