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Jersey Number 3
Winston Grays III
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 175
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Benedictine
- Previous:
- Cincinnati State
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management and Sociology
Bio
2015-16 as a Senior:
2014-15 as a Junior:
Prior to JMU:
Before College:
Personal:
Quick Hits with Winston:
Best Part about being at JMU: The feeling of family
Place in the CAA you're most looking to travel to: Northeastern
Favorite NBA player: Stephen Curry
If I weren't a basketball player I'd be a... Baseball player
Favorite quote: Failure is not an option.
- Has come off the bench in 31 of 32 games, earning his first start vs William and Mary on Feb. 27 while contributing 5.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in 16.4 minutes per game for the Dukes (through March 15, 2016)
- Filled the stat sheet with seven points, seven assists, two rebounds, two blocks and two steals in JMU's 106-74 win over Eastern Mennonite on Nov. 24
- Scored a season-high 15 points behind three 3-pointers at UNCW on Feb. 13
- Came down with 9 rebounds while scoring 8 points and adding 3 assists in the Dukes win over William and Mary on Feb. 27
2014-15 as a Junior:
- Started 18 games and played in 32 in his first season at JMU
- Averaged 7.8 points/game in 27.6 minutes/game
- Shot 41.6 percent (89-for-214) from the field
- Added 3.4 rebounds/game and 1.8 assists/game
- Scored 20 points in just his third game, an 82-60 win over Longwood (11/19)
- Scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in loss at #16 Ohio State (11/28)
- Pulled down seven rebounds and scored 11 points in 54-35 win at Drexel (1/15)
- Scored at least a point in all but two contests on the season
Prior to JMU:
- Transferred to JMU after playing two seasons at Cincinnati State
- First Team National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-American as a sophomore
- Coaches Association Junior College All-American
- NJCAA All-American All-Star game invitee
- Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore
- First Team All-OCCAC as a freshman and sophomore
- Third all-time leading scorer in program history with 1,144 points
- Averaged team-best 20.2 points per game (39th nationally) as a sophomore and ranked 7th in NJCAA DII with 86 steals and 18th with 76 3-pointers made
- Also contributed 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.6 steals while shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 35.6 percent from 3-point land
- Led team with 16.5 points per game as a freshman, as well as 3.2 rebounds, 2.6 dimes and 2.6 steals while shooting 44 percent overall and 42 percent from beyond the arc
- Named team MVP both seasons
- Led the Surge to a 29-5 record as a sophomore and a share of the OCCAC title at 11-1
- Finished in fifth place at 2014 NJCAA national tournament
- Team was ranked second nationally in steals and fourth in scoring his sophomore season
- Helped Surge to 21-9 record as a freshman
Before College:
- Played prep basketball at Cleveland's Benedictine High School
- All-State Honorable Mention as a senior
- Second Team All-Conference as a senior
- Third Team All-Region as a senior
- Averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals as a senior
- Led Bengals to 2012 Ohio High School Athletic Association semifinals
Personal:
- Son of Angela Williams and Winston Grays
- His father, Winston, played basketball at Cleveland State (1986-89)
- Double majoring in sport and recreation management and sociology
Quick Hits with Winston:
Best Part about being at JMU: The feeling of family
Place in the CAA you're most looking to travel to: Northeastern
Favorite NBA player: Stephen Curry
If I weren't a basketball player I'd be a... Baseball player
Favorite quote: Failure is not an option.
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