JJ Murray

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Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 179
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Rowlett, TX
High School:
Rowlett HS
Prev School:
Eastfield College

CAREER
• Played in 68 games and started 32
• 2020 C-USA Regular Season champ
• 2021 C-USA Tournament champ
• 2022 C-USA Regular Season champ
• 2022 C-USA All-Defensive Team
• Averaged 3.0 points per game (207 total)
• Averaged 2.5 rebounds per game (168 total)
• Had 72 total assists
• Scored a career-high 13 points versus Oklahoma Christian on Nov. 9, 2021
• Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds twice
• Had a career-high five assists versus Virginia on March 20, 2022
• Had a career-high five steals at Wichita St on Dec. 18, 2021

2021-22
• Played in and started all 32 games
• Team captain
• Conference USA All-Defensive Team
• Led the team with 49 steals
• Averaged 3.8 points per game (123 total)
• Averaged 3.5 rebounds per game (113 total)
• Averaged 1.5 assists per game (46 total)
• Scored a season-high 13 points in the season opener versus Oklahoma Christian
• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds twice
• Had a season-high five assists versus Virginia on March 20
• Scored 11 points and was 3-for-3 from deep at Marshall in UNT's 69-65 win
• During UNT's second half double-digit comeback win at Wichita St., Murray was never subbed out, had five points, five rebounds, four steals and no turnovers while UNT held WSU scoreless for 10+ minutes
• Dave Campbell's Magazine All-Texas Honorable Mention

2020-21
• Played in all 28 games
• The first sub off the bench
• Averaged 2.6 points per game
• Played 18.7 minutes per game
• Grabbed 1.9 rebounds per game
• Second on the team with 30 steals
• Was 11-of-33 (.333) from deep
• Scored a season-high 11 points versus UTEP on Jan. 16
• Played a season-high 28 minutes versus LA Tech in the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament on March 12
• Had a season-best five rebounds at Marshall on Feb. 26
• Grabbed a season-high three steals at Marshall on Feb. 26
• Scored three points in 18 minutes in the Mean Green first round NCAA Tournament victory on March 19
• Awarded the C-USA Winter Spirit of Service Honor
• Made the C-USA Honor Roll for having a 3.0+ GPA

2019-20
• Played in eight games
• Scored a season-high eight points in four minutes on Dec. 28 versus Texas Wesleyan
• Had three steals on the year
• Was six-of-eight from the free throw line for the year
• C-USA Honor Roll

2018-19
• Redshirted

Eastfield College 2016-18
•2018 NJCAA Third-Team All-American
• Played two seasons at Eastfield College in Dallas
• Finished with 1,062 points in two seasons, third most in school history
• His scoring average of 18.9 points per game is ninth best in school history last season
• Finished with 277 assists in two seasons, third most in school history
• Hit 105 career three-pointers, ninth most in school history
• Scored a career-high 45 points in a double-overtime win against Richland in 2017-18
• Had 137 career steals in two seasons, third most in school history
• Averaged three steals per game in 2017-18
• Two-time NJCAA Academic All American award winner