Gareth Murray
Scottish basketball player (born 1984)
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Gareth Murray (born 23 September 1984) is a Scottish basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for Prievidza in Slovak Basketball League.[1][2]
| Prievidza | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | Extraliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 September 1984 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–2022 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Coaching career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2006–2010 | Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks |
| 2010–2011 | Chester Jets |
| 2011–2014 | Glasgow Rocks |
| 2014 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| 2014–2015 | Vendée Challans |
| 2015 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2015–2016 | Étoile Angers Basket |
| 2016–2022 | Glasgow Rocks |
Coaching | |
| 2020–2024 | Caledonia Gladiators |
| 2024–present | BC Prievidza |
Early life
Professional career
Murray started his career with the Scottish Rocks in 2006. Murray has also played for fellow British Basketball League clubs Cheshire Phoenix and 2010–11 and 2014–15 as well as Plymouth Raiders also in 2014–15.[4] Murray has also taken his talents over the channel with NM1 clubs Vendee Challans in 2014–15 and Angers BC in 2015–16.[4]
National team career
Murray earned his first call-up to the Great Britain men's national basketball team in 2013. He has since featured in all of Great Britain's major tournaments and qualifying campaigns including FIBA Eurobasket 2013 and FIBA Eurobasket 2017. During that time, Murray has established a reputation as one of the National Team's finest marksmen with a national team career three-point field goal percentage of 0.407 (55/135) as of 24 February 2020.[5][6]
Coaching career
On 16 July 2020, Murray was announced as the Rocks' player-coach,[7] which later were renamed Caledonia Gladiators. In 2022–23, he guided the team to winning the BBL Trophy. On 5 December 2024, he was hired as head coach of Slovak club BC Prievidza.[2]
Club statistics
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Scottish Rocks | 34 | 34 | 41.3 | 34.3 | 86.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.8 | |
| 2009-10 | Glasgow Rocks | 35 | 35 | 32.8 | 43.1 | 30.1 | 72.6 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
| 2010-11 | Cheshire Jets | 33 | 33 | 33.0 | 43.4 | 41.5 | 67.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| 2011-12 | Glasgow Rocks | 30 | 25 | 34.6 | 42.2 | 32 | 67.9 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| 2012-13 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 26 | 32.8 | 43 | 35 | 86'2 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2013-14 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 30 | 32.9 | 39.4 | 32.8 | 80.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 12'6 |
| 2014 | Vendee Challans | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Cheshire Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 35.2 | 37 | 39.3 | 100 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| 2015 | Plymouth Raiders | 18 | 14 | 34.5 | 39.9 | 27.2 | 80.6 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 10.9 |
| 2015-16 | Angers BC | |||||||||||
| 2016-17 | Glasgow Rocks | 28 | 27 | 29.9 | 54.3 | 42.3 | 79.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
| 2017-18 | Glasgow Rocks | 27 | 27 | 28.8 | 45.6 | 36.2 | 84.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
