Rudy Gay

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Rudy Gay: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Eighth pick in the 2006 draft out of UConn, Gay set a Memphis franchise record with 1,632 points in 2007-08, becoming just the third Grizzly to average 20 a game. A first-team All-Rookie selection and a Huskies of Honor inductee, the smooth scoring forward spent 2021 to 2023 with Utah and has since retired.

Music came before basketball in the Gay household. His father, Rudy Sr., sang lead for the R&B group Ace Spectrum and directed the band for The Stylistics. Gay grew up in Dundalk, Maryland, came up through Baltimore's famed Cecil-Kirk AAU program, and left Archbishop Spalding as a McDonald's All-American.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed a two-year deal on August 6, 2021, joining a 52-win team and his old Memphis teammate Mike Conley. Two years later Utah used his contract as the outgoing salary in the trade that brought John Collins from Atlanta.

Full name

Rudy Carlton Gay Jr.

Utah Jazz tenure

2021–23

Position

Forward

Born

1986, Brooklyn, New York

Height

6′8″ (203 cm)

Weight

220 lb (100 kg)

College

Connecticut

Drafted

2006, 1st round (No. 8), Houston