The 2011 Memphis Madness at the FedExForum on October 14, 2011.
Career Transferred to Memphis from John A. Logan College... Prior to his time at Logan College, played one season of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Illinois in 2009-10 ... Redshirted at Illinois in 2008-09 ... Has seen action in eight games ... Averaging 0.5 points and 0.4 rebounds ... Shooting 22.2 percent from the field ... Has two assists and one blocked shot ... Following redshirt freshman year at Illinois, transferred to John A. Logan College (junior college) in Carterville, Ill., for the 2010-11 season.
2010-11 Season (Sophomore; John A. Logan College) Rated the No. 7 junior college prospect by JucoJunction.com ... Helped lead the Volunteers to an 18-10 overall record and an 11-5 Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) mark ... Logan finished in second place in the GRAC regular season ... Named to the All-GRAC second team ... Also earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region 24 first team recognition ... Helped lead Logan to an appearance in the Region 24 semifinals ... Netted a team-high 15 points in the Region 24 semifinal setback to Lake Land College (69-64 loss) ...
Averaged 12.6 points, 8.3 boards and 1.9 blocked shots for Logan College in 2010-11 ... Shot 53 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free throw line ... The Volunteers' third-leading scorer (12.6 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (8.3 rpg) ... Ranked second on the team in blocked shots, field goal percentage and free throw percentage ...
Had five double-doubles ... Recorded four 20-point performances and had 20 double-figure scoring games ... Netted a season-high 27 points vs. Brehm Prep and grabbed a season-best 15 boards vs. Penn Valley.
2009-10 Season (Redshirt Freshman) Saw action in eight games ... Averaged 0.5 points and 0.4 rebounds ... Shot 22.2 percent from the field ... Had two assists and one blocked shot ...
Postseason (NIT/Big 10 Tournament):Played one minute in an NIT second-round win over Kent State ...
Big 10 Conference play:Played in three league games vs. Ohio State (home and road) and Iowa (home) ... Saw a total of four minutes of action ... Grabbed one rebound and attempted one field goal vs. the Buckeyes at home ...
Non-conference play (regular season games only):Saw action in four non-league contests ... Averaged 1.0 points and 0.5 rebounds ... Shot 25 percent from the field ... Scored two points and grabbed one board in four minutes vs. Western Michigan ... Had two points and one assist vs. Presbyterian ... Played a season-high five minutes vs. Presbyterian ... Recorded first collegiate rebound, assist and blocked shot in the season opener vs. SIU Edwardsville.
2008-09 Season (Freshman) Redshirted.
High School Played his senior year of high school basketball at Simeon Career Academy in 2007-08 ... Averaged 19.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots for the Wolverines ... Helped lead Simeon to a 29-3 overall record and an appearance in the 2008 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A state championship game ... Had 26 points, nine boards and six blocked shots in the title game setback (69-61 loss) to Marshall ... Named Illinois All-State first team by the Chicago Sun-Times, Associated Press, and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... Was an All-State second team selection by the Chicago Tribune... Played for Coach Robert Smith at Simeon ...As a junior in 2006-07, played for Coach Noah Cannon at Chicago Leo High School ... Averaged 18.5 points, 11.2 boards and 5.0 blocked shots for the Lions ... Earned All-State special mention from the Chicago Tribune ... Also named All-State honorable mention by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazetteand the IBCA ... Received All-Catholic League honors ... Helped lead Leo to a 24-8 overall record and a spot in the 2007 sectional finals, where the Lions fell to Simeon - a team led by future Tigers guard Derrick Rose.
Personal Birthday is February 18 ... Son of Tim and Michelle Murray ... An Interdisciplinary Studies major.
