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'''Gareth Murray''' (born 23 September 1984) is a Scottish [[basketball]] player for [[Glasgow Rocks]] and the [[Great Britain men's national basketball team]],<ref>[http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Gareth_Murray/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile]</ref> born in [[Arbroath]].<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/other-sports/1728499/arbroath-basketball-gareth-murray-glasgow-rocks/. ''The Courier'', 14 November 2020.]</ref> He also serves as the Rocks' head coach.
'''Gareth Murray''' (born 23 September 1984) is a Scottish professional [[basketball]] player for [[Glasgow Rocks]] and the [[Great Britain men's national basketball team]],<ref>[http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Gareth_Murray/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile]</ref> born in [[Arbroath]].<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/other-sports/1728499/arbroath-basketball-gareth-murray-glasgow-rocks/. ''The Courier'', 14 November 2020.]</ref> He also serves as the Rocks' head coach.


==Professional career==
==Professional career==

Revision as of 23:14, 23 July 2022

Gareth Murray
No. 33 – Glasgow Rocks
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueBBL
Personal information
Born (1984-09-23) 23 September 1984 (age 40)
Arbroath, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Coaching career2020–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2010Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks
2010–2011Cheshire Jets
2011–2014Glasgow Rocks
2014Cheshire Phoenix
2014–2015Vendée Challans
2015Plymouth Raiders
2015–2016Étoile Angers Basket
2016–presentGlasgow Rocks
As coach:
2020–presentGlasgow Rocks

Gareth Murray (born 23 September 1984) is a Scottish professional basketball player for Glasgow Rocks and the Great Britain men's national basketball team,[1] born in Arbroath.[2] He also serves as the Rocks' head coach.

Professional career

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. [3] Murray has also taken his talents over the channel with NM1 clubs Vendee Challans in 2014-15 and Angers BC in 2015–16.[3]

National team career

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.[4][5]

Coaching career

On 16 July 2020, Murray was announced as the Rocks' player-coach.[6]

Club statistics

Career statistics

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

  1. ^ FIBA profile
  2. ^ The Courier, 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Gareth Murray". Dave Owen Basketball. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "The Players - Men". www.gbbasketball.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ EuroBasket 2017 profile
  6. ^ "Gareth Murray signs as player-coach!". Glasgow Rocks. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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