Dejounte Murray
| No. 5 – San Antonio Spurs | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 19, 1996 Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rainier Beach (Seattle, Washington) |
| College | Washington (2015–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–present | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2016–2017 | →Austin Spurs |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dejounte Murray (born September 19, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He 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 San Antonio in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft with the 29th overall pick.
Murray attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, Washington.
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.
On June 23, 2016, Murray was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 29th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He joined the Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League, and on July 14, he signed his rookie scale contract with the team. On October 29, 2016, in the Spurs' third game of the 2016–17 season, Murray made his NBA debut. In just under nine minutes off the bench, he recorded two rebounds and one assist in a 98–79 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. 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. He became the youngest player in Spurs history to score at least 24 points, breaking Tony Parker's record. On April 20, Murray made his professional debut in NBA playoffs, contributing four points, two rebounds and on assist in the 94–105 Game 3 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. During his rookie season, he has had multiple assignments with the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.
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