Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. At , , Murray played as 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 Meridian, Mississippi, from 1997 to 1999, and then at Shaw University located in Raleigh, North Carolina, 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
Milwaukee Bucks with pick number 42 in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft,
after being
NCAA'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 SuperSonics in Seattle, where he developed as a scoring threat in 2003–04, substituting for Ray Allen who missed 26 games due to injury, averaging 12 points in 25 minutes, while appearing in all 82 matches.
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On February 23, 2006, he was traded by Seattle to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Mike Wilks and cash considerations.
On July 18, 2006, Murray signed with the Detroit Pistons for $3.6 million over two years, in an effort by the team to improve its bench depth.
On February 22, 2008, Murray was waived by the Pistons.[
Pacers Sign Flip Murray] There was an expectation the Los Angeles Clippers would sign Murray,[ Cassell finally gets his contract buyout] but he elected to go with the Pacers instead.[ Murray signs with Pacers for rest of season, ESPN]
On August 13, 2008, Murray signed with the Atlanta Hawks.
On September 25, 2009, the Charlotte Bobcats signed Murray reportedly to a one-year $1.99 million contract.
On February 18, 2010, Murray was traded in a packaged deal to the Chicago Bulls for Tyrus Thomas.
On January 13, 2011, he signed with the Turkey team Efes Pilsen S.K. until the end of the 2010–11 season.[ Efes Pilsen brings in Flip Murray - Latest - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL]
In October 2012, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies,[ Grizzlies add Ronald Murray and Kyle Weaver to training camp] but he did not make the team's regular season roster.[ Memphis Grizzlies waive Ronald Dupree, Jerome Jordan, Ronald Murray]
In January 2013, he signed with the Ukrainian team Azovmash Mariupol.[ Azovmash adds Murray to the roster]
On October 31, 2013, he was reacquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.[ Austin Toros Announce Trainig [sic] Camp Invitees ] On April 11, 2014, he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[ Ronald 'Flip' Murray signs in Lebanon with Moutahed Tripoli]
Miscellaneous
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NCAA Division II Player of the Year during his senior season at Shaw University
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Led Seattle SuperSonics' 2003 summer-league team with 22.9 ppg
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Sonics 2003 opening-night starter at shooting guard
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Hit game-winning shot over Latrell Sprewell at the buzzer in 89-87 Seattle victory at Minnesota on November 11, 2003
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Scored career-high 31 points for Seattle on 11-23 shooting vs. Miami on November 18, 2003
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Scored 20 or more points in 10 of first 11 games of 2003–04 season, in absence of Ray Allen
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Selected to play in the 2004 Rookie Challenge. Representing the SuperSonics, Murray scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists for the sophomores.
[ Stoudemire Showcases Skills for Sophs]
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Tied career high 31 points for the Charlotte Bobcats against Orlando on November 16, 2009
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Has played for every NBA team in the Central Division (Bulls, Bucks, Cavaliers, Pacers, Pistons).
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 12 || 0 || 34.1 || 16.2 || .000 || 345 || .1 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 1.9
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Seattle
| 2 || 0 || 10.0 || .400 || .000 || .000 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Seattle
| 82 || 18 || 24.6 || .425 || .293 || .715 || 2.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .3 || 12.4
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Seattle
| 49 || 6 || 18.0 || .361 || .253 || .738 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .6 || .2 || 7.0
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Seattle
| 48 || 2 || 22.6 || .397 || .224 || .717 || 1.8 || 2.5 || .6 || .1 || 9.9
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Cleveland
| 28 || 25 || 36.7 || .448 || .308 || .702 || 2.4 || 2.8 || 1.4 || .3 || 13.5
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Detroit
| 69 || 18 || 21.4 || .404 || .289 || .725 || 1.6 || 2.7 || .7 || .2 || 6.7
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Detroit
| 19 || 2 || 18.3 || .410 || .222 || .595 || 1.9 || 3.4 || .7 || .1 || 7.5
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Indiana
| 23 || 17 || 22.9 || .425 || .389 || .754 || 2.0 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 11.0
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 80 || 2 || 24.7 || .447 || .360 || .760 || 2.1 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 12.2
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 46 || 1 || 21.6 || .389 || .313 || .710 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || 9.9
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| align="left" |
| align="left" | Chicago
| 29 || 1 || 23.4 || .397 || .311 || .762 || 2.9 || 1.8 || .6 || .1 || 10.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 487 || 92 || 22.7 || .414 || .304 || .725 || 2.1 || 2.3 || .8 || .2 || 9.9
Playoffs
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| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
| 4 || 0 || 15.5 || .211 || .000 || .571 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .0 || .5 || 3.0
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| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Cleveland
| 13 || 5 || 30.7 || .330 || .208 || .813 || 3.2 || 1.6 || .7 || .2 || 8.1
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| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Detroit
| 12 || 0 || 11.3 || .355 || .000 || .727 || .8 || 1.2 || .3 || .1 || 2.5
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| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 11 || 0 || 31.0 || .341 || .280 || .865 || 2.7 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .3 || 11.8
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| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Chicago
| 5 || 0 || 19.4 || .405 || .333 || 1.000 || 2.6 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 8.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 45 || 5 || 23.0 || .339 || .256 || .821 || 2.2 || 1.7 || .6 || .2 || 7.1
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