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Derek Gray Bio, Girlfriend, Family, Cause Of Death

Derek Gray, guard for Warhawks at The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, died unexpectedly while playing basketball. The news of his passing has turned attention towards his grieving girlfriend, parents, and siblings. They also inquired about the cause of his death.

Tag along with this article as it unfolds the details we have gathered up to this point which are available on the web.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Basketball Star Derek Gray Cause Of Death

Collegiate basketball star and Warhawks guard Derek Gray passed away unexpectedly on 24 July 2022. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s athletic department confirmed his death via a tweet. The cause of his death is not public yet. UW-Whitewater men’s basketball coach Pat Miller told Madison, Wis. TV station WKOW that Derek was at a basketball camp for kids on campus when he collapsed.

The emergency responders arrived quickly and about 100 campers who were present at the time were escorted out of the facility without becoming aware of the player’s worsening condition. “It was just a very surreal situation where you’re thinking, ‘Okay, he’s going to be all right,'” Miller said, “and then you’re very scared, and the longer it went on, it became apparent that this was extraordinarily serious.”

“Our program is devastated by the loss of Derek Gray,” the coach said in a statement through the athletics department. “Derek was beloved and respected by his teammates for his unique ability to develop meaningful connections with every individual throughout our program. He was an intelligent, compassionate, and inquisitive person by nature. I’ll forever cherish our long talks about life, community, basketball, and the various issues of our day”.

The statement read further, “He was both respected and valued by his teammates at a level few in our program have ever achieved. He’s left a legacy in our program that will be remembered and emulated by players for generations to come. I wish to extend my deepest condolences to his mother, Traci, as well as his entire family, friends, and all that are grieving from this loss”.

Derek Gray Age At The Time Of His Death

At the time of his death, Derek Gray was 20 years old. He was born on 19 July 2002.

Derek Gray Family

Derek Gray was born as one of the three sons of Traci Pine and Donneil Gray. Traci, born in February 1977, is 45 years old. Donneil turned 50 years old in July 2022.

Traci worked as a Vendor Contract Administrator at Dean Health Plan Inc. Before that, she served the company as an administrative assistant for a year. Moreover, she also worked at Pacific Cycle as a Legal Assistant to Chief General Counsel. Moreover, from 2008 to 2011, she worked at CUNA Mutual Group as Legal Executive Assistant.

Traci graduated from Upper Iowa University studying Human Resources Management in 2014. As for her husband, Donneil graduated from Antelope Valley High and the University of Wisconsin in 1995. He is working as a Customer Relationship Specialist at CPM HealthGrades.

Derek has a year older brother named Donneil Gray Jr. He played for Madison La Follette as a senior point guard. In 2019, he committed to Grambling State University in Louisiana for men’s basketball.

Derek helped lead the Lancers (20-6 overall, 14-4 Big Eight Conference) to a second-place finish behind Madison East in the Big Eight and to a WIAA Division 1 sectional final, where La Follette lost to eventual state runner-up Sun Prairie.

Derek averaged 14.0 points and about 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game.

In 2021, the department’s Violent Crime Unit, Neighborhood Abatement Team, and the Dane Co. Narcotics Task Force arrested Donneil Jr. They booked him on counts that included 1st-degree endangering safety, felony bail jumping, and the manufacture or distribution of between 40 and 100 grams of cocaine.

According to police, Donniel upset that the stopped vehicle had not moved, started yelling at the other individual and making threats. At one point, he allegedly pulled out a gun and fired at the driver of the stopped vehicle before fleeing the scene.

More about his siblings, Derek also has a twin brother named David Gray. Furthermore, the three brothers also seem to have two half-siblings; an older brother and a sister, from their father’s past relationship.

Did Derek Gray Leave Behind A Girlfriend?

Currently, Derek Gray’s dating life is under the radar. So, if he left behind a girlfriend or not is currently a mystery.

Derek Gray Basketball Career

Derek Gray played basketball at Madison La Follette High School. As a senior, Derek Gray averaged 14.7 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals per game was a second-team pick on the State Journal’s 2019-20 All-Area boys basketball team, and received honorable mention recognition on The Associated Press All-State team.

La Follette boys basketball coach Curtrel Robinson shared that sentiment. “I’m very sad,” Robinson said Wednesday. “It’s a devastating situation. It sounds like there was no pre-warning”.

Robinson said Gray, a guard, was in the Lancers’ program all four years, getting a call-up to varsity as a sophomore and becoming a key contributor on varsity as a junior and a starter and captain as a senior. “He was a big part of our senior class that led the right way,” Robinson said, “Derek, every year, kept getting better”.

His high school coach regarded him as the state’s top transition guard during that particular season. He assisted the Lancers (23-1 overall, 17-1 Big Eight) in winning the conference crown and the top two Division 1 state rankings.

In college, Derek earned WIAC athlete of the week recognition three times during the regular season. He averaged 17.8 points per contest, and finished second in the conference in steals (46), steals per contest (1.84), and field goals attempted (377); third in field goals made (163), free throw percentage (80.6 percent), and total points (444); and fifth in points per contest. All 25 of his appearances were as a starter.

Three times Gray scored 30 or more points, including 36 in a victory over nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh on Jan. 5.

Derek Gray Height

Derek Gray’s athlete profile states that his height measured 6 feet.

Related FAQs

  • Where Was Derek Gray From?

Derek Gray hailed from Madison, Wisconsin.

  • Was Derek Gray On Instagram?

Derek Gray was not on Instagram. But, he and his twin shared an IG page (@cash4eva_twin) which is now deleted. But their Twitter page (@C4eTwin) is still up. However, you can find him on Facebook (@derek.gray.7186).

  • Is There An Obituary For Derek Gray?

No, there is not an obituary right now for Derek Gray.

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