Newark Native, College Basketball Icon Creates Scholarship For City Residents

NEWARK, NJ — All-time Bloomfield College basketball leader Gage Daye, a Newark native, has scored again.

According to a recent news release from the college, the 27-year-old Daye has established a scholarship at his alma mater designed for students hailing from Newark in an effort to help students in need from New Jersey's largest city.

Recently, Daye established Academic Athletic Advancement (A3), a nonprofit organization designed to garner resources, finances, and opportunities for students and athletes.

Bloomfield College stated:

“One of the premier players in the college's program history, Daye became the school's all-time leading scorer during his senior season, amassing 2,518 career points. A first team All-America selection by Daktronics, Basketball Times Magazine, and the Division II Bulletin as a senior, the two-time CACC Player of the Year led Bloomfield to its first CACC Tournament championship since 2006 during his senior campaign in 2010-2011, and to the first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in program history. His incredible play in the postseason saw the 6'2" sharpshooter earn CACC Tournament and East Regional Tournament MVP honors. During his career, Daye also earned Daktronics East Region Player of the Year honors and was twice named an All-Met Player of the year.”

Though the guard did not make the NBA, he signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. In the 2011-2012 NBA Development League season, he averaged 9.3 points per game and 2.7 rebounds per game, Bloomfield College administrators said.

After being waived by the Mad Ants on December 20, 2011, the Sheffield Sharks, of the British Basketball League (BBL), confirmed they had signed Daye ahead of the 2012/2013 season on August 23, 2012. There he averaged 17 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.

On January 17, 2014, Daye signed a contract to play for the Wagga Heat Basketball Association of Australia's Waratah State League, marking Daye's third campaign in the professional ranks.

Daye spent the last three seasons playing in Australia, winning two league MVP awards.

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