.jpg) Daye as a member of the Detroit Pistons | |
| No. 25 – New Taipei Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-06-05)June 5, 1988 (age 36) Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Woodbridge (Irvine, California) |
| College | Gonzaga (2007–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: 1st round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by theDetroit Pistons | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2013 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2011 | Khimki |
| 2013 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2013–2014 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2014–2015 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014 | →Austin Toros |
| 2015 | Erie BayHawks |
| 2015 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2015–2016 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
| 2016 | Manama |
| 2016–2017 | Galatasaray |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2018–2022 | Reyer Venezia |
| 2022–2023 | New Taipei Kings |
| 2023 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
| 2024–present | New Taipei Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Austin Darren Daye (born June 5, 1988) is an American professionalbasketball player forNew Taipei Kings of theTaiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He playedcollege basketball forGonzaga before being drafted 15th overall by theDetroit Pistons in the2009 NBA draft. He has played for the Pistons, theMemphis Grizzlies, theToronto Raptors, theSan Antonio Spurs, and theAtlanta Hawks, while also spending time in Russia, Italy and theNBA Development League. Daye won an NBA championship with the Spurs in2014. With Umana Reyer Venezia, Daye won the Lega Basket Serie A championship in 2019 and the Italian Basketball Cup in 2020; he was also named most valuable player of the2019 LBA Finals and the2020 Italian Basketball Cup finals.
Daye attendedWoodbridge High School inIrvine, California where he played for coach John Halagan. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game as he named to the All-CIF Southern Sectional Division II A first team and was an All-Orange County third team pick.[1]
In November 2006, Daye signed aNational Letter of Intent to playcollege basketball forGonzaga.[2]
As a senior in 2006–07, Daye averaged 30.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game as he was named to the Orange County Register first team after leading Orange County in scoring. He was also named Sea View League Player of the Year, CIF-Southern Section Division I Player of the Year and calhisports.com first-team All-State.[1]
Considered a five-star recruit byRivals.com, Daye was listed as the No. 7 small forward and the No. 25 player in the nation in 2007.[3]
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In his freshman season atGonzaga, Daye earnedWCC All-Freshman Team and All-WCC Honorable Mention honors after averaging 10.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 33 games.[1]
In his sophomore season, Daye earned All-WCC Honorable Mention honors for the second straight year, in addition to earning NABC Division I All-District 9 second team honors. In 34 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.[4]
In April 2009, Daye declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[5]
Daye was drafted by theDetroit Pistons of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) with the 15th overall pick in the2009 NBA draft. On August 7, 2009, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pistons.[6]
On January 30, 2013, Daye andTayshaun Prince were traded to theMemphis Grizzlies in exchange forJosé Calderón as part of a three-way deal that landedRudy Gay in Toronto.[7] At that time, Steve von Horn of SBNation.com wrote that Daye "came into the league with the physical tools to become a versatile contributor on both ends of the floor, but his virtues never quite materialized".[8]
On August 1, 2013, Daye signed with theToronto Raptors.[9]
On February 20, 2014, Daye was traded to theSan Antonio Spurs in exchange forNando de Colo.[10] Daye won a championship ring as a member of the Spurs,[11] who defeated theMiami Heat 4–1 in theNBA Finals.[12] Daye played only six minutes during the 2014 postseason and did not score.[13] On January 10, 2015, Daye tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds to help the Spurs defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108–93.[14] A week later, he was waived by the Spurs.[15]
On March 15, 2015, Daye signed a 10-day contract with theAtlanta Hawks.[16] He then signed a second 10-day contract with the Hawks on March 25,[17] and a multi-year contract on April 4.[18] On July 9, 2015, he was waived by the Hawks.[19]On September 28, 2015, Daye signed with theCleveland Cavaliers.[20] However, he was waived on October 23 after appearing in six preseason games.[21]
