Ken Murray (basketball player) explained

Ken Murray
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	2
Weight Lb:	190
Birth Date:	20 April 1928
Birth Place:	West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Death Place:	Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:	American
College:	St. Bonaventure (1946–1950)
Draft Year:	1950
Draft Round:	4
Draft Pick:	41
Draft Team:	Chicago Stags
Career Start:	1950
Career End:	1955
Career Number:	9, 15, 4
Career Position:	Shooting guard
Years3:	1951–1952
Team3:	Washington Capitols
Team4:	Fort Wayne Pistons
Team5:	Baltimore Bullets
Team6:	Philadelphia Warriors
Highlights:	No. 13 retired by St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Stats League:	NBA
Stat1label:	Points
Stat1value:	1,471 (8.1 ppg)
Stat2label:	Rebounds
Stat2value:	599 (3.3 rpg)
Stat3label:	Assists
Stat3value:	482 (2.7 apg)
Bbr:	murrake01
Historical Profile:	ken_murray

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

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950–51	Baltimore	52	–	.349	.742	5.5	2.9	13.7
	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
	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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ken Murray NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 14 July 2023.
2. News: February 13, 1951 . Cousy and Macauley Get Spots on NBA Eastern All-Star Team . The Lewiston Daily Sun . February 5, 2013.