Ken Murray (basketball player)

Ken Murray
	Murray, circa 1950
Personal information
Born	April 20, 1928; West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	June 15, 2008 (aged 80); Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	St. Bonaventure (1946–1950)
NBA draft	1950: 4th round, 41st overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Stags
Playing career	1950–1955
Position	Shooting guard
Number	9, 15, 4
Career history
1950–1951	Baltimore Bullets
1951	Fort Wayne Pistons
1951–1952	Washington Capitols
1953–1954	Fort Wayne Pistons
1954	Baltimore Bullets
1954–1955	Philadelphia Warriors
Career highlights and awards
	No. 13 retired by St. Bonaventure Bonnies;
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,471 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds	599 (3.3 rpg)
Assists	482 (2.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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

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
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

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

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

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[bbr-1] "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.

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