Dorie Murrey

Dorie S. Murrey (born September 7, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m), 215-pound (97+1⁄2 kg) power forward and he played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1966 to 1972. He was originally selected with the second pick in the 2nd round of the 1966 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, his hometown team.^[1]

Born (1943-09-07) September 7, 1943 (age 82)

NationalityAmerican

Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)

Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)

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Dorie Murrey

Personal information
Born	(1943-09-07) September 7, 1943 (age 82)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Cass Technical (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Detroit Mercy (1963–1966)
NBA draft	1966: 2nd round, 12th overall pick
Drafted by	Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1966–1972
Position	Power forward / center
Number	25, 41, 40
Career history
1966–1967	Detroit Pistons
1967–1970	Seattle SuperSonics
1970	Portland Trail Blazers
1970–1972	Baltimore Bullets
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,683 (4.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,555 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	226 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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Murray was taken in two expansion drafts. In 1967, he was made available by the Pistons to be selected by the Seattle SuperSonics, and in 1970, he was made available by the Sonics to be selected by the Portland Trail Blazers.^[2] He was traded three games into the 1970–71 season, on October 10, 1970, by the Trail Blazers to the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for a 1971 2nd round draft choice (Rick Fisher).^[3] During his six-year NBA career Murrey averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 357 career games.