Dean Murray (basketball) explained

Dean Murray
Birth Date:6 June 1964
Birth Place:Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Nationality:American
Position:Head coach
Highschool:Monroe (Monroe, North Carolina)
College:
Cyears1:1989–2001
Cteam1:Coastal Carolina
Charleston Southern
Stony Brook (assistant)
Cyears2:2001–2002
Cteam2:Charleston Lowgators (assistant)
Cyears3:2002–2003
Cteam3:Neptūnas Klaipėda (assistant)
Cyears4:2003
Cteam4:Wilmington Waverockers
Cyears5:2003–2004
Cteam5:Charleston Lowgators (assistant)
Cyears6:2004–2005
Cteam6:Columbus Riverdragon (assistant)
Cyears7:2005–2006
Cteam7:Neptūnas Klaipėda
Cyears8:2007–2008
Cteam8:Anaheim Arsenal (assistant)
Cyears9:2008–2010
Cteam9:LG Sakers (assistant)
Cyears10:2010
Cteam10:Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
Cyears11:2011
Cteam11:Zhejiang CB (assistant)
Cyears12:2011
Cteam12:Saitama Broncos
Cyears13:2012–2013
Cteam13:Anyang KGC (assistant)
Cyears14:2013–2014
Cteam14:Texas Legends (assistant)
Cyears15:2015–2016
Cteam15:Foshan Long Lions
Cyears16:2018–2019
Cteam16:Formosa Dreamers
Cyears17:2019
Cteam17:Al-Muharraq
Cyears18:2020–2021
Cteam18:Patriots
Cyears19:2022
Cteam19:Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
Cyears20:2023
Cteam20:REG
Highlights:

Dean Murray (born June 6, 1964) is an American professional basketball coach. He has coached several professional teams in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Playing career

Murray played college basketball for Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team from 1985 to 1987, in a total of seven games over two seasons.[1]

Coaching career

Murray's professional coaching career started in 2001 with the Charleston Lowgators of the NBA D-League.

Murray was the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in the Japanese Bj League in 2011.[2]

Murray coached Al-Muharraq SC in Bahrain in 2019.

In February 2020, he signed in Rwanda as coach of Patriots BBC, which play in the first Basketball Africa League (BAL) season.[3] He parted ways with the team in March 2021.[4]

In February 2023, Murray agreed to coach the REG BBC team during the 2023 BAL season.[5] Under Murray, REG was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Personal

Murray is married to his wife who he met during his tenure as assistant coach at Charleston Southern University.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dean Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits . 2023-02-13 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: 新ヘッドコーチ就任のお知らせ. Saitama Broncos. 12 July 2011. 7 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Report: Murray will be new Patriots coach. 20 February 2020. 24 February 2020.
  4. https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/basketball-patriots-part-ways-american-coach-dean-murray{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. News: Sikubwabo . Damas . 2023-02-13 . Rwanda: Murray Agrees to Coach Reg At the Bal . en . The New Times . 2023-02-13.
  6. Web site: Braswell . Tommy . From Charleston to Seoul: Coaching basketball has taken Murray all around the world . 2023-02-13 . Post and Courier . March 20, 2012 . en.