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Toure' Murry

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Toure' Murry
Murry with Luleå in 2021
Philadelphia 76ers
PositionPlayer development coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-11-08) November 8, 1989 (age 35)
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolKlein Forest (Houston, Texas)
CollegeWichita State (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–2022
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Career history
2012–2013Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013–2014New York Knicks
2014→Erie BayHawks
2014–2015Utah Jazz
2014–2015→Idaho Stampede
2015Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2015Washington Wizards
2015–2016Texas Legends
2016Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016–2017Yeşilgiresun Belediye
2017–2018ratiopharm Ulm
2018Promitheas Patras
2018HKK Zrinjski Mostar
2018–2019Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
2019–2020 Benfica
2020–2021 BC Luleå
2021 Al Qadsia
2022 BC Ternopil
2022 Astros de Jalisco
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

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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

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2012–13 season

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Murry playing for the Knicks in the 2013 NBA Summer League

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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On September 6, 2020, Murry signed with BC Luleå of the Basketligan.[32]

2021–22 season

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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

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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

College

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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

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Regular season

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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

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  1. ^ "Austin Toros Trade With RGV Vipers For Patrick Sullivan". NBA.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Knicks sign Toure Murry and Chris Smith". InsideHoops.com. September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Knicks assign Cole Aldrich, Toure Murry, Jeremy Tyler to D-League". InsideHoops.com. January 29, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Knicks assign Toure Murry to D-League". InsideHoops.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jazz Signs Free Agent Toure' Murry". NBA.com. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jazz Assign Toure' Murry to D-League's Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. November 13, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Jazz Recall Toure' Murry from Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "Jazz Assign Toure' Murry to D-League's Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. December 31, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Jazz Recall Toure' Murry from Idaho Stampede". NBA.com. January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  10. ^ "Burke's hot shooting leads Jazz over Timberwolves". NBA.com. January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  11. ^ "Jazz Waive Toure' Murry". NBA.com. January 4, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Vipers Acquire Toure' Murry". OurSportsCentral.com. January 10, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  13. ^ "Rio Grande Valley Vipers 109 - Texas Legends 107". G-League Stats. February 7, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "WIZARDS SIGN TOURE' MURRY". MonumentalNetwork.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "WIZARDS SIGN TOURE' MURRY TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". MonumentalNetwork.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  16. ^ "Wizards Release Toure' Murry". HoopsRumors.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  17. ^ "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Toure' Murry". NBA.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  18. ^ "Wizards Sign Five for Training Camp". MonumentalNetwork.com. September 25, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  19. ^ "WIZARDS WAIVE FIVE". MonumentalNetwork.com. October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  20. ^ "Legends Complete Two Trades, Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Skyforce Acquire Toure Murry". OurSportsCentral.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  23. ^ "Skyforce Drop Charge". NBA.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "TIMBERWOLVES ANNOUNCE 2016-17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  26. ^ "TIMBERWOLVES WAIVE BUTLER, MURRY". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  27. ^ "Toure Murry inks with Yesilgiresun". Sportando.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  28. ^ "Toure Murry leave Yesilgiresun Belediyespor". Sportando.com. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  29. ^ "ratiopharm Ulm signs guard Murry". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  30. ^ "Toure Murry leaves Ulm to join Promitheas". Sportando.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  31. ^ "Toure' Murry is a new signing". S.L. Benfica. July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ Cherkasov, Sergey (January 5, 2022). "Ternopil TNEU adds Murry to their roster, ex Qadsia". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  34. ^ Talavera, Darinka (September 9, 2022). "Jugador de Astros (CIBACOPA) se despide de su carrera profesional". MegaNoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  35. ^ 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.
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