10 Facts About Murriel Page

LaMurriel Page was born on September 18,1975 and is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a forward and center in the Women's National Basketball Association for eleven seasons.

Murriel Page played professionally for the Washington Mystics and the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.

Murriel Page attended Bay Springs High School in Bay Springs, Mississippi, where she led her Bay Springs high school basketball team to two state championships.

Murriel Page accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Carol Ross's Florida Gators women's basketball team.

Murriel Page graduated from the University of Florida with her bachelor's degree in 1998, and was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2009.

Murriel Page competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 1997 Jones Cup Team that won the silver medal in Taipei.

Murriel Page was the leading scorer for the team, averaging 14.7 points per game.

Murriel Page was selected third overall in the first round of the 1998 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics, where she played for eight seasons.

In March 2006, Murriel Page was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks along with Temeka Johnson in exchange for Nikki Teasley.

Murriel Page then served as an assistant coach at Central Michigan from 2017 to 2020 before joining the Georgia Tech staff in July 2020.