Shaw Alum Ronald “Flip” Murray Signed By Charlotte Bobcats

(Charlotte, NC) –  Ronald “Flip” Murray, who starred with the Shaw Bears in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons, has signed a one-year contract with the Charlotte Bobcats. 

The seven-year NBA veteran was named Division II Player of the Year, first team All-America and CIAA Player of the Year during the 2001-02 season when he lead the Bears to the Division II Final Four.

Current Shaw Head Coach Cleo Hill, Jr., who served as an assistant coach during Murray’s time at Shaw, says Murray’s impact is still felt in the program.  “Any time you have a special player like Flip, he becomes part of the legacy and part of what your current players aspire to.”

At Shaw, the 6-3 Murray averaged 23 points per game (the career record for Shaw), 5.7 assists per game, and 1.9 steals per game.  He holds almost all of Shaw’s single season records, including points, steals, assists, points per game, and free throws made.

Last season, Murray averaged 12.2 points and 24.7 minutes per game for the Atlanta Hawks.  Over his career, he has averaged 9.9 points, 2.3 assists, and 2.0 rebounds while playing for Seattle, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Atlanta, and Milwaukee – who selected him with the 42nd overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft.

The 2009-10 edition of the Bears take to the court on November 16 versus Virginia Union University at 7:30 at C. C. Spaulding Gymnasium on the campus of Shaw University.

 

        

                                         

 

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