Ronald Murray

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]

Ronald Murray

Murray in 2008 with the Atlanta Hawks
Personal information
Born	July 29, 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Meridian CC (1997–1999) Shaw (2000–2002)
NBA draft	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	2002–2014
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	15, 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
2013	Austin Toros
2014	Al Mouttahed Tripoli
Career highlights and awards
NBA D-League champion (2012) NABC Division II Player of the Year (2002)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

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

• 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.[19]
• Tied career high 31 points for the Charlotte Bobcats against Orlando on November 16, 2009
• 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	.1	.3	.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	.3	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
2005	Seattle	4	0	15.5	.211	.000	.571	1.5	1.3	.0	.5	3.0
2006	Cleveland	13	5	30.7	.330	.208	.813	3.2	1.6	.7	.2	8.1
2007	Detroit	12	0	11.3	.355	.000	.727	.8	1.2	.3	.1	2.5
2009	Atlanta	11	0	31.0	.341	.280	.865	2.7	2.5	1.1	.3	11.8
2010	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. 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. 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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com or Basketball-Reference.com
• ESPN.com Profile