| Taine Murray | |
| Number: | 10 |
| Position: | Shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 205 |
| League: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
| Nationality: | New Zealand |
| High School: | Rosmini College (Auckland, New Zealand) |
| College: | Virginia (2021–present) |
| Career Start: | 2020 |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Team1: | Auckland Huskies |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Team2: | New Zealand Breakers |
Taine Jackson Murray (born 19 April 2002) is a New Zealand college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Murray was born in Hong Kong to New Zealand parents, returning to New Zealand as a child. Murray attended Kristin School, where his mother taught, and Rosmini College.[1]
Murray began playing for Rosmini College's basketball team in 2017. He helped the team to an 82–14 record across his tenure, including national championships in 2017 and 2018, and a second-place finish in 2019. He scored a career-high 49 points in a win over Auckland Grammar School.[1]
Murray joined the Auckland Huskies prior to the 2020 New Zealand NBL season.[2] In 10 games, he averaged 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[3]
In August 2020, Murray joined the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player for the 2020–21 NBL season.[4] He appeared in just two games during the season, logging no box score statistics.[5]
On 13 September 2020, following interest from multiple American college programs, Murray committed to the University of Virginia.[6]
Murray was named to the New Zealand team competing in the 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championships, averaging 7 points, 1 rebound and 1.5 assists per game.[7]
He was called up to the senior New Zealand national team for the first time for a 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against Australia on 20 February 2021. Murray led the inexperienced team in scoring with 14 points as they fell 52–81.[8] [9]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| 19 || 0 || 7.5 || .394 || .348 || .500 || .9 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 2.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| 13 || 0 || 7.2 || .316 || .167 || .667 || .9 || .2 || 0 || .2 || 1.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| 33 || 2 || 13.5 || .482 || .450 || .611 || 1.2 || .9 || .2 || .1 || 3.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 65 || 2 || 10.5 || .437 || .373 || .594 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || .1 || 2.1