Texas Tech Basketball Senior Salute: Justin Gray

In advance of Saturday’s senior day for Texas Tech basketball, we take a look at the career of forward Justin Gray.

Every good basketball team needs a player willing to do the dirty work without receiving the accolades or headlines. For the past four years, Justin Gray has been such a player for the Texas Tech basketball program.

Gray has career averages of 7.35 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.6 blocks and 0.8 steals per game. In other words, the Tampa, Florida native has become the Swiss Army knife of the Red Raider program.

And perhaps even more importantly to the program has been Gray’s leadership, both on the court and in the locker room.

“You can have special younger players, which we…