Toure' Murry
Philadelphia 76ers | |
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Position | Player development coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Houston, Texas | November 8, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Klein Forest (Houston, Texas) |
College | Wichita State (2008–2012) |
NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–2022 |
Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2013–2014 | New York Knicks |
2014 | →Erie BayHawks |
2014–2015 | Utah Jazz |
2014–2015 | →Idaho Stampede |
2015 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2015 | Washington Wizards |
2015–2016 | Texas Legends |
2016 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2016–2017 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
2017–2018 | ratiopharm Ulm |
2018 | Promitheas Patras |
2018 | HKK Zrinjski Mostar |
2018–2019 | Assigeco Casalpusterlengo |
2019–2020 | Benfica |
2020–2021 | BC Luleå |
2021 | Al Qadsia |
2022 | BC Ternopil |
2022 | Astros de Jalisco |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Toure' Ahmad Khalid-Murry (/tʊəˈreɪ ɑːˈmɑːd xəˈliːd ˈmʌri/; born November 8, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who is a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Wichita State.
College career
[edit]Murry played college basketball at Wichita State University, leading the Shockers to the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and winning the 2011 National Invitation Tournament. Murry averaged 12.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game during his senior season in 2011–12.
Professional career
[edit]2012–13 season
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Murry joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2012 NBA Summer League. He spent August and September in Turkey and Israel before returning to the United States. On November 2, 2012, he was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Austin Toros in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft. Three days later, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[1] During his rookie season, he played 52 games in total for the Vipers, averaging 9.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
2013–14 season
[edit]In July 2013, Murry joined the Houston Rockets for the Orlando Summer League and the New York Knicks for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 11, 2013, he signed with the Knicks.[2] On January 29, 2014, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks.[3] He was recalled the next day. On January 31, 2014, he was reassigned to the BayHawks.[4] He was recalled the next day. In 51 games for the Knicks in 2013–14, he averaged 2.7 points and 1.0 assists per game.
2014–15 season
[edit]On August 28, 2014, Murry signed with the Utah Jazz.[5] On November 13, 2014, he was assigned to the Idaho Stampede.[6] He was recalled by the Jazz on December 2,[7] reassigned on December 31,[8] and recalled again on January 3.[9] He went on to make his Jazz debut later that night.[10] The next day, he was waived by the Jazz[11] and on January 10, he was reacquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[12] On February 7, 2015, Murry recorded his first career triple-double after posting 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 109–107 win over the Texas Legends.[13]
On March 12, 2015, Murry signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[14] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Wizards on March 22[15] but was released halfway through his contract on March 27,[16] and returned to the Vipers three days later. He was subsequently deactivated by the Vipers and did not play for the team again in 2014–15.
2015–16 season
[edit]In July 2015, Murry joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League, but was limited to just two total minutes of action due to a right groin injury.[17] He later re-signed with the Wizards on September 25, 2015,[18] only to be waived again by the team on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games.[19]
On October 31, 2015, Murry was acquired by the Texas Legends in a trade with the Vipers.[20] On November 13, he made his debut for the Legends in a 104–82 loss to the Austin Spurs, recording 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists in 39 minutes.[21]
On March 4, 2016, Murry was traded to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in exchange for the returning player rights to Andre Dawkins.[22] On March 11, he made his debut for the Skyforce in a 121–117 win over the Canton Charge, recording 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and one block in 24 minutes off the bench.[23] He helped the Skyforce finish with a D-League-best 40–10 record in 2015–16, and went on to help the team win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders, his second D-League title.[24]
2016–17 season
[edit]In July 2016, Murry joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Timberwolves,[25] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in three preseason games.[26] On December 5, he signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the Turkish Super League.[27] On February 3, 2017, he parted ways with Yeşilgiresun.[28]
2017–18 season
[edit]On July 24, 2017, Murry signed with German club ratiopharm Ulm for the 2017–18 season.[29] On January 10, 2018, he left Ulm and signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras.[30]
2019–20 season
[edit]On July 18, 2019, Murry joined Portuguese club Benfica of the Portuguese Basketball League.[31] He averaged 10.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Murry left the team in January 2020.[32]
2020–21 season
[edit]On September 6, 2020, Murry signed with BC Luleå of the Basketligan.[32]
2021–22 season
