Toure' Murry

Toure' Murry

Murry playing for the Knicks in the 2013 NBA Summer League
No. 1 – Sioux Falls Skyforce
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1989-11-08) November 8, 1989
Houston, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Klein Forest (Houston, Texas)
College Wichita State (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
2013–2014 New York Knicks
2014 →Erie BayHawks (D-League)
2014–2015 Utah Jazz
2014–2015 →Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2015 Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League)
2015 Washington Wizards
2015–2016 Texas Legends (D-League)
2016–present Sioux Falls Skyforce (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NBA D-League champion (2013, 2016)
  • NIT champion (2011)
  • Second-team All-MVC (2011)
  • 2× MVC All-Defensive Team (2010, 2012)
  • MVC All-Freshman Team (2009)
  • MVC All-Newcomer Team (2009)

Toure' Ahmad Khalid-Murry (/təreɪˈ ɑːmɑːˈd xʌliːˈd mərˈiː/; born November 8, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Wichita State.

College career

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

2012–13 season

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

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

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 March 12, 2015, Murry signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[13] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Wizards on March 22[14] but was released half-way through his contract on March 27,[15] 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

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.[16] He later re-signed with the Wizards on September 25, 2015,[17] only to be waived again by the team on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games.[18]

On October 31, 2015, Murry was acquired by the Texas Legends in a trade with the Vipers.[19] 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.[20]

On March 4, 2016, Murry was traded to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in exchange for the returning player rights to Andre Dawkins.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]

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

College

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

Regular season

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

  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. ↑ "WIZARDS SIGN TOURE' MURRY". MonumentalNetwork.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ "WIZARDS SIGN TOURE’ MURRY TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". MonumentalNetwork.com. March 22, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Wizards Release Toure’ Murry". HoopsRumors.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  16. ↑ "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Toure' Murry". NBA.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Wizards Sign Five for Training Camp". MonumentalNetwork.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  18. ↑ "WIZARDS WAIVE FIVE". MonumentalNetwork.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Legends Complete Two Trades, Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Cotton, Spurs Rout Legends as Satnam Singh Debuts". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Skyforce Acquire Toure Murry". OurSportsCentral.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Skyforce Drop Charge". NBA.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Sioux Falls Skyforce Cap Historic Season with First NBA D-League". NBA.com. April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

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