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Ohio State adds Chance Gray, former Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year, via transfer portal
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Ohio State women's basketball has added its first piece from the transfer portal this offseason, former Oregon standout Chance Gray .
The Cincinnati native announced her commitment to the Buckeyes via social media on Sunday, 11 days after announcing she would be entering the portal. Gray spent two seasons with Oregon, making her a junior next year, and she averaged 13.9 points as a sophomore. She also led her team with 3.0 assists per game.
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She has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
In her first season at Oregon, Gray was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was an All-Defensive Team honorable mention.
Guard Chance Gray averaged 13.9 points as a sophomore and led Oregon with 3.0 assists per game.
A five-star recruit out of Cincinnati Winton Woods, Gray was ranked No. 7 overall in the nation by espnW's HoopGurlz, making her the highest ranked recruit from Ohio in 2022. A 5-foot-9 guard, Gray was named Ohio's Gatorade State Player of the Year and a McDonald's All-American her senior season.
Ohio State was one of the nine schools Gray was considering coming out of high school. She made an official visit to the Buckeyes' campus in June 2021 before choosing Oregon over UCLA .
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Future Ohio State teammate Cotie McMahon was quick to comment on the Buckeyes' new addition via X, formerly known as Twitter, saying it's like "AAU all over again." The two used to play on the same AAU team.
McMahon was a top-25 recruit in the Class of 2022 from Centerville, about 40 miles away from where Gray played her high school ball. Despite playing for two different teams during their first two collegiate seasons, both players have been openly supportive of the other on social media.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Chance Gray commits to Ohio State after playing with Oregon
