At the age of 14, Gay began playing for the nationally known Cecil-Kirk AAU program under coach Anthony Lewis. The 6'8' small forward played college basketball for the University of Connecticut before being drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies days later.īorn in Brooklyn, New York, Gay began playing competitive recreational basketball at the age of 12 in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.
(born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
