Ronald Murray

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Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player in the NBA currently signed with the Detroit Pistons starting in the 2006-07 NBA season.^[1]

He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft after playing collegiately at Shaw University. He has played for the Bucks, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was traded to the Cavaliers in February 2006 for Mike Wilks. He was originally meant to replace Larry Hughes until his recovery from a broken finger. His contract expired after the 2006 season and he was signed by the Detroit Pistons for 3.6 million dollars over 2 years. He was signed in an effort by the Pistons to increase their bench depth.

Flip acquired his nickname from his early love of gymnastics.^[2]

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Selected to play in the 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge
Hit game-winning shot at the buzzer in 89-87 victory at Minnesota on November 11 2003
Scored career-high 31 points on 11-23 shooting vs. Miami on November 18 2003
Scored 20 or more points in 10 of first 11 games of 2003-04 season, in absence of Ray Allen
Sonics' 2003 opening-night starter at shooting guard
Led Sonics' 2003 summer-league team with 22.9 ppg
NCAA Division II Player of the Year his senior season at Shaw University

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NBA.com Profile - Ronald Murray

2002 NBA Draft
First Round Yao Ming \| Jay Williams \| Mike Dunleavy, Jr. \| Drew Gooden \| Nikoloz Tskitishvili \| Dajuan Wagner \| Maybyner "Nene" Hilario \| Chris Wilcox \| Amare Stoudemire \| Caron Butler \| Jared Jeffries \| Melvin Ely \| Marcus Haislip \| Fred Jones \| Bostjan Nachbar \| Jiri Welsch \| Juan Dixon \| Curtis Borchardt \| Ryan Humphrey \| Kareem Rush \| Qyntel Woods \| Casey Jacobsen \| Tayshaun Prince \| Nenad Krstić \| Frank Williams \| John Salmons \| Chris Jefferies \| Dan Dickau
Second Round Steve Logan \| Roger Mason, Jr. \| Robert Archibald \| Vincent Yarbrough \| Dan Gadzuric \| Carlos Boozer \| Milos Vujanić \| David Andersen \| Tito Maddox \| Rod Grizzard \| Juan Carlos Navarro \| Mario Kasun \| Ronald Murray \| Jason Jennings \| Lonny Baxter \| Sam Clancy \| Matt Barnes \| Jamal Sampson \| Chris Owens \| Peter Fehse \| Darius Songaila \| Federico Kammerichs \| Marcus Taylor \| Rasual Butler \| Tamar Slay \| Mladen Sekularac \| Luis Scola \| Randy Holcomb \| Corsley Edwards