Colorado Recruiting Report: Morgan Murray (2016)
Morgan Murray, a senior guard for the Ellicott Thunderhawks, competes in small-school Colorado hoops. Ellicott High School is in Calhan, a town of about 800 people with a boys basketball team in Class 2A, the second smallest division in the…
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Continue ReadingMorgan Murray, a senior guard for the Ellicott Thunderhawks, competes in small-school Colorado hoops.
Ellicott High School is in Calhan, a town of about 800 people with a boys basketball team in Class 2A, the second smallest division in the state. Naturally, Murray sometimes gets overlooked, but the floor general is wonderful with the ball in his hands, knifing through defenses, scoring in a number of different fashions, and whipping tremendous passes to his teammates.
“I can be any type of guard,” Murray said. “Some guards are high tempo and some slow and control the floor. Training with a lot of top trainers has taught me to be a guard that can do it all.”
The 6-foot-2 Murray, now a fourth-year varsity player for Ellicott with averages of 20.1 points, five assists, and 4.7 steals as a senior, has received interest from a number of D-III and NAIA programs. Earlham College, Briar Cliff University, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Mount Marty College, and Nebraska Wesleyan have been among several smaller colleges to inquire. Murray says his goal, ever since growing up, was to play Division II basketball.
The senior also reports a 3.3 GPA, hopes to lead his team to a Class 2A state championship, the Thunderhawks have a 12-3 record and are 9-0 in the Black Forest League, and is looking to add weight to his frame as he’s currently 160 pounds.
Murray says his greatest strengths are his three-point shot, his ball-handling, and his passing, but he also wants to improve his slashing. Defensively, he’s terrific at anticipating, and for his career he’s averaging three steals per game. He’s also tallied over 900 points and has a good chance at 1,000 for his four years at Ellicott.
In the end, Morgan Murray, with a name as smooth as his game, is a talented combo guard with definite point guard skills. He could certainly be a nice addition to a collegiate program.