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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1984 Arbroath, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2022 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Coaching career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2006–2010 | Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks |
| 2010–2011 | Chester Jets |
| 2011–2014 | Glasgow Rocks |
| 2014 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| 2014–2015 | Vendée Challans |
| 2015 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2015–2016 | Étoile Angers Basket |
| 2016–2022 | Glasgow Rocks |
| As coach: | |
| 2020–2024 | Caledonia Gladiators |
| 2024–present | BC Prievidza |
Gareth Murray (born 23 September 1984) is a Scottish basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for BC Prievidza.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Murray was born in Arbroath.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Murray started his career with the Scottish Rocks in 2006. Murray has also played for fellow British Basketball League clubs Cheshire Phoenix and 2010–11 and 2014-15 as well as Plymouth Raiders also in 2014–15.[4] Murray has also taken his talents over the channel with NM1 clubs Vendee Challans in 2014-15 and Angers BC in 2015–16.[4]
National team career
[edit]Murray earned his first call-up to the Great Britain men's national basketball team in 2013. He has since featured in all of Great Britain's major tournaments and qualifying campaigns including FIBA Eurobasket 2013 and FIBA Eurobasket 2017. During that time, Murray has established a reputation as one of the National Team's finest marksmen with a national team career three-point field goal percentage of 0.407 (55/135) as of 24 February 2020.[5][6]
Coaching career
[edit]On 16 July 2020, Murray was announced as the Rocks' player-coach.[7]
Club statistics
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Scottish Rocks | 34 | 34 | 41.3 | 34.3 | 86.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.8 | |
| 2009-10 | Glasgow Rocks | 35 | 35 | 32.8 | 43.1 | 30.1 | 72.6 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
| 2010-11 | Cheshire Jets | 33 | 33 | 33.0 | 43.4 | 41.5 | 67.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| 2011-12 | Glasgow Rocks | 30 | 25 | 34.6 | 42.2 | 32 | 67.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| 2012-13 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 26 | 32.8 | 43 | 35 | 86'2 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2013-14 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 30 | 32.9 | 39.4 | 32.8 | 80.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 12'6 |
| 2014 | Vendee Challans | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Cheshire Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 35.2 | 37 | 39.3 | 100 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| 2015 | Plymouth Raiders | 18 | 14 | 34.5 | 39.9 | 27.2 | 80.6 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
| 2015-16 | Angers BC | |||||||||||
| 2016-17 | Glasgow Rocks | 28 | 27 | 29.9 | 54.3 | 42.3 | 79.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
| 2017-18 | Glasgow Rocks | 27 | 27 | 28.8 | 45.6 | 36.2 | 84.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ FIBA profile
- ^ Gareth Murray taking over as Head Coach pdbasket.com 5 Dec 2024
- ^ Arbroath-born basketball star Gareth Murray set to make bow as player-coach of Glasgow Rocks . The Courier, 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Gareth Murray". Dave Owen Basketball. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "The Players - Men". www.gbbasketball.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ EuroBasket 2017 profile
- ^ "Gareth Murray signs as player-coach!". Glasgow Rocks. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
