Bulls Sign Former Pittsburgh Panther Aaron Gray

The Chicago Bulls have signed another new face for the upcoming 2007-2008 basketball season. Aaron Gray, who played center for the Pittsburgh Panthers until his graduation this year, will be the newest member of Chicago’s infamous basketball team. Gray was chosen by the Bulls as the 49th overall pick and both sides are equally pleased with the addition – which means a high scorer for the Bulls and a new home for Gray. Gray joins Minnesota Timberwolves player Marc Blount as the only two Panthers currently playing in the NBA.

In March of 2007, Gray was named an “All-American” by the Associated Press after helping lead the Pittsburgh Panthers to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball Tournament. Gray, who is 7’0” and 271 lbs, was named to the Honorable Mention Team this year in the Pepsi Pro Summer League, in which he averaged 10.2 points per game. As far as his time with the Panthers goes, Gray is the first of the team’s players since the 1980’s to average a double-double – he ranks 6th with the Panthers for his 33 double-doubles and 5th with them for his 39 double-double figure rebounding games. This guy is no stranger to steady high-scoring and he will have plenty to work with when he joins the Bulls and fellow draftees Joakim Noah and JamesOn Curry this October.

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