Last Updated on April 16, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s the detailed information on And1 player, Grayson Boucher, aka The Professor:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Grayson Scott Boucher.
  • Nickname: “The Professor.”
  • Nationality: American.
  • Date of Birth: June 10, 1984. (Wikipedia)
  • Hometown: Keizer, Oregon, United States. (Wikipedia)
  • Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m).
  • Weight: 155 lb (70 kg).
  • Wingspan: —
  • Shoe Size: —
  • Jersey Number: College — no reliably documented Chemeketa jersey number found; NBA — N/A, he did not play in the NBA; streetball/pro exhibitions — #12 is publicly associated with him on BallUP.
  • Position: Guard; stylistically, point guard/ball-dominant creator.
  • High School: McNary High School; Salem Academy. (Wikipedia)
  • College: Chemeketa Community College (Chemeketa CC). (Wikipedia)
  • NBA Draft: Undrafted.
  • Player Archetype: Streetball shot creator and isolation ball-handler.
  • Primary Offensive Role: Primary initiator, live-dribble creator, and 1-on-1 breakdown guard. This is an inference from his documented reputation for elite ball-handling and streetball lead-guard play. (USA Basketball)
  • Defensive Role: Guard defender; more of a disruptive perimeter competitor than a matchup stopper. This is a style inference based on his size and guard role. (Wikipedia)
  • Play Style: Flashy, handle-heavy, change-of-pace, ankle-breaking, space-creation streetball guard who relies on creativity, deception, and tight control off the dribble. (USA Basketball)
  • Handedness / Shooting Hand: Not publicly verified in reliable sources I found.
  • Athletic Profile: Undersized for high-level pro basketball, quick, shifty, coordinated, and highly skilled with elite ball control rather than vertical size/power. (Wikipedia)
  • Recruiting Status: Unranked / lightly recruited; he reportedly received no scholarship offers out of high school. (Wikipedia)
  • Draft Status Detail: Non-drafted streetball/pro guard whose rise came through the AND1 open-run pathway rather than the NCAA-to-NBA pipeline. (ESPN.com)
  • Injury Status Category: Active, with a prior major Achilles injury/recovery publicly discussed in 2020. (Wikipedia)
  • Career Stage: Veteran active streetballer, content creator, and brand/media figure. (ProfessorLive)
  • Comparison Style: More comparable stylistically to an AND1-era mixtape guard than a conventional NBA rotation guard; think pure handle-and-showmanship creator rather than a system point guard. (USA Basketball)
  • Teams Played For:
    • Salem Stampede (IBL) — 2004–2005
    • AND1 Mixtape Tour — 2006–2008
    • Atlanta Krunk (CBL) — 2008
    • Ball Up Tour — 2011–2015
    • Professor Live / Exhibition Teams — 2015–present
  • Championship Rings: None documented in the reliable sources I found.
  • Parents: Steve Boucher and Molly Boucher. (Famous Birthdays)
  • Children: He has at least one child, but no reliable, clearly documented count or names. (Wikipedia)
  • Siblings: At least one brother, Landon Boucher. (Author David Espinoza)
  • Retirement Age: Not retired. (ProfessorLive)
  • Retirement Year: Not applicable. (ProfessorLive)

Player Archetype / Play Style

Grayson Boucher’s player archetype is a streetball shot-creator: a ball-dominant guard built more on elite handle, deception, and improvisation than size or power. Defensively, he fits best as a perimeter guard defender rather than a true stopper, while offensively he operates as the primary creator who initiates possessions, breaks defenders down off the dribble, and manufactures space in isolation. At 5-foot-10 and roughly 155 pounds, his physical profile is undersized by pro standards, but that has always pushed his game toward quickness, coordination, shiftiness, and unusually tight ball control. His play style is built around rhythm changes, flashy counters, misdirection, and crowd-pleasing creativity, making him a pure streetball engine rather than a conventional structured-system guard. (Wikipedia)

Sources:

ProfessorLive — WHAT’S THE PROFESSOR UP TO IN 2026?
Wikipedia — Grayson Boucher
David Espinoza — BallUP Streetball’s The Professor – a Hometown Signing
USA Basketball — Streetball’s Professor Shares His Ball-Handling Secrets