2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Vivian Gray
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Argyle
- Hometown:
- Argyle, Texas
Bio
Career Highlights:
• Four-time WBCA All-America Honorable Mention selection
• Four-time All-Big 12 First Team All-Conference selection
• One of four players in Big 12 Conference history to be named First Team All-Big 12 four times
• Reached both the 2,000 and 2,500 point mark in her career
• Two-time Cheryl Miller Award Finalist
• Scored over 1,500 points in her Big 12 career
• Had at least 400 points in all five years of her career
• Finished her Tech career with over 900 career points in two seasons
• Two-time Naismith Preseason Watch List
• Two-time Wade Trophy Watch List
• Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week selection
• 101 career games with at least 10 points
• Had 61 games with at least 20 points
• Scored 30 points or more in seven games including her career-high of 38 against Kansas (Feb. 20, 2021).
COVID SENIOR (2021-22):
• Averaged a team-best 20.2 points per game and 5.3 rebounds
• Also had a team-high 45 steals, 25 blocks and 51 assists
• Suffered an injury in the preseason and missed the first two games of the year
• Made her season debut against Lamar, scoring 16 points (Nov. 19)
• After get injured against Lamar, she missed the next four games with a separate injury
• Made her return to the lineup against No. 20 Georgia, scoring 12 points ?
• Scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Lady Raiders to victory over UNLV (Dec.12)
• Recorded her third of three consecutive games with 20+ points, when she scored 23 points in Tech’s upset victory at No. 9 Texas (Jan. 5)
• Scored 23 points and grabbed eight boards in a victory over No. 25 Kansas State (Jan. 15)
• Erupted for 32 points at Kansas (Feb. 19), the first of three 30-point performances she would have
• Dropped a season-high 36 points on 14-of-19 shooting at Kansas State (Feb. 5)
• Scored at least 20 points nine straight games (Jan. 22-Feb. 23) including a pair of 20 point performances against UT and OSU
• Reached 2,000 career points in her D-I career in style, going off for 35 points on 12-of-24 shooting at No. 15 Oklahoma (Feb. 16)
• Scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a senior night victory over TCU (Mar. 2).
SENIOR (2020-21)
• WBCA Coaches All-America Honorable Mention
• Cheryl Miller Award Top-10 Finalist
• WBCA Coaches All-America Region 3 Finalist
• First Team All-Big 12
• Naismith Preseason Watch List
• Wooden Award Preseason Watch List
• Wade Trophy Watch List
• Preseason All-Big 12
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
• For the third time in her career, was named an honorable mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, marking the 27th All-America recognition in program history
• Named a First Team All-Big 12 selection for the third time
• Top-10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award given to the top small forward in the nation
• Started in all 25 games for the Lady Raiders, averaging 36.0 minutes per game
• Finished the season leading Tech in points, rebounds, steals and blocks, while ranking second on the team in assists
• Averaged 19.8 points on 43.8 percent field goal shooting, 8.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals
• Was the only Power Five player in the country, averaging 19+ points, 8+ rebounds and 2.5+ assists
• Her field goal shooting, rebounding and blocking averages each marked career highs
• Finished the season ranking in the top 20 of the Big 12 in scoring (No. 4), blocks (No. 4), minutes (No. 4), rebounding (No. 8), FG% (No. 10), FT% (No. 11), A/TO ratio (No. 16), steals (No. 16) and assists (No. 17)
• Ranked sixth in the Big 12 with 13 games of 20 points or more on the year
• Had eight double-doubles on the year to rank eighth in the conference
• Was one of two Big 12 players to have at least one double-double in with both points-rebounds and points-assists
• Led Texas Tech in scoring 16 times, rebounding 21 times, assists six times, steals 11 times and blocks 13 times
• Was one of four players to average 20+ points in Big 12 play, averaging 20.17
• Appeared on preseason watch list for the Naismith, Wooden and Wade trophies, which are each given to the national player of the year.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21):
• Turned in what was perhaps one of the best debuts of any Lady Raider in program history, recording 24 points, eight rebounds and three assists on 9-of-17 shooting in the season-opening win over UTRGV (Nov. 25)
• Also had 24 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal against Houston Baptist (Nov. 28) in her second Texas Tech appearance
• Posted her first double-double as a Lady Raider with 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals against TCU (Dec. 19) to help push Tech to the first Big 12 win of the Krista Gerlich era
• Recorded 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in the win over Southern (Dec. 21)
• Had a double-double in the rout of Incarnate Word (Dec. 29), finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks
• Turned in her second-straight double-double at Oklahoma State (Jan. 2) with 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals
• Scored 24 points on 10-of-19 (.526) shooting with five rebounds and four assists to nearly lift Tech to a win over Oklahoma (Jan. 6)
• Finished with 23 points and eight rebounds against Iowa State (Jan. 10)
• Recorded an outstanding all-around game at West Virginia (Jan. 13) with 28 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals to nearly push Tech to a top-25 road win
• Was key to Tech’s upset of No. 20 Texas (1/17)—the first win over the Longhorns in eight years—with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and a steal
• Recorded consecutive double-doubles at TCU (16p, 13r, 5a, 3b, 1s) and against West Virginia (18p, 10r, 2a, 1b, 2s)
• Finished with 28 points, six rebounds, a career-high 10 assists, two blocks and a steal in the Lady Raiders’ win over Kansas State (Feb. 3)
• Recorded 26 points on 10-of-18 (.556) shooting, along with six rebounds at Iowa State (Feb. 6) • Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors with 38 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in the overtime win over Kansas (Feb. 20)
• Had 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals at Kansas State (Feb. 24)
• Posted 22 points on 9-of-16 (.563) shooting, with five rebounds, three assists, a block and three steals at Oklahoma (Mar. 1).
