Austin Daye was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 2009 with the 15th overall pick. He plays as a shooting guard and small forward for the Pistons.

Daye’s played for Gonzaga in college. His high school days saw Daye average Woodbridge in Irvine, California, where he averaged 30.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game. http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/tSnP2b5_iEG0kO98O9ykOQ/basketball-winter-06-07/stats-austin-daye.htm He felt that going later in the first round of the draft was a benefit, since he would be going to a playoff team without having an excessive burden put on his shoulders to perform right away.http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/4204118/zags-daye-hopes-prove-physical

Daye's father, Darren, played for the Boston Celtics in 1980s.http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/katz_andy/id/4204118/zags-daye-hopes-prove-physical

During his rookie campaign, Daye had a season high 16 points in a loss to the New York Knicks. He averaged 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 13 minutes in 68 games for the Pistons, hitting a 46.5 field goal percentage. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/austin_daye/career_stats.html

Daye played basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs for two seasons. He averaged 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 67 games. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=36390 During the 2007 – 2008 season, Daye scored 347 points in 33 games with 154 rebounds. The Bulldogs went to the NCAA tournament and were upset by the Davidson Wildcats in the opening round.

In the 2008 – 2009 season, Daye played in 34 games, scoring 431 points and gathering 232 rebounds for the Bulldogs. He had a season high 28 points against Santa Clara in an 83 to 58 rout. The Bulldogs again went to the NCAA tournament, where they made it all the way to the Elite Eight, where they lost to the North Carolina Tar Heels 98 to 77.