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Revision as of 21:41, 10 May 2010

For the Scottish politician, see Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray.
Not to be confused with Ronald Murray (rugby union).
Ronald Murray
No. 6 – Chicago Bulls
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1979-07-29) July 29, 1979 (age 45)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolStrawberry Mansion HS
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeMeridian Community College (1997/98-1998/99)
Community College of Philadelphia
(1999/2000, did not play)
Shaw (2000/01–2001/02)
NBA draft2002: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2002–present
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player, a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) point guard–shooting guard. He is currently a member of the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. 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 1997/98-1998/99, and then at Shaw University in 2000/01-2001/02. In between, in 1999/2000, he attended the Community College of Philadelphia, but did not play. He is nicknamed "Flip" as result of doing gymnastics when he was younger.[1]

Career

Murray was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with pick no. 41 in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft, after being NCAA's Division II Player of the Year during his senior season at Shaw. He has played for the Bucks, the Seattle SuperSonics (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 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Mike Wilks and cash considerations.[2] In his brief stint with the Cavs, he averaged his career-highs in nearly every category.

On July 18, 2006, Murray signed with the Detroit Pistons for $3.6 million (US) over two years, in an effort to improve the team's bench depth.[3] In the 2006-07 NBA season, Murray started eighteen games (twelve in place of point guard Chauncey Billups and six in place of shooting guard Richard Hamilton).[4]

On February 22, 2008, Murray was waived by the Pistons.[5] On March 1, he was signed by the Indiana Pacers.[6] There was an expectation the Los Angeles Clippers would sign Murray,[7] but he elected to go with the Pacers instead.[8]

On August 13, 2008, Murray signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[9]

On September 25, 2009, the Charlotte Bobcats signed Murray reportedly to a one year 1.99 million dollar contract.[10]

On February 18, 2010, Murray was traded in a packaged deal to the Chicago Bulls for Tyrus Thomas.[11]

Miscellaneous

  • NCAA Division II Player of the Year during his senior season at Shaw University
  • Led Seattle SuperSonics' 2003 summer-league team with 22.9 ppg
  • Sonics 2003 opening-night starter at shooting guard
  • Hit game-winning shot over Latrell Sprewell at the buzzer in 89-87 Seattle victory at Minnesota on November 11, 2003
  • Scored career-high 31 points for Seattle on 11-23 shooting vs. Miami on November 18, 2003
  • Scored 20 or more points in 10 of first 11 games of 2003-04 season, in absence of Ray Allen
  • Selected to play in the 2004 Rookie Challenge. Representing the SuperSonics, Murray scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists for the sophomores.[12]
  • Tied career high 31 points for the Charlotte Bobcats against Orlando on November 16, 2009[citation needed]
  • Has played for every NBA team in the Central Division (Bulls, Bucks, Cavaliers, Pacers, Pistons).

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Milwaukee 12 0 34.1 16.2 .000 345 0.1 0.3 0.3 0 1.9
2002–03 Seattle 2 0 10.0 .400 .000 .000 1.5 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
2003–04 Seattle 82 18 24.6 .425 .293 .715 2.5 2.5 1.0 .3 12.4
2004–05 Seattle 49 6 18.0 .361 .253 .738 2.0 1.3 .6 .2 7.0
2005–06 Seattle 48 2 22.6 .397 .224 .717 1.8 2.5 .6 .1 9.9
2005–06 Cleveland 28 25 36.7 .448 .308 .702 2.4 2.8 1.4 .2 13.5
2006–07 Detroit 69 18 21.4 .404 .289 .725 1.6 2.7 .7 .2 6.7
2007–08 Detroit 19 2 18.3 .410 .222 .595 1.9 3.4 .7 .1 7.5
2007–08 Indiana 23 17 22.9 .425 .389 .754 2.0 3.5 1.1 .1 11.0
2008–09 Atlanta 80 2 24.7 .447 .360 .760 2.1 2.0 1.1 .2 12.2
2009-10 Charlotte 46 1 21.6 .389 .313 .710 2.1 1.8 .6 .3 9.9
2009–10 Chicago 29 1 23.4 .397 .311 .762 2.9 1.8 .6 .1 10.1
Career 487 92 22.7 .414 .304 .725 2.1 2.3 .8 .2 9.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Seattle 4 0 15.5 .211 .000 .571 1.5 1.3 .0 .5 3.0
2005–06 Cleveland 13 5 30.7 .330 .208 .813 3.2 1.6 .7 .2 8.1
2006–07 Detroit 12 0 11.3 .355 .000 .727 .8 1.2 .3 .1 2.5
2008–09 Atlanta 11 0 31.0 .341 .280 .865 2.7 2.5 1.1 .3 11.8
2009–10 Chicago 5 0 19.4 .405 .333 1.000 2.6 2.0 .4 .0 8.4
Career 45 5 23.0 .339 .256 .821 2.2 1.7 .6 .2 7.1

References

  1. ^ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031106&slug=soni06
  2. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Ronald Murray". NBA.com. 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. ^ "Pistons Sign Guard Ronald "Flip" Murray". NBA.com. 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  4. ^ "2006-07 Detroit Pistons Starting Lineups". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  5. ^ "Murray Waived". NBA.com. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  6. ^ Pacers Sign Flip Murray
  7. ^ Cassell finally gets his contract buyout
  8. ^ Murray signs with Pacers for rest of season, ESPN
  9. ^ "RONALD "Flip" MURRAY SIGNS WITH ATLANTA". NBA.com. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  10. ^ "Bobcats sign free agent combo guard Ronald "Flip" Murray". NBA.com. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  11. ^ "Bulls receive Murray and Law for Thomas". NBA.com. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  12. ^ Stoudemire Showcases Skills for Sophs
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