AT OKLAHOMA STATE
• Was named an honorable mention All-America recipient by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association each of her sophomore and junior seasons, and was named to the Associated Press All-America team as an honorable mention pick following her junior season in 2020
• Both of her First Team All-Big 12 selections were by unanimous vote
• As a junior, was one of 10 finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award, given each year to the best small forward in the nation
• Scored 19.3 points per game to rank second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally in scoring
• Among Big 12 players, finished her junior season ranking second in minutes played (37.6 mpg), third in free-throw percentage (84.1 percent) and fifth in assist-turnover ratio (1.7)
• She was also ninth in the league in assist per game (3.7 apg), 13th in steals (1.6 spg), 15th in field-goal percentage (36.3 percent) and 15th in blocked shots (0.8 bpg)
• During the 2018-19 season, averaged 20.0 points and 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists on the way to earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year recognition and a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team
• That year, averaged 19.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game against Top 25 opponents and finished with a team-best 36 blocked shots—the most ever by a Cowgirl wing.
AT FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
• As a freshman, played at Fort Lewis College, where she led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in scoring at 18.5 points per game, to go along with averages of 7.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game
• Earned first-team all-conference recognition as well as RMAC Freshman of the Year honors.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Argyle High School, where she scored 2,893 points, led her team to three state titles and earned Texas Class 4A Player of the Year accolades on two occasions
• Received a five-star rating and was tabbed as the No. 45 recruit in the country in the ESPN HoopGurlz Rankings in 2017.
• Four-time WBCA All-America Honorable Mention selection
• Four-time All-Big 12 First Team All-Conference selection
• One of four players in Big 12 Conference history to be named First Team All-Big 12 four times
• Reached both the 2,000 and 2,500 point mark in her career
• Two-time Cheryl Miller Award Finalist
• Scored over 1,500 points in her Big 12 career
• Had at least 400 points in all five years of her career
• Finished her Tech career with over 900 career points in two seasons
• Two-time Naismith Preseason Watch List
• Two-time Wade Trophy Watch List
• Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week selection
• 101 career games with at least 10 points
• Had 61 games with at least 20 points
• Scored 30 points or more in seven games including her career-high of 38 against Kansas (Feb. 20, 2021).
COVID SENIOR (2021-22):
• Averaged a team-best 20.2 points per game and 5.3 rebounds
• Also had a team-high 45 steals, 25 blocks and 51 assists
• Suffered an injury in the preseason and missed the first two games of the year
• Made her season debut against Lamar, scoring 16 points (Nov. 19)
• After get injured against Lamar, she missed the next four games with a separate injury
• Made her return to the lineup against No. 20 Georgia, scoring 12 points ?
• Scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Lady Raiders to victory over UNLV (Dec.12)
• Recorded her third of three consecutive games with 20+ points, when she scored 23 points in Tech’s upset victory at No. 9 Texas (Jan. 5)
• Scored 23 points and grabbed eight boards in a victory over No. 25 Kansas State (Jan. 15)
• Erupted for 32 points at Kansas (Feb. 19), the first of three 30-point performances she would have
• Dropped a season-high 36 points on 14-of-19 shooting at Kansas State (Feb. 5)
• Scored at least 20 points nine straight games (Jan. 22-Feb. 23) including a pair of 20 point performances against UT and OSU
• Reached 2,000 career points in her D-I career in style, going off for 35 points on 12-of-24 shooting at No. 15 Oklahoma (Feb. 16)
• Scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a senior night victory over TCU (Mar. 2).