On September 23, 2011, Daye signed a two-month contract withKhimki of theRussian Professional Basketball League.[22] In December 2011, he returned to the Detroit Pistons following the conclusion of the2011 NBA lockout.[citation needed]
On March 15, 2014, Daye was assigned by the San Antonio Spurs to theAustin Toros of theNBA Development League.[23] He was recalled the next day[24] after having played one game with the team.[25]
On February 16, 2015, Daye was acquired by theErie BayHawks.[26] He played 10 games with the team.[25]
On November 27, 2015, Daye moved to the ItalianLega Basket Serie A, signing withConsultinvest Pesaro.[27][28] In 21 games for the club in 2015–16, he averaged 21.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks and was selected to the Italian Serie A All-Star Game.[29]
On May 6, 2016, Daye signed withManama Club of theBahraini Premier League for the 2016 GCC Basketball Clubs Championship.[29][30]
In the summers of 2016, and 2017, Daye played inThe Basketball Tournament onESPN for Team Challenge ALS. He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 13.3 points per game, also shooting 77 percent from the free-throw line. Daye helped take the sixth-seeded Team Challenge ALS to the Championship Game of the tournament, where they lost in a close game to Overseas Elite 86–83.[31]
On June 30, 2016, Daye signed withGalatasaray Odeabank of Turkey for the 2016–17 season.[32]
On August 9, 2017, Daye signed with the Israeli clubHapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.[33] However, on January 3, 2018, Daye parted ways with Jerusalem after appearing in 19 games (both in theEuroCup and theIsraeli Premier League competitions) and averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.[34]
On January 29, 2018, Daye returned to Italy for a second stint, signing withUmana Reyer Venezia for the rest of the season.[35] On May 2, Daye won theFIBA Europe Cup championship with Reyer.[36] He signed a two-year extension with the team on July 6, 2018.[37]
In the 2018–19 season, Daye won his firstLega Basket Serie A (LBA) championship with Reyer. After winning the final series 4–3 overDinamo Sassari, Daye was namedLBA Finals MVP.[38]
On February 16, 2020, Daye won his firstItalian Cup with Reyer Venezia. He was named MVP of the competition.[39]
In June 2020, Daye signed a multiyear contract with Reyer Venezia. The contract extends through the 2022–23 season.[40]
On November 16, 2022, it was announced that theNew Taipei Kings of theP. League+ had signed with Daye.[41]
On March 8, 2023, Daye signed withVictoria Libertas Pesaro of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[42]
On July 29, 2024, Daye had re-signed with theNew Taipei Kings of theTaiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[43]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Detroit | 69 | 4 | 13.3 | .464 | .305 | .821 | 2.5 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 5.1 |
| 2010–11 | Detroit | 72 | 16 | 20.1 | .410 | .401 | .759 | 3.8 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 7.5 |
| 2011–12 | Detroit | 41 | 4 | 14.7 | .322 | .210 | .814 | 2.2 | .8 | .5 | .5 | 4.7 |
| 2012–13 | Detroit | 24 | 0 | 14.5 | .443 | .525 | .833 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | .3 | 5.1 |
| 2012–13 | Memphis | 31 | 0 | 10.6 | .423 | .345 | .688 | 1.9 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 4.0 |
| 2013–14 | Toronto | 8 | 0 | 4.1 | .231 | .000 | .667 | .9 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 2013–14† | San Antonio | 14 | 1 | 8.2 | .382 | .414 | .571 | 1.4 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 4.1 |
| 2014–15 | San Antonio | 26 | 4 | 10.3 | .348 | .333 | 1.000 | 2.3 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 4.0 |
| 2014–15 | Atlanta | 8 | 0 | 9.5 | .385 | .357 | .500 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 3.3 |
| Career | 293 | 29 | 14.1 | .402 | .351 | .778 | 2.6 | .7 | .4 | .4 | 5.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.8 |
| 2014† | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .2 | 1.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Gonzaga | 33 | 1 | 18.5 | .475 | .413 | .881 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .6 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| 2008–09 | Gonzaga | 34 | 33 | 26.3 | .477 | .429 | .706 | 6.8 | 1.1 | .7 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| Career | 67 | 34 | 21.2 | .476 | .419 | .820 | 5.4 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.8 | 11.3 | |
Daye's father,Darren Daye, played five seasons in the NBA.[44]
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