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Ken Murray (basketball player)

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Ken Murray
Murray, circa 1950
Personal information
Born(1928-04-20)April 20, 1928
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 2008(2008-06-15) (aged 80)
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeSt. Bonaventure (1946–1950)
NBA draft1950: 4th round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career1950–1955
PositionShooting guard
Number9, 15, 4
Career history
1950–1951Baltimore Bullets
1951Fort Wayne Pistons
1951–1952Washington Capitols
1953–1954Fort Wayne Pistons
1954Baltimore Bullets
1954–1955Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,471 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds599 (3.3 rpg)
Assists482 (2.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kenneth Stanley Murray Jr. (April 20, 1928 – June 15, 2008) was an American professional basketball player.[1] Murray was selected in the fourth round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Chicago Stags after a collegiate career at St. Bonaventure.[1] In the 1950–51 season he was selected as an NBA All-Star alternate for the Eastern Conference while playing for the Baltimore Bullets.[2]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950–51 Baltimore 52 .349 .742 5.5 2.9 13.7
1950–51 Fort Wayne 14 .294 .772 4.9 3.8 9.9
1953–54 Fort Wayne 49 10.8 .272 .717 1.3 1.1 3.0
1954–55 Baltimore 6 22.3 .377 .714 1.8 4.3 9.3
1954–55 Philadelphia 60 24.3 .346 .765 2.8 3.3 6.9
Career 181 18.4 .335 .747 3.3 2.7 8.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1951 Fort Wayne 3 .229 .800 4.7 3.3 8.7
1954 Fort Wayne 3 5.0 .600 1.000 .0 .0 4.7
Career 6 5.0 .293 .857 2.3 1.7 6.7

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ken Murray NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cousy and Macauley Get Spots on NBA Eastern All-Star Team". The Lewiston Daily Sun. February 13, 1951. Retrieved February 5, 2013.