SENIOR (2020-21)
• WBCA Coaches All-America Honorable Mention
• Cheryl Miller Award Top-10 Finalist
• WBCA Coaches All-America Region 3 Finalist
• First Team All-Big 12
• Naismith Preseason Watch List
• Wooden Award Preseason Watch List
• Wade Trophy Watch List
• Preseason All-Big 12
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
• For the third time in her career, was named an honorable mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, marking the 27th All-America recognition in program history
• Named a First Team All-Big 12 selection for the third time
• Top-10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award given to the top small forward in the nation
• Started in all 25 games for the Lady Raiders, averaging 36.0 minutes per game
• Finished the season leading Tech in points, rebounds, steals and blocks, while ranking second on the team in assists
• Averaged 19.8 points on 43.8 percent field goal shooting, 8.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals
• Was the only Power Five player in the country, averaging 19+ points, 8+ rebounds and 2.5+ assists
• Her field goal shooting, rebounding and blocking averages each marked career highs
• Finished the season ranking in the top 20 of the Big 12 in scoring (No. 4), blocks (No. 4), minutes (No. 4), rebounding (No. 8), FG% (No. 10), FT% (No. 11), A/TO ratio (No. 16), steals (No. 16) and assists (No. 17)
• Ranked sixth in the Big 12 with 13 games of 20 points or more on the year
• Had eight double-doubles on the year to rank eighth in the conference
• Was one of two Big 12 players to have at least one double-double in with both points-rebounds and points-assists
• Led Texas Tech in scoring 16 times, rebounding 21 times, assists six times, steals 11 times and blocks 13 times
• Was one of four players to average 20+ points in Big 12 play, averaging 20.17
• Appeared on preseason watch list for the Naismith, Wooden and Wade trophies, which are each given to the national player of the year.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21):
• Turned in what was perhaps one of the best debuts of any Lady Raider in program history, recording 24 points, eight rebounds and three assists on 9-of-17 shooting in the season-opening win over UTRGV (Nov. 25)
• Also had 24 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal against Houston Baptist (Nov. 28) in her second Texas Tech appearance
• Posted her first double-double as a Lady Raider with 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals against TCU (Dec. 19) to help push Tech to the first Big 12 win of the Krista Gerlich era
• Recorded 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in the win over Southern (Dec. 21)
• Had a double-double in the rout of Incarnate Word (Dec. 29), finishing with 27 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks
• Turned in her second-straight double-double at Oklahoma State (Jan. 2) with 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals
• Scored 24 points on 10-of-19 (.526) shooting with five rebounds and four assists to nearly lift Tech to a win over Oklahoma (Jan. 6)
• Finished with 23 points and eight rebounds against Iowa State (Jan. 10)
• Recorded an outstanding all-around game at West Virginia (Jan. 13) with 28 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals to nearly push Tech to a top-25 road win
• Was key to Tech’s upset of No. 20 Texas (1/17)—the first win over the Longhorns in eight years—with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and a steal
• Recorded consecutive double-doubles at TCU (16p, 13r, 5a, 3b, 1s) and against West Virginia (18p, 10r, 2a, 1b, 2s)
• Finished with 28 points, six rebounds, a career-high 10 assists, two blocks and a steal in the Lady Raiders’ win over Kansas State (Feb. 3)
• Recorded 26 points on 10-of-18 (.556) shooting, along with six rebounds at Iowa State (Feb. 6) • Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors with 38 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in the overtime win over Kansas (Feb. 20)
• Had 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals at Kansas State (Feb. 24)
• Posted 22 points on 9-of-16 (.563) shooting, with five rebounds, three assists, a block and three steals at Oklahoma (Mar. 1).
AT OKLAHOMA STATE
• Was named an honorable mention All-America recipient by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association each of her sophomore and junior seasons, and was named to the Associated Press All-America team as an honorable mention pick following her junior season in 2020
• Both of her First Team All-Big 12 selections were by unanimous vote
• As a junior, was one of 10 finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award, given each year to the best small forward in the nation
• Scored 19.3 points per game to rank second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally in scoring
• Among Big 12 players, finished her junior season ranking second in minutes played (37.6 mpg), third in free-throw percentage (84.1 percent) and fifth in assist-turnover ratio (1.7)
• She was also ninth in the league in assist per game (3.7 apg), 13th in steals (1.6 spg), 15th in field-goal percentage (36.3 percent) and 15th in blocked shots (0.8 bpg)
• During the 2018-19 season, averaged 20.0 points and 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists on the way to earning Big 12 Newcomer of the Year recognition and a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team
• That year, averaged 19.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game against Top 25 opponents and finished with a team-best 36 blocked shots—the most ever by a Cowgirl wing.
AT FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
• As a freshman, played at Fort Lewis College, where she led the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in scoring at 18.5 points per game, to go along with averages of 7.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game
• Earned first-team all-conference recognition as well as RMAC Freshman of the Year honors.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Argyle High School, where she scored 2,893 points, led her team to three state titles and earned Texas Class 4A Player of the Year accolades on two occasions
• Received a five-star rating and was tabbed as the No. 45 recruit in the country in the ESPN HoopGurlz Rankings in 2017.
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