Lamond Murray

Lamond Murray
Murray in Afghanistan in 2013
Personal information
Born (1973-04-20) April 20, 1973 (age 51)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn F. Kennedy
(Fremont, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1991–1994)
NBA draft1994: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1994–2012
PositionSmall forward
Number7, 30, 21, 31
Career history
19941999Los Angeles Clippers
19992002Cleveland Cavaliers
20022005Toronto Raptors
2005–2006New Jersey Nets
2007Guangdong Southern Tigers
2007Long Beach Breakers
2008Guangdong Southern Tigers
2008Los Angeles Lightning
2008–2009Guangdong Southern Tigers
2009Los Angeles Lightning
2009–2010Al-Muharraq
2010Los Angeles Lightning
2010–2011Al-Muharraq
2011–2012Los Angeles Slam
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Lamond Maurice Murray Sr. (born April 20, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player.

Murray was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1994 NBA draft after a college career at the University of California at Berkeley, during which he teamed with Jason Kidd. He has played for the Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors, and the New Jersey Nets throughout his 12-year, 736-game NBA career, averaging 11.3 points per game. After one season with the Nets, he re-signed with the Clippers in October 2006[1] and was released several days later.[2]

In 2002, after being traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Toronto Raptors, he tore a lisfranc ligament in his right foot during a pre-season game and subsequently missed the entire 2002–03 NBA season.[3]

In 2009, Lamond Murray joined the Bahrain Basketball Association in Bahrain. He played for Al-Muharraq Sports Club.[4] He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012.[5]

He is a first cousin of former NBA forward Tracy Murray.[6]

Born in Pasadena, California, Murray graduated from John F. Kennedy High School (Fremont, California).

He is the father of professional basketball player Lamond Murray Jr.

  1. ^ Murray signs on for second stint with Clippers, October 10, 2006
  2. ^ Second stint with Clippers cut short, Murray waived, October 26, 2006
  3. ^ "2002-03: Injuries Halt High Hopes". NBA.com.
  4. ^ Muharraq sign NBA star, October 6, 2009
  5. ^ 2011-12 Hall of Honor Class Announced Archived February 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Pac-12 Conference, February 7, 2012
  6. ^ Raptors Acquire Lamond Murray, September 29, 2002