Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979) is a retired American professional

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player who last played for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the

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. He is 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

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from 1997 to 1999, and then at

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located in

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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.

Career

Murray was drafted by the

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with pick number 42 in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft, after being

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's Division II Player of the Year during his senior season at Shaw, as he led the Shaw University Bears to the Division II Final Four in basketball. In his first few NBA seasons he played for the Bucks and for the

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, where he developed as a scoring threat in 2003–04, substituting for

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who missed 26 games due to injury, averaging 12 points in 25 minutes, while appearing in all 82 matches. On February 23, 2006, he was traded by Seattle to the

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in exchange for Mike Wilks and cash considerations. In his brief stint with the Cavs, Murray averaged his career-highs in nearly every category. On July 18, 2006, Murray signed with the

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for $3.6 million over two years, in an effort by the team to improve its bench depth. In the 2006–07 season, Murray started eighteen games (twelve in place of point guard Chauncey Billups and six in place of shooting guard Richard Hamilton). On February 22, 2008, Murray was waived by the Pistons. On March 1, he was signed by the

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.Pacers Sign Flip Murray
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would sign Murray, but he elected to go with the Pacers instead. On August 13, 2008, Murray signed with the

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. On September 25, 2009, the

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signed Murray reportedly to a one-year $1.99 million contract. On February 18, 2010, Murray was traded in a packaged deal to the

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for

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. Murray's final NBA game was played in Game 5 of the 2010 Eastern Conference First Round against the

on April 27th, 2010. The Bulls would lose Game 5 to the Cavs 94 - 96 with Murray recording 6 points and 3 rebounds. Chicago dropped the series to Cleveland 4 - 1. On January 13, 2011 he signed with the

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team Efes Pilsen S.K. until the end of the 2010–11 season.Efes Pilsen brings in Flip Murray - Latest - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
/ref> In October 2012, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, but he did not make the team's regular season roster. In January 2013, he signed with the Ukrainian team Azovmash Mariupol. On October 31, 2013, he was reacquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. On April 11, 2014, he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

Miscellaneous

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Player of the Year during his senior season at

*Led

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' 2003 summer-league team with 22.9 ppg *Sonics 2003 opening-night starter at shooting guard *Hit game-winning shot over Latrell Sprewell at the buzzer in 89-87 Seattle victory at Minnesota on November 11, 2003 *Scored career-high 31 points for Seattle on 11-23 shooting vs. Miami on November 18, 2003 *Scored 20 or more points in 10 of first 11 games of 2003-04 season, in absence of

*Selected to play in the 2004

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. Representing the SuperSonics, Murray scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists for the sophomores.Stoudemire Showcases Skills for Sophs
/ref> *Tied career high 31 points for the Charlotte Bobcats against Orlando on November 16, 2009 *Has played for every NBA team in the Central Division (Bulls, Bucks, Cavaliers, Pacers, Pistons).

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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ESPN.com Profile
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