About

Grayson
“The Professor”
Boucher

Guard. AND1 Mixtape Tour. Seven seasons of Streetball on ESPN. Thirty countries, and the most-watched handle in the game.

About

Streetball’s most
watched guard

Grayson Scott Boucher was born on 10 June 1984 in Keizer, Oregon. He is a guard, listed at 5′10″ (1.78 m) and 155 lb (70 kg). His own Instagram now places him in Los Angeles.

His professional playing career was short and real: he signed with the Salem Stampede of the IBL on 9 February 2006, then played the 2007–08 season for the Atlanta Krunk of the CBA. The streetball career was the long one — AND1 until January 2011, then Ball Up, whose international tour hit more than ten countries.

The second act was the internet. He created Spiderman Basketball, disguising himself as the superhero to play unsuspecting opponents on LA courts; the first episode did 14 million views inside a week, was picked up by ESPN and tweeted out by Shaquille O'Neal. Later episodes featured Jamal Crawford and Larry “Bone Collector” Williams. He has since appeared in Semi-Pro, led Ball Don't Lie as Sticky, and appeared as himself in Adam Sandler's Hustle (2022) and in Netflix's Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1.

In April 2019 he suffered a non-contact total tear of his Achilles tendon, and an accidental overdose of hydrocodone and acetaminophen during early rehabilitation. He kept publishing pre-injury footage and told nobody until August 2020 — after the recovery was complete.

Grayson Boucher, 2022
I’ve been blessed to be a global basketball entertainer for 20 years. If you support me on here you’re #LiveFam and I genuinely appreciate you!
His own YouTube channel description, @Professorlive
On record

The facts

Full name
Grayson Scott Boucher
Born
10 June 1984 · Keizer, Oregon, U.S.
Based
Los Angeles, California (per his own Instagram bio)
Listed
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) · 155 lb (70 kg) · Guard
High school
McNary (Keizer, OR), then Salem Academy (Salem, OR) — all-state honours
College
Chemeketa Community College (2002–2003). Forfeited his remaining eligibility to turn professional.
Pro career
2006–2008. Salem Stampede (IBL), signed 9 February 2006 · Atlanta Krunk (CBA), 2007–08
Streetball
AND1 Mixtape Tour until January 2011, then Ball Up. Seven seasons of Streetball on ESPN, five AND1 mixtape DVDs, four AND1 commercials, one AND1 video game. 30+ countries.
Injury
April 2019 — non-contact total Achilles tear; full recovery confirmed June 2020, disclosed publicly August 2020
Screen
Semi-Pro (2008, uncredited) · Ball Don't Lie (2008, lead role as Sticky) · Ball Up: Life on the Road (2012) · Hustle (2022) · Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 (2022)
Games
AND1 Streetball (2006) · 3on3 Freestyle (2018) · NBA Live 19 (2018)
Podcast
Host of The Handle — youtube.com/@watchthehandle, 739 subscribers across 32 videos. Guests to date include LaVar Ball, Akon, Nicky Jam and Godfrey.