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Dean Murray
MBB
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1964-06-06) June 6, 1964 (age 61)
Isle of Palms, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolMonroe (Monroe, North Carolina)
College
Career history
As a coach:
1989–2001Coastal Carolina
Charleston Southern
Stony Brook (assistant)
2001–2002Charleston Lowgators (assistant)
2002–2003Neptūnas Klaipėda (assistant)
2003Wilmington Waverockers
2003–2004Charleston Lowgators (assistant)
2004–2005Columbus Riverdragon (assistant)
2005–2006Neptūnas Klaipėda
2007–2008Anaheim Arsenal (assistant)
2008–2010LG Sakers (assistant)
2010Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
2011Zhejiang CB (assistant)
2011Saitama Broncos
2012–2013Anyang KGC (assistant)
2013–2014Texas Legends (assistant)
2015–2016Foshan Long Lions
2018–2019Formosa Dreamers
2019Al-Muharraq
2020–2021Patriots
2022Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
2023REG
2024Hefei Storm
2025–presentMBB (assistant)
Career highlights

Dean Murray (born June 6, 1964) is an American professional basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach with MBB Basketball of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Murray has coached several professional teams in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Playing career

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Murray played college basketball for Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team from 1985 to 1987, in a total of seven games over two seasons.[1]

Coaching career

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Murray's professional coaching career started in 2001 with the Charleston Lowgators of the NBA D-League.

Murray was the head coach of the Saitama Broncos in the Japanese Bj League in 2011.[2]

Murray coached Al-Muharraq SC in Bahrain in 2019.

In February 2020, he signed in Rwanda as coach of Patriots BBC, which play in the first Basketball Africa League (BAL) season.[3] He parted ways with the team in March 2021.[4]

In February 2023, Murray agreed to coach the REG BBC team during the 2023 BAL season.[5] Under Murray, REG was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In May 2025, Murray was an assistant coach for South African team MBB in the 2025 BAL season.[6]

Personal

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Murray is married to his wife who he met during his tenure as assistant coach at Charleston Southern University.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Dean Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Saitama Broncos (July 12, 2011). "新ヘッドコーチ就任のお知らせ". Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Report: Murray will be new Patriots coach". February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Basketball: Patriots part ways with American coach Dean Murray". Archived from the original on March 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (February 13, 2023). "Rwanda: Murray Agrees to Coach Reg At the Bal". The New Times. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "LiveStats". geniussports.com. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  7. ^ Braswell, Tommy (March 20, 2012). "From Charleston to Seoul: Coaching basketball has taken Murray all around the world". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 13, 2023.


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