St. Bonaventure

A West Orange, N.J., product, Murray, Jr. was one of the first basketball players to have his jersey retired (#13) at St. Bonaventure University.

He was an All-Little 3 selection for three years in which he totaled 1,090 points over that time and became St. Bonaventure University’s first 1,000-Point player.

He was named Sporting News All-American (1949-50) and First Team Catholic All-American (1949-50).

After his time at St. Bonaventure, Murray went on to play for the Chicago Stags and was named the 1952 NBA Rookie of the Year. He also played for the Fort Wayne Pistons from 1953-54 and the Philadelphia Warriors in 1954-55.

He was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame in 1969.