Dean Murray (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Isle of Palms, South Carolina | June 6, 1964
Nationality | American |
Career information | |
High school | Monroe (Monroe, North Carolina) |
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Position | Head coach |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1989–2001 | Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Stony Brook (assistant) |
2001–2002 | Charleston Lowgators (assistant) |
2002–2003 | Neptūnas Klaipėda (assistant) |
2003 | Wilmington Waverockers |
2003–2004 | Charleston Lowgators (assistant) |
2004–2005 | Columbus Riverdragon (assistant) |
2005–2006 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
2007–2008 | Anaheim Arsenal (assistant) |
2008–2010 | LG Sakers (assistant) |
2010 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant) |
2011 | Zhejiang CB (assistant) |
2011 | Saitama Broncos |
2012–2013 | Anyang KGC (assistant) |
2013–2014 | Texas Legends (assistant) |
2015–2016 | Foshan Long Lions |
2018–2019 | Formosa Dreamers |
2019 | Al-Muharraq |
2020–2021 | Patriots |
2022 | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers |
2023 | REG |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Murray is married to his wife who he met during his tenure as assistant coach at Charleston Southern University.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dean Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Saitama Broncos (July 12, 2011). "新ヘッドコーチ就任のお知らせ". Retrieved March 7, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Report: Murray will be new Patriots coach". February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/basketball-patriots-part-ways-american-coach-dean-murray[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (February 13, 2023). "Rwanda: Murray Agrees to Coach Reg At the Bal". The New Times. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Braswell, Tommy (March 20, 2012). "From Charleston to Seoul: Coaching basketball has taken Murray all around the world". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Anaheim Arsenal coaches
- BC Neptūnas coaches
- Changwon LG Sakers coaches
- Columbus Riverdragons coaches
- Saitama Broncos coaches
- Texas Legends coaches
- Formosa Dreamers head coaches
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs
- American expatriate basketball people in Rwanda
- Al-Muharraq SC basketball coaches