Dean Murray (basketball)

Dean Murray
Personal information
Born	June 6, 1964 (age 60); Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Monroe (Monroe, North Carolina)
College	Appalachian State (1985–1987); South Carolina;
Position	Head coach
Career history
As coach:
1989–2001	Coastal Carolina; Charleston Southern; Stony Brook (assistant)
2001–2002	Charleston Lowgators (assistant)
2002–2003	Neptūnas Klaipėda (assistant)
2003	Wilmington Waverockers
2003–2004	Charleston Lowgators (assistant)
2004–2005	Columbus Riverdragon (assistant)
2005–2006	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2007–2008	Anaheim Arsenal (assistant)
2008–2010	LG Sakers (assistant)
2010	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
2011	Zhejiang CB (assistant)
2011	Saitama Broncos
2012–2013	Anyang KGC (assistant)
2013–2014	Texas Legends (assistant)
2015–2016	Foshan Long Lions
2018–2019	Formosa Dreamers
2019	Al-Muharraq
2020–2021	Patriots
2022	Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
2023	REG
Career highlights and awards
	Rwandan League champion (2020); ABL Coach of the Year (2019);

Dean Murray (born June 6, 1964) is an American professional basketball coach. He has coached several professional teams in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Playing career

Murray played college basketball for Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team from 1985 to 1987, in a total of seven games over two seasons.^[1]

Coaching career

Murray's professional coaching career started in 2001 with the Charleston Lowgators of the NBA D-League.

Murray was the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in the Japanese Bj League in 2011.^[2]

Murray coached Al-Muharraq SC in Bahrain in 2019.

In February 2020, he signed in Rwanda as coach of Patriots BBC, which play in the first Basketball Africa League (BAL) season.^[3] He parted ways with the team in March 2021.^[4]

In February 2023, Murray agreed to coach the REG BBC team during the 2023 BAL season.^[5] Under Murray, REG was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Personal

Murray is married to his wife who he met during his tenure as assistant coach at Charleston Southern University.^[6]

References

^ "Dean Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ Saitama Broncos (July 12, 2011). "新ヘッドコーチ就任のお知らせ". Retrieved March 7, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Report: Murray will be new Patriots coach". February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/basketball-patriots-part-ways-american-coach-dean-murray^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Sikubwabo, Damas (February 13, 2023). "Rwanda: Murray Agrees to Coach Reg At the Bal". The New Times. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ Braswell, Tommy (March 20, 2012). "From Charleston to Seoul: Coaching basketball has taken Murray all around the world". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

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[1] "Dean Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[2] Saitama Broncos (July 12, 2011). "新ヘッドコーチ就任のお知らせ". Retrieved March 7, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Report: Murray will be new Patriots coach". February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

[4] ttps://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/basketball-patriots-part-ways-american-coach-dean-murray^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Sikubwabo, Damas (February 13, 2023). "Rwanda: Murray Agrees to Coach Reg At the Bal". The New Times. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[6] Braswell, Tommy (March 20, 2012). "From Charleston to Seoul: Coaching basketball has taken Murray all around the world". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

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