Jamal Murray was born on February 23,1997 and is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.
16 Facts About Jamal Murray
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Jamal Murray played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being drafted by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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Jamal Murray's father grew up running track and field and playing basketball; as a youth, his father played against Kitchener native Lennox Lewis before Lewis began his professional boxing career.
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When Jamal Murray was three years old, he could play basketball "for hours" and at age six played in a league for ten-year-olds.
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Jamal Murray's father put him through many basketball drills and kung fu exercises, including meditation.
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Jamal Murray attended Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, later transferring to Orangeville Prep in Orangeville, Ontario, where his father served as an assistant coach.
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At the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic International Game, Jamal Murray was named MVP, becoming the second Canadian to win the award after Duane Notice.
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At the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit, Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points and was named the MVP.
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Jamal Murray was named MVP of the 2015 BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game, which includes the top high school players in Canada.
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On June 24,2015, Jamal Murray reclassified to the class of 2015 and committed to Kentucky to play for coach John Calipari.
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Jamal Murray made the All-SEC First Team and the SEC All-Freshman Team.
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On June 23,2016, Jamal Murray was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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However, the Nuggets would go on to lose in the Western Conference Finals in five games to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, with Jamal Murray recording 28 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists in the lone Denver victory in Game 3.
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Jamal Murray represented Canada at the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Uruguay, and averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game in leading the team to a bronze medal.
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Jamal Murray played for the Canadian national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, helping the team win a silver medal.
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On May 24,2022, Jamal Murray agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.