Umpqua Community College Men’s Basketball is excited to announce the addition of Cody Gray, from Myrtle Creek, Oregon. Gray is 2017 graduate of South Umpqua High School, where he was a three sport athlete for the Lancers.
Gray averaged 16 points per game his senior year and was named to the 1st Team All-Conference squad, as well as being named 3rd team All-State. Gray was also awarded the News’s Review’s Male Athlete of the year for 2016-17.
Head RiverHawk Men’s Basketball Coach Daniel Leeworthy had this to say about the signing of Gray,” Cody is a good local player that will play hard and do anything asked of him. He has a college ready body and is a versatile wing that should develop as time goes on. In addition to his basketball achievements he is an outstanding student”
Umpqua’s Department of Athletics is composed of nine varsity sports teams including four men's teams (basketball, cross country, wrestling and obstacle course racing), and five women's teams (basketball, cross country, volleyball, wrestling and obstacle course racing). Umpqua is a member of the Northwest Athletic Conference in all sports except men’s and women’s wrestling and obstacle course racing. For men’s wrestling UCC belongs to the National Junior College Athletic Association and for women’s wrestling, the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association. For more information, please visit www.uccriverhawks.com. Follow RiverHawk Athletics at www.facebook.com/Umpqua-RiverHawk-Athletics and also on Twitter @uccriverhawks.