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Dorie Murrey No. 25, 41, 40 Power forward / Center Personal information Date of birth September 7, 1943 Nationality American High school Cass Technical Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Career information College Detroit NBA Draft 1966 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12th overall Selected by the Detroit Pistons Pro career 1966–1972 League NBA Career history 1966–1967 Detroit Pistons 1967–1970 Seattle SuperSonics 1970 Portland Trail Blazers 1970–1972 Baltimore Bullets Career NBA statistics Points 1,683 (4.7 ppg) Rebounds 1,555 (4.4 rpg) Assists 226 (0.6 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Dorie S. Murrey (born September 7, 1943) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 m) 215 lb (97½ kg) forward and he played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy. He has played in the NBA from 1966 to 1972. He was originally selected with the second pick in the 2nd round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.[1] He was taken in two expansion drafts. In 1967 he was made available by the Pistons to be selected by the Seattle SuperSonics, and in 1970 he was made available by the Sonics to be selected by the Portland Trail Blazers.[2] He was traded 3 games into the 1970-71 season, on October 10, 1970, by the Trail Blazers to the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for a 1971 2nd round draft choice (Rick Fisher).[3] During his six-year NBA career Murrey averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 357 career games.
After his retirement from professional basketball, Murrey became a real estate agent in Mill Creek, Washington.[4]
Notes
- ^ 1966 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
- ^ All-Time NBA Expansion Draft Results, NBA.com
- ^ Dorie Murrey, Blazers History
- ^ Realtor Dorie Murrey profile
External links
- Dorie Murrey NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
1966 NBA Draft First round Second round Henry Akin · Dorie Murrey · Joe Ellis · Dick Snyder · Neil Johnson · Jerry Lee Wells · Hank Finkel · Leon Clark · Bill Melchionni · Erwin MuellerCategories:- 1943 births
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