Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Dejounte Dashaun Murray was born on September 19th, 1996, in Seattle, Washington. He is a point guard in the NBA.

Murray played one season of college basketball for the Washington Huskies, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 as a freshman in 2015–16. He was selected by the Spurs in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft with the 29th overall pick.

As a freshman at the University of Washington in 2015–16, Murray was named second-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team after averaging 16.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.8 steals in 33.5 minutes while starting all 34 games. On March 23, 2016, Murray declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

In the 2016 NBA draft, Murray was selected by the San Antonio Spurs and joined them in the NBA Summer League. On July 14th, he signed his rookie scale contract. His NBA debut was against the New Orleans Pelicans and recorded two rebounds and one assist in a 98-79 win. On January 12, 2017, he scored a season-high 10 points in a 134–94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He surpassed that mark on January 19, scoring 24 points in a 118–104 win over the Denver Nuggets. Murray was one of the youngest players in Spurs history to score at least 24 points. 

He has a daughter, Riley, born on July 31, 2017.