Gareth Murray

{{Infobox basketball biography

|name = Gareth Murray

|image =

|position = Small forward / power forward

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|23|df=y}}

|birth_place = Arbroath, Scotland

|nationality = Scottish

|height_ft = 6

|height_in = 7

|weight_lb =

|draft_year = 2006

|career_start = 2006

|career_end = 2022

|coach_start = 2020

|coach_end =

|years1 = 2006–2010

|team1 = Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks

|years2 = 2010–2011

|team2 = Chester Jets

|years3 = 2011–2014

|team3 = Glasgow Rocks

|years4 = 2014

|team4 = Cheshire Phoenix

|years5 = 2014–2015

|team5 = Vendée Challans

|years6 = 2015

|team6 = Plymouth Raiders

|years7 = 2015–2016

|team7 = Étoile Angers Basket

|years8 = 2016–2022

|team8 = Glasgow Rocks

|cyears1 = 2020–2024

|cteam1 = Caledonia Gladiators

|cyears2 = 2024–present

|cteam2 = BC Prievidza

|highlights =

}}

Gareth Murray (born 23 September 1984) is a Scottish basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for BC Prievidza.[https://web.archive.org/web/20171010210914/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Gareth_Murray/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile]{{Cite web |last=Trubač |first=Ľubomír |date=2024-12-05 |title=Gareth Murray taking over as Head Coach |url=https://www.pdbasket.com/novinka/gareth-murray-taking-over-as-head-coach-20241205 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=BC Prievidza |language=sk}}

Early life

Murray was born in Arbroath.[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/other-sports/1728499/arbroath-basketball-gareth-murray-glasgow-rocks/ Arbroath-born basketball star Gareth Murray set to make bow as player-coach of Glasgow Rocks] . The Courier, 14 November 2020.

Professional career

Murray started his career with the Scottish Rocks in 2006. Murray has also played for fellow British Basketball League clubs Cheshire Phoenix and 2010–11 and 2014–15 as well as Plymouth Raiders also in 2014–15.{{Cite web |url=http://www.daveowenbasketball.co.uk/player/?id=PLA617 |title=Gareth Murray |website=Dave Owen Basketball |language=en |access-date=2019-04-29}} Murray has also taken his talents over the channel with NM1 clubs Vendee Challans in 2014–15 and Angers BC in 2015–16.

National team career

Murray earned his first call-up to the Great Britain men's national basketball team in 2013. He has since featured in all of Great Britain's major tournaments and qualifying campaigns including FIBA Eurobasket 2013 and FIBA Eurobasket 2017. During that time, Murray has established a reputation as one of the National Team's finest marksmen with a national team career three-point field goal percentage of 0.407 (55/135) as of 24 February 2020.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gbbasketball.com/players/men/index.php?player=113221&includeref=dynamic |title=The Players - Men |website=www.gbbasketball.com |language=en |access-date=2019-04-29}}[http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/Gareth-Murray EuroBasket 2017 profile]

Coaching career

On 16 July 2020, Murray was announced as the Rocks' player-coach,{{cite news |title=Gareth Murray signs as player-coach! |url=https://www.glasgowrocks.co.uk/gmpc2022 |date=16 July 2020 |website=Glasgow Rocks |accessdate=21 July 2020}} which later were renamed Caledonia Gladiators. In 2022–23, he guided the team to winning the BBL Trophy. On 5 December 2024, he was hired as head coach of Slovak club BC Prievidza.