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New Zealand basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taine Jackson Murray (born 19 April 2002) is a New Zealand college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
No. 10 – Virginia Cavaliers | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Hong Kong | 19 April 2002
Nationality | New Zealand |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rosmini College (Auckland, New Zealand) |
College | Virginia (2021–present) |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020 | Auckland Huskies |
2020–2021 | New Zealand Breakers |
Medals |
Murray was born in Hong Kong to New Zealand parents, returning to New Zealand as a child. Murray attended Kristin School, where his mother taught, and Rosmini College.[1]
Murray began playing for Rosmini College's basketball team in 2017. He helped the team to an 82–14 record across his tenure, including national championships in 2017 and 2018, and a second-place finish in 2019. He scored a career-high 49 points in a win over Auckland Grammar School.[1]
Murray joined the Auckland Huskies prior to the 2020 New Zealand NBL season.[2] In 10 games, he averaged 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[3]
In August 2020, Murray joined the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player for the 2020–21 NBL season.[4] He appeared in just two games during the season, logging no box score statistics.[5]
On 13 September 2020, following interest from multiple American college programs, Murray committed to the University of Virginia.[6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Taine Murray SG |
Auckland, New Zealand | Rosmini College (NZ) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 13, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 77 247Sports: 82 ESPN: – | ||||||
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Murray was named to the New Zealand team competing in the 2019 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championships, averaging 7 points, 1 rebound and 1.5 assists per game.[7]
He was called up to the senior New Zealand national team for the first time for a 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against Australia on 20 February 2021. Murray led the inexperienced team in scoring with 14 points as they fell 52–81.[8][9]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
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