 Murray in 2008 with the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Strawberry Mansion (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 2002–2014 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Number | 15, 22, 2, 6 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2003 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2003–2006 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2006 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2006–2008 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2008 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2008–2009 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2009–2010 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2010 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2011 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2012 | Austin Toros |
| 2013 | Azovmash Mariupol |
| 2013 | Austin Toros |
| 2014 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. At 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st), Murray played as a point guard–shooting guard. After attending Strawberry Mansion High School in Philadelphia, where he starred on the basketball team, he played college basketball for four seasons, first at the Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, from 1997 to 1999, and then at Shaw University located in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2000 to 2002. He is nicknamed "Flip" by childhood friends who often said he looked like Bernie Mac's character, "Flip", from the movie Above The Rim.[1]
- ^ Shackleford, Rusty (January 22, 2017). "Murray strong sixth man for Hawks". Gainesville Times.
"I don't know where that came from," Murray said. "My nickname came from the movie 'Above the Rim."'