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23 Jamal Murray

Name
Jamal Murray
Position
Guard
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Kitchener, Canada (Athlete Inst.)
Ht
6'4
Wt
207
Seasons
2015-16
Birthday
February 23, 1997

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High School: Originally a member of the 2016 recruiting class but reclassified to the 2015 class … As a member of the 2016 class, he was rated a top-15 prospect by nearly every recruiting service and tabbed a consensus five-star recruit … Stock began to soar following a breakout performance at the Nike Hoop Summit against the USA Basketball Team where he scored 30 points, prior to a 29-point, 10-assist, eight-rebound effort in the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game … He was named the most valuable player in both games … Ranked the No. 10 overall player in the updated 2015 247Sports rankings and No. 12 in the 2015 Scout rankings … Prior to his reclassification, he was ranked the No. 15 overall recruit in the 2016 class by Rivals … Was a standout performer for his native Team Canada during the 2015 Pan Am Games … Averaged 17 points and 2.4 assists per game throughout his first four games … Against the United States, Murray poured in 22 points – all coming in the fourth quarter or overtime – and added six assists in a triumph over the Americans to send Canada to the Pan Am Championship game.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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