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ABOUT MURRAY: A very sturdy and fast guard that loves to drive to the basket for shots ... Will look to score for the team, but also to make the pass to the open man when appropriate ... Can hit the outside shot by creating or coming off the screen ... Started in his final seven games last year during his sophomore campaign ... Will add quality depth to what is already becoming a great shooting team for the `Cats ... should be a key reserve off the bench for the `Cats as a point guard, but mostly as a quality shooting guard with a great stroke. SOPHOMORE SEAON (2005-06): Played in 22 games for the Wildcats as a sophomore, including seven starts ... Connected on 20 field goals for the `Cats, including four from three-point range ... Shot a blazing 80 percent from the free throw line (16-20) ... Hauled in 27 rebounds on the campaign, including 15 offensive rebounds ... Dished out 13 assists and pulled in seven steals ... Scored 60 points on the season ... Scored a career-high 14 points against North Carolina A&T (Feb. 11) ... Played 20 minutes in a starting job against the Aggies in that same contest ... Poured in 10 points at home against Portland State (Nov. 21) off the bench ... Went 3-of-5 from the floor with a perfect 4-for-4 outing from the charity stripe ... Handed out a season-high two assists three (3) times on the year ... Had a career-high two steals against Clemson (Nov. 18).
FRESHMAN SEAON (2004-05): Played in 19 games as a freshman ... Connected on 13 field goals on the year, including nine in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contests ... Finished the year shooting 37 percent (.371) from the field ... Grabbed down 12 rebounds during his freshman campaign, including six on the offensive glass ... Dished out two assists from his guard position ... Showed his defensive efforts with four steals ... Scored 33 points for the season ... Scored a season-high five points on three occasions, including a big conference victory at Howard (Jan. 29) ... Played a season-high 12 minutes at Norfolk State (Dec. 6) ... Went 2-for-2 from the foul line at Savannah State (Jan. 3) in the first contest of the new year for the Wildcats. PREP / HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL: Walter played his high school basketball at Our Savior New America High School in Long Island, New York ... He is the son of Gertrude and Walter Murray ... Born to the world on September 13, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York ... Nominated as a McDonald's All-American as a senior ... Scored 17.5 points and ripped down four rebounds per contest as a senior ... Also collected an average of five assists and two steals per game ... Named as an All-City performer as a senior ... His cousin, Gary Ervin, plays basketball at Mississippi State ... Favorite television show is Cops ... Says his favorite food is fried chicken, while his favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Spends charity time working on Rikers Island at home in New York. |
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