.jpg) Murray with theBlazers in 2024 | |
| No. 24 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-08-19)August 19, 2000 (age 25) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Iowa (2020–2023) |
| NBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 23rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2023 | →Rip City Remix |
| Career highlights | |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Kristopher James Murray (born August 19, 2000) is an American professionalbasketball player for thePortland Trail Blazers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theIowa Hawkeyes of theBig Ten Conference from 2020 to 2023. He was first-team All-Big Ten in his final year with the Hawkeyes. He is the twin brother of basketball playerKeegan Murray, who plays for theSacramento Kings.
Murray grew up inCedar Rapids, Iowa and attendedPrairie High School, where he played basketball with his twin brotherKeegan as a teammate.[1] He was named first team All-Metro and second team All-State after averaging 19.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.5 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game.[2] Following graduation, Murray and his brother enrolled atDME Academy inDaytona Beach, Florida for apostgraduate year.[3] Both brothers committed to playing college basketball forIowa.[4]
Murray played in 13 games, all off the bench, and 41 total minutes as a freshman for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[5] As a sophomore, he averaged 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds over 35 games with one start.[6][7] Following the end of the season, Murray entered the2022 NBA draft after his brother had already done so.[8] He ultimately withdrew his name from the draft shortly after declining an invitation to theNBA Draft Combine.[9][10]
Murray entered his junior season at Iowa on the watchlists for theKarl Malone Award and theJohn R. Wooden Award.[11][12] He averaged 20.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2 assists per game and was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference at the end of the season. Murray was also named a third-teamAll-American by theAssociated Press,United States Basketball Writers Association, and theSporting News.[13] After the season, he entered the2023 NBA draft, where he was selected 23rd overall by thePortland Trail Blazers.[14]
Murray was selected by thePortland Trail Blazers in the first round of the2023 NBA draft with the 23rd overall pick[15] and on July 1, 2023, he signed with the Blazers.[16] He scored back-to-back career-highs in points in consecutive games against theLos Angeles Clippers on March 20 and March 22, posting 17 and then 21 points.[17][18]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Portland | 62 | 29 | 21.7 | .396 | .268 | .661 | 3.6 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | 6.1 |
| 2024–25 | Portland | 69 | 6 | 15.1 | .419 | .225 | .456 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .2 | 4.2 |
| Career | 131 | 35 | 28.2 | .406 | .251 | .558 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | 5.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Iowa | 13 | 0 | 3.2 | .231 | .000 | 1.000 | .6 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .6 |
| 2021–22 | Iowa | 35 | 1 | 17.9 | .479 | .387 | .645 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .8 | .9 | 9.7 |
| 2022–23 | Iowa | 29 | 29 | 34.9 | .476 | .335 | .729 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| Career | 77 | 30 | 31.8 | .473 | .348 | .699 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 12.1 | |
Murray's father, Kenyon, was a 4-year starter for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1992 to 1996, and was high school Mr. Basketball in Michigan in 1992.[19] Kris's twin brotherKeegan was a top 5 pick in2022 draft and currently plays for theSacramento Kings.[20]