Rudy Gay

Rudy Gay is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association.http://espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3005 Gay was the eighth overall selection in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets after playing two seasons with the University of Connecticut Huskies, where he averaged 13.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 29.8 minutes.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22420 Gay was soon traded along with Stromile Swift to the Grizzles with Shane Battier going to the Rockets.http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_acquire_Battier_in_tra-184447-822.html Before the NBA, Gay was a 2004 McDonald's All-American for Archbishop Spalding High School (Severn, MD) and a 2006 AP All-American Second Team member for the Huskies.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gayru01.html He averaged 15.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals his final season with the Huskies.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22420

In his first NBA season, Gay averaged 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 27 minutes in 78 games, of which he started 48 contests. In those 48 game starts, Gay averaged 13.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in 32 minutes of play, earning him 2006-07 NBA All-Rookie First Team honors.http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gayru01.html During the summer of 2010, Gay was a restricted free agent, but chose to re-sign with the Grizzlies for five years and over $80 million.http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2010/07/rudy_gay_re-signs_with_memphis.html In the same summer, Gay was a member of Team USA that won the gold medal at the FIBA World Championships in Turkey.http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/national/10_sept_usoc_awards_durant_mwc.html

2009-10 Season

Gay achieved his career-high in points (41) on December 13, 2009 versus the Miami Heat. He also achieved career-highs in rebounds (13 on November 2, 2009 versus the Denver Nuggets) and steals (5), which Gay did in back-to-back contests on March 3, 2010 (against the New Orleans Hornets) and March 4 (versus the Chicago Bulls).http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4136/gamelog;_ylt=ApBegabyk1oTop4Z09xGasRaPaB4?year=2009

2008-09 Season

Gay had a season-high 35 points on March 4, 2009 against the Los Angeles Clippers. He grabbed double-digit rebounds in six games during the season, twice collecting 11 rebounds for a season-high. He stole the ball a season-best four times on December 10, 2008 versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4136/gamelog;_ylt=AuRUrtgESN1TpWh.H6ox8bxaPaB4?year=2008

2007-08 Season

Gay scored a season-high 36 points twice during the season, both games against the Phoenix Suns. Once on February 26, 2008 and the other on April 8, 2008. He has nine double-digit rebounding games, twice grabbing 12 rebounds. Gay had a season-best four steals four times during the season.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4136/gamelog;_ylt=AozCZyVg28Se2HvsnNfYm9haPaB4?year=2007

2006-07 Season

Gay put up a season-best 31 points on February 14, 2007 versus the Indiana Pacers. He grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 27, 2007 and stole the ball four times on January 17, 2007 versus the Philadelphia 76ers.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4136/gamelog;_ylt=AtijzKQEMgKjmUisAPnhCi5aPaB4?year=2006