Luke Murray (basketball)

Luke Murray
Murray in 2023
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamUConn
ConferenceBig East
Biographical details
Alma materFairfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009Post (assistant)
2009–2010Arizona (GA)
2010–2011Wagner (assistant)
2011–2013Towson (assistant)
2013–2015Rhode Island (assistant)
2015–2018Xavier (assistant)
2018–2021Louisville (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
2021–presentUConn (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007–2008Quinnipiac (DBO)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As assistant:

Luke Murray is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team.

Early life

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Murray was born to actor Bill Murray and Margaret Kelly.[1] He attended St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut, where he played basketball and football.[2] Murray attended Fairfield University and graduated in 2007.[3] He began coaching AAU basketball during his freshman year at Fairfield.[4] He later served as an assistant on an AAU team coached by former Boston Celtics head coach John Carroll during his final years in college.[5]

Coaching career

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Murray began his college coaching career in 2007 as the director of basketball operations at Quinnipiac under coach Tom Moore.[6] After one season he was hired as an assistant coach at Post University. Murray left Post to take a graduate assistant position at Arizona in 2009.[7]

Murray was hired as an assistant coach at Wagner by head coach Dan Hurley.[8] He was hired to the coaching staff at Towson in 2011.[2] Murray was hired at Rhode Island, reuniting him with Hurley.[5]

Murray was hired to head coach Chris Mack's staff at Xavier in 2015 after two seasons at Rhode Island.[9] He followed Mack when he was hired as the head coach at Louisville in 2018.[10] Murray also served as the primary recruiter for the Cardinals in addition to his assistant coaching duties.[11] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2020–2021 season.[12]

Murray was hired a third time by Dan Hurley, now the head coach at UConn, on May 3, 2021.[13] He began coordinating the Huskies offense prior to the start of the team's 2022–2023 national championship season.[14] He continued as offensive coordinator the following season as UConn repeated as national champion.[15][16] Murray signed a three-year contract extension on July 8, 2024.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Bacardi, Francesca (September 22, 2015). "Bill Murray Skipped the Emmys to Attend Son Luke Murray's Wedding". E! Online. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Luke Murray, son of actor Bill, is helping turn around Towson's basketball team". Baltimore Sun. January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "UConn's new coach is a familiar face". The Bulletin. May 4, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Xavier's Luke Murray: Good at coaching, not so much at comedy". USA Today. March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b McNamara, Kevin (May 30, 2013). "Murray's move to URI is no laughing matter". The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Amore, Dom (May 4, 2021). "Five things to know about new UConn men's basketball assistant coach Luke Murray". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ D'Andrea, Niki (August 24, 2009). "Actor Bill Murray's Son Joins Basketball Staff at University of Arizona". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Tim (April 30, 2010). "New Wagner assistant Bil Murray's son". New York Post. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Russell, Shannon (May 8, 2015). "Catching up with new XU assistant Luke Murray". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Luke Murray joins Chris Mack at Louisville". Cincinnati Enquirer. March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Borges, David (May 7, 2021). "UConn assistant Luke Murray has always been about recruiting: 'I'm blessed to do it as a profession'". New Haven Register. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Louisville basketball: Luke Murray, Dino Gaudio's contracts ending". Cincinnati Enquirer. March 18, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Luke Murray rejoins Dan Hurley as assistant coach for UConn Huskies men's basketball team". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 3, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  14. ^ O’Connell, Robert (April 6, 2024). "Bill Murray's Son Designed UConn's Offense. It's No Joke". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  15. ^ Moore, CJ (April 8, 2024). "How UConn built the 'most complex' — and efficient —offense in college basketball". The Athletic. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  16. ^ Schnurr, Samantha (April 9, 2024). "Bill Murray Celebrates UConn's NCAA Championship With Son Luke -- the Team's Assistant Coach". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  17. ^ "Five things to note in new contracts for Dan Hurley, UConn men's basketball assistant coaches". Hartford Courant. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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