2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Ari Gray
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Maple Heights HS
- Prev School:
- Xavier
2020-21 (Sr. – at Xavier)
- Played in and started all 13 games for the Musketeers
- Scored in doubles figures nine times, including 15 or more points six times and 20 or more points twice
- Also hauled in double-digit rebounds in two games to record a pair of double-doubles
- Tallied multiple assists in six games and multiple steals in four games
- Shot 43.8% or better from the floor six times
- Posted a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double in the home opener vs. Wofford on Dec. 13
- Finished with 16 points against Indiana State on Dec. 14
- Netted her first 20-point game of the season at Valparaiso on Dec. 16; also collected nine rebounds and six rebounds at VU
- Recorded 15 points on 6-of-12 (50%) shooting at DePaul on Feb. 17
- Posted her second 20-point game of the season, with 23, at Butler on Feb. 22
- Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 2, after averaging 18.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists from Feb. 22-28, including a 14-point, 12-rebound, seven-assist showing in the Musketeers’ season-finale win over Georgetown.
2019-20 (Jr. – at Xavier)
- All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
- BIG EAST Player of the Week (Nov. 11, Dec. 23, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Feb. 24)
- Played in 26 games, making 25 starts
- Led the team in scoring (15.8) and rebounding (9.3)
- Added 49 assists, 41 steals and 16 blocks
- Led the BIG EAST in rebounding, while ranking sixth in scoring
- Ranked 53rd in the NCAA in rebounds per game
- Was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times
- Posted 10 double-doubles
- Scored a season-high 28 points vs. Butler on Jan. 4
- Scored 20 or more points in a game eight times
- Had a season-high 17 rebounds twice (vs. Northwestern on Dec. 21; vs. Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 8)
- Had 11 games with 10 or more rebounds
- Dished out a season-high seven assists at DePaul on Feb. 16
- Had a season-high five steals vs Butler on Jan. 4
- Finished the year ranked eighth in program history in career rebounds (750)
- Also finished the year ranked fourth in career rebounding average (8.7).
2018-19 (So. – at Xavier)
- All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
- BIG EAST Player of the Week (Dec. 3)
- Was one of only two underclassmen to earn All-BIG EAST honors
- Played and started in all 30 games
- Led the team in scoring (13.9), rebounding (11.5) and steals (1.9)
- Ranked first in the BIG EAST in rebounding, while ranking 10th in the NCAA
- Finished the season with 344 rebounds to rank 19th in the NCAA in total rebounds and fifth in single-season school history
- Her 11.5 rebounds per game average also ranked fourth in single-season school history
- Added a team-high 58 steals
- Was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 3, becoming the first Xavier player to earn the honors since joining the conference in 2013
- Also earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll honors five times
- Posted 15 double-doubles
- Had three games with 20 or more rebounds
- Scored 20 or more points in a game seven times
- Scored a season-high 24 points vs. Tennessee Tech on Nov. 11
- Scored in double figures in 22 of the team's 30 games
- Pulled down a season-high 22 rebounds on Jan. 6 vs Seton Hall, the second-most rebounds in a game in school history
- Also had 21 rebounds twice (vs. Villanova on March 1; vs. Butler on Jan. 11), to rank tied for third in single-game school history
- Had a season-high seven steals at Creighton on Jan. 18
2017-18 (Fr. – at Xavier)
- Played in 30 games, making nine starts
- Averaged 5.1 points and a team-high 5.5 rebounds per game
- Her 5.5 rebounds per game led all BIG EAST freshmen
- Led the team in steals, with 30
- Added 24 assists and 13 blocks
- Posted a .358 field-goal percentage (54-for-151)
- Scored in double figures three times
- Scored a season-high 12 points at Creighton on Feb. 16
- Pulled down 10 or more rebounds four times
- Posted her first career double-double at Minnesota on Nov. 22 (10 points, 11 rebounds)
- Also made her first career start at Minnesota
Prep
- Competed in both basketball and track and field
- Earned all-conference first-team honors in 2015
- Was selected as team MVP as a junior
- Earned all-conference academic team honors in 2015
- Was also a member of the honor roll
Personal
- Daughter of John Gray and Delilah Turner
- Real name is A’riana
- Has one brother and one sister
- Birthday is August 31
- Majoring in sport management
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