Lamond Murray Jr.

Lamond Maurice Murray Jr. (born November 11, 1994) is an American professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and model. Last played for the Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 1.96 m (6'5"), he plays the shooting guard and the small forward position. He played college basketball at Pepperdine.

Lamond Murray Jr.
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Montgomery
(Torrance, California)
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Aries Trikala
2018Maine Red Claws
2018–2019VL Pesaro
2019Rethymno Cretan Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2017)
  • Second-team All-WCC (2016)

High school career

Murray played high school basketball at Bishop Montgomery. Murray averaged 22.3 points and 9.6 rebounds as a senior and was named the Daily Breeze Area Player of the Year, the Del Rey League MVP and to the All-CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA first team. MaxPreps named him to the all-state first team in Division IV and to the third team overall and helped Bishop Montgomery to a 32-2 record, including a 29-game win streak that ended in the regional final.[1]

College career

As a freshman Murray played 27 games, producing 4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game with a total of 108 points.[1] As a sophomore Murray played in 28 contests, improving his numbers, averaging 6.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.3 blocks per game.[1] As a junior, Murray made a breakout season, averaging 16.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 32 games and was named to the All-WCC second-team. During his last season, he averaged 21.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game and was named to the All-WCC first-team and leading the league in scoring.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Murray joined Miami Heat for the 2017 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 5.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in four games.[2] On July 23, 2017, Murray signed with the Greek League club Aries Trikala.[3] In January 2018, he left the club due to financial problems. On February 28, he signed with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League.[4]

On August 3, 2018, Murray signed with VL Pesaro.[5]

On October 14, 2019, Murray returned to Greece and signed with the Rethymno Cretan Kings, replacing Jarvis Garrett.

In 2019 he starred In a role as the male major roll in K. Michelle’s “Supahood”[6] ft. Kash Doll, and Yung Miami from City Girls as the male counterpart for Kash Doll.

In 2020 he made an appearance for “Time out for English”, a non profit organization aimed at teaching children across the world the English language. [7]

Personal life

Murray's father, Lamond Murray, was also a professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1994 until 2006.[8]

He has a younger sister named Ashley Murray and is family friends with Aubrey Grahm. [9]

References
  1. "Pepperdine Bio". Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "LAMOND MURRAY JR. NAMED TO MIAMI HEAT SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". pepperdinewaves.com. June 28, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. "Aries Trikala adds Lamond Murray Jr". Sportando.com.au. July 23, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. "2017-2018 Maine Red Claws Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  5. "Dominic Artis and Lamond Murray join Pesaro". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. "K. Michelle ft. City Girls & Kash Doll - SUPAHOOD (Official Video) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  7. "Grumpy Monkey". Time Out για Αγγλικά (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  8. "Mid-Range Menace: A Look At Pepperdine Alum Lamond Murray Jr". ridiculousupside.com. May 5, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  9. Corrigan, Drew. "Drake Attends Pepperdine Basketball Game in Support of Friend". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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