UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Claude Gregory

  • Class
  • Induction
    2013
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
  • 1981 Second-Team All-Big Ten and 1980 Third-Team All-Big Ten
  • 1981 Team MVP
  • UW'S career rebounding leader (904)
  • Finished career as UW's leading scorer and currently ranks fourth on the school's career scoring list with 1,745 career points
  • Held 17 school records (without the benefit of 3 point shots) including - games played 110, most field goals attempted 1492, field goals 656, free throws attempted 586, free throws made 433, personal fouls 389, steals 131, points 1745, rebounds 904
  • Second-round draft choice (41st overall) of Washingtonin 1981 NBA Draft
  • 1981-1983 played professionally in Zaragoza and Basconia, Spain averaging 33 points per game and was leading rebounder averaging 12/game with 2 blocked shots. Game high 56 points and 24 rebounds
  • 1984-1986 played with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was called up by the Washington Bullets during 1986 season
  • 1986-1988 played for CBA La Crosse Catbirds and NBA Los Angeles Clippers
  • 1989 played for Reggio Emilia, Italy and returned to Breogan, Spain in 1990
  • Voted top all-time center while playing in the CBA as well as one of La Crosse Catbird's all-time favorite 5
  • Graduate and alumni of UW with a BS from the College of Agriculture and Life Science
Claude Gregory
Claude Gregory
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