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Greg Guy

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Greg Guy
Personal information
Born(1971-10-17)October 17, 1971(age 52)
Oak Park, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Park and River Forest
(Oak Park, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1994:undrafted
PositionPoint guard/shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Gregory Guy Jr.[1](born October 17, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player most known for being theNCAA Division I scoring championduring the 1992–93 season.[2]

He was born inOak Park, Illinois,and his father Gregory Guy Sr. was a basketball player forIllinois State.[1]Guy went toOak Park and River Forest High School.[3]He attended two different junior colleges and spent a semester atFresno State Universitybefore transferring to theUniversity of Texas–Pan Americanin December of hisjuniorseason in 1992–93.[3]Guy, a 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 190 lb.point guard/shooting guard,led the Broncs in scoring in each of his seasons with the team. He also made an immediate impact as a transfer player by leading all of Division I in scoring with a 29.3 points per game average.[2]Despite his explosive scoring ability, the Broncs finished the season with a 2–20 overall record.[4]He, therefore, was on the worst team in college basketball history to have the nation's leading scorer on its roster. Texas–Pan American improved to 16–12 for Guy'sseniorseason, and although he led the team in scoring, he did not repeat as the country's leading scorer.[2][4]

After college, Guy played professional basketball abroad, including a stint on Lobos UAG inMexico.[5]

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References

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  1. ^abBerkowitz, Steve (February 17, 1993)."Notebook".The Washington Post.
  2. ^abc"2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records"(PDF).2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide.National Collegiate Athletic Association.2009.RetrievedJanuary 16,2011.
  3. ^abBerkowitz, Steve (February 17, 1993)."Nation's Scoring Leader Is Short Guy".The Washington Post.Archived fromthe originalon November 5, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 16,2011.
  4. ^abESPN Editors (2009).ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game.New York, NY: ESPN, Inc. p. 451.ISBN978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^"Scoring Sensations".sportsillustrated.cnn.com.Sports Illustrated.June 25, 2003. Archived fromthe originalon November 3, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 16,2011.