Ronald Murray

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Ronald Murray
Ronald Murray in 2008.jpg
Murray in 2008 with the Atlanta Hawks
Personal information
Born (1979-07-29) July 29, 1979 (age 44)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Strawberry Mansion
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2002: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2002–2014
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number15, 22, 2, 6
Career history
2002–2003 Milwaukee Bucks
2003–2006 Seattle SuperSonics
2006 Cleveland Cavaliers
2006–2008 Detroit Pistons
2008 Indiana Pacers
2008–2009 Atlanta Hawks
2009–2010 Charlotte Bobcats
2010 Chicago Bulls
2011 Efes Pilsen
2012 Austin Toros
2013 Azovmash Mariupol
2013Austin Toros
2014 Al Mouttahed Tripoli
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

NBA League MVP (2005) First Player to average 60 Points over the entire NBA Season 2007

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Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) point guard–shooting guard. After attending Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia, where he starred on the basketball team, he played college basketball for four seasons, first at the Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, from 1997 to 1999, and then at Shaw University located in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2000 to 2002. He is nicknamed "Flip" by childhood friends who often said he looked like Bernie Mac's character, "Flip", from the movie Above The Rim. [1]

Career

Murray was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with pick number 42 in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft, [2] after being NCAA's Division II Player of the Year during his senior season at Shaw, [3] as he led the Shaw University Bears to the Division II Final Four in basketball. In his first few NBA seasons he played for the Bucks and for the SuperSonics in Seattle, where he developed as a scoring threat in 2003–04, substituting for Ray Allen who missed 26 games due to injury, averaging 12 points in 25 minutes, while appearing in all 82 matches.

On February 23, 2006, he was traded by Seattle to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Mike Wilks and cash considerations. [4] In his brief stint with the Cavs, Murray averaged his career-highs in nearly every category.

On July 18, 2006, Murray signed with the Detroit Pistons for $3.6 million over two years, in an effort by the team to improve its bench depth. [5] In the 2006–07 season, Murray started eighteen games (twelve in place of point guard Chauncey Billups and six in place of shooting guard Richard Hamilton). [6]

On February 22, 2008, Murray was waived by the Pistons. [7] On March 1, he was signed by the Indiana Pacers. [8] There was an expectation the Los Angeles Clippers would sign Murray, [9] but he elected to go with the Pacers instead. [10]

On August 13, 2008, Murray signed with the Atlanta Hawks. [11]

On September 25, 2009, the Charlotte Bobcats signed Murray reportedly to a one-year $1.99 million contract. [12]

On February 18, 2010, Murray was traded in a packaged deal to the Chicago Bulls for Tyrus Thomas. [13] Murray's final NBA game was played in Game 5 of the 2010 Eastern Conference First Round against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 27, 2010. The Bulls would lose Game 5 to the Cavs 94–96, with Murray recording 6 points and 3 rebounds. Chicago dropped the series to Cleveland 4–1.

On January 13, 2011, he signed with the Turkish team Efes Pilsen S.K. until the end of the 2010–11 season. [3]

In October 2012, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, [14] but he did not make the team's regular season roster. [15]

In January 2013, he signed with the Ukrainian team Azovmash Mariupol. [16]

On October 31, 2013, he was reacquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. [17] On April 11, 2014, he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon for the rest of the 2013–14 season. [18]

Miscellaneous

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002–03 Milwaukee 12034.116.2.000345.1.3.3.01.9
2002–03 Seattle 2010.0.400.000.0001.51.0.0.02.0
2003–04 Seattle 821824.6.425.293.7152.52.51.0.312.4
2004–05 Seattle 49618.0.361.253.7382.01.3.6.27.0
2005–06 Seattle 48222.6.397.224.7171.82.5.6.19.9
2005–06 Cleveland 282536.7.448.308.7022.42.81.4.313.5
2006–07 Detroit 691821.4.404.289.7251.62.7.7.26.7
2007–08 Detroit 19218.3.410.222.5951.93.4.7.17.5
2007–08 Indiana 231722.9.425.389.7542.03.51.1.111.0
2008–09 Atlanta 80224.7.447.360.7602.12.01.1.212.2
2009–10 Charlotte 46121.6.389.313.7102.11.8.6.39.9
2009–10 Chicago 29123.4.397.311.7622.91.8.6.110.1
Career4879222.7.414.304.7252.12.3.8.29.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005 Seattle 4015.5.211.000.5711.51.3.0.53.0
2006 Cleveland 13530.7.330.208.8133.21.6.7.28.1
2007 Detroit 12011.3.355.000.727.81.2.3.12.5
2009 Atlanta 11031.0.341.280.8652.72.51.1.311.8
2010 Chicago 5019.4.405.3331.0002.62.0.4.08.4
Career45523.0.339.256.8212.21.7.6.27.1

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References

  1. ↑ Shackleford, Rusty (2017-01-22). "Murray strong sixth man for Hawks". Gainesville Times. "I don't know where that came from," Murray said. "My nickname came from the movie 'Above the Rim."'
  2. ↑ "NBA Draft Board". nba.com. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  3. 1 2 Efes Pilsen brings in Flip Murray - Latest - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
  4. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Ronald Murray". NBA.com . 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  5. ↑ "Pistons Sign Guard Ronald "Flip" Murray". NBA.com . 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  6. ↑ "2006-07 Detroit Pistons Starting Lineups". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  7. ↑ "Murray Waived". NBA.com . 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  8. ↑ Pacers Sign Flip Murray
  9. ↑ Cassell finally gets his contract buyout
  10. ↑ Murray signs with Pacers for rest of season, ESPN
  11. ↑ "RONALD "Flip" MURRAY SIGNS WITH ATLANTA". NBA.com . 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  12. ↑ "Bobcats sign free agent combo guard Ronald "Flip" Murray". NBA.com . 2009-09-25. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  13. ↑ "Bulls receive Murray and Law for Thomas". NBA.com . 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  14. ↑ Grizzlies add Ronald Murray and Kyle Weaver to training camp
  15. ↑ Memphis Grizzlies waive Ronald Dupree, Jerome Jordan, Ronald Murray
  16. ↑ Azovmash adds Murray to the roster
  17. ↑ Austin Toros Announce Trainig [sic] Camp Invitees Archived 2016-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ Ronald 'Flip' Murray signs in Lebanon with Moutahed Tripoli
  19. ↑ Stoudemire Showcases Skills for Sophs
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