[edit]Murry began the 2021–22 season with Al Qadsia of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. On January 5, 2022, Murry signed with BC Ternopil of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[33] He then joined the Astros de Jalisco in Mexico, winning a CIBACOPA league title, before announcing his retirement in September 2022.[34][35]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games 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 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | Wichita State | 34 | 34 | 28.2 | .371 | .321 | .753 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .4 | 11.0 |
2009–10 | Wichita State | 35 | 35 | 31.6 | .424 | .331 | .708 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .3 | 11.9 |
2010–11 | Wichita State | 37 | 33 | 26.1 | .407 | .283 | .797 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .3 | 9.4 |
2011–12 | Wichita State | 32 | 27 | 29.3 | .420 | .286 | .786 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .3 | 12.1 |
Career | 138 | 127 | 28.8 | .404 | .311 | .761 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .3 | 11.1 |
NBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013–14 | New York | 51 | 0 | 7.3 | .434 | .417 | .590 | .9 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | 2.7 |
2014–15 | Utah | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2014–15 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.5 |
Career | 56 | 0 | 7.0 | .433 | .417 | .610 | .8 | .9 | .4 | .0 | 2.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin Toros Trade With RGV Vipers For Patrick Sullivan". NBA.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Knicks sign Toure Murry and Chris Smith". InsideHoops.com. September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Knicks assign Cole Aldrich, Toure Murry, Jeremy Tyler to D-League". InsideHoops.com. January 29, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Knicks assign Toure Murry to D-League". InsideHoops.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Signs Free Agent Toure' Murry". NBA.com. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Assign Toure' Murry to D-League's Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. November 13, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Recall Toure' Murry from Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Assign Toure' Murry to D-League's Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. December 31, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Recall Toure' Murry from Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Burke's hot shooting leads Jazz over Timberwolves". NBA.com. January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jazz Waive Toure' Murry". NBA.com. January 4, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Vipers Acquire Toure' Murry". OurSportsCentral.com. January 10, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Rio Grande Valley Vipers 109 - Texas Legends 107". G-League Stats. February 7, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "WIZARDS SIGN TOURE' MURRY". MonumentalNetwork.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "WIZARDS SIGN TOURE' MURRY TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". MonumentalNetwork.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Wizards Release Toure' Murry". HoopsRumors.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Toure' Murry". NBA.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Wizards Sign Five for Training Camp". MonumentalNetwork.com. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "WIZARDS WAIVE FIVE". MonumentalNetwork.com. October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ "Legends Complete Two Trades, Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Cotton, Spurs Rout Legends as Satnam Singh Debuts". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Skyforce Acquire Toure Murry". OurSportsCentral.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Skyforce Drop Charge". NBA.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Sioux Falls Skyforce Cap Historic Season with First NBA D-League". NBA.com. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "TIMBERWOLVES ANNOUNCE 2016-17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "TIMBERWOLVES WAIVE BUTLER, MURRY". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Toure Murry inks with Yesilgiresun". Sportando.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Toure Murry leave Yesilgiresun Belediyespor". Sportando.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "ratiopharm Ulm signs guard Murry". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "Toure Murry leaves Ulm to join Promitheas". Sportando.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Toure' Murry is a new signing". S.L. Benfica. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Chelidze, Dimitri (September 6, 2020). "Toure Murry (ex Benfica) is a second USA added to the roster of BC Lulea". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Cherkasov, Sergey (January 5, 2022). "Ternopil TNEU adds Murry to their roster, ex Qadsia". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Talavera, Darinka (September 9, 2022). "Jugador de Astros (CIBACOPA) se despide de su carrera profesional". MegaNoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Eldridge, Taylor (September 7, 2022). "'No regrets': Former Wichita State star Toure' Murry retires from pro basketball career". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA D-League profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Wichita State Shockers bio
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Kuwait
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Astros de Jalisco players
- Basketball players from Houston
- Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players
- Idaho Stampede players
- New York Knicks players
- Point guards
- Promitheas Patras B.C. players
- Ratiopharm Ulm players
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
- Shooting guards
- Sioux Falls Skyforce players
- S.L. Benfica basketball players
- Texas Legends players
- Undrafted NBA players
- Utah Jazz players
- Washington Wizards players
- Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players
- Yeşilgiresun Belediye players