Eric Murdock

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Eric Murdock
Personal information
Born (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968 (age 56)
Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Bridgewater-Raritan West
(Bridgewater, New Jersey)
College Providence (1987–1991)
NBA draft 1991: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career1991–2004
Position Point guard
Number14, 3, 5
Career history
1991–1992 Utah Jazz
1992–1995 Milwaukee Bucks
1995–1996 Vancouver Grizzlies
1996 Denver Nuggets
1996–1997 Fortitudo Bologna
1997–1998 Miami Heat
1999 New Jersey Nets
1999–2000 Los Angeles Clippers
2002 Grand Rapids Hoops
2002–2003 Virtus Bologna
2003 Jersey Squires
2003–2004 Idaho Stampede
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,118 (10.1 ppg)
Rebounds 1,261(2.5 rpg)
Assists 2,467(4.9 apg)
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Eric Lloyd Murdock (born June 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.

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Biography

Murdock grew up in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, where his mother was hit and killed by a reckless driver when he was less than one year old. [1] He played high school basketball at Bridgewater-Raritan High School West. [2] [3]

A 6'1" point guard, Murdock then played at Providence College, and held several school records at the time of his graduation, including most career steals (376, also an NCAA record that held until 2002), most points in conference games in a season (435, also a Big East record), most points in a game (48, another Big East record) and most free throws in a season (238). [4] His skills at PC earned him the nickname "EMT" standing for Eric Murdock Time. [5] Murdock played 9 seasons in the NBA from 1991 to 2000. He played for the Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers.

His best year as a pro came during the 1993–94 season as a member of the Bucks, appearing in 82 games (76 starts) and averaging 15.3 ppg. That same year, he ranked 6th in three-point percentage in the league. The following preseason, while only 26 years old, his career was derailed by an eye injury. [6] Though he recovered later that season, he lost playing time to Lee Mayberry, and never seemed to play as well again upon being traded to the Grizzlies. In his NBA career, Murdock played in 508 games and scored a total of 5,118 points. [7]

He has also played in Italy for Teamsystem Bologna (1996–1997, reached the Italian Championship finals) and Virtus Bologna (2002–2003). [8]

On April 2, 1994, in a game against the Washington Bullets, Murdock stole the ball nine times.

On January 24, 1995, in a game against the Houston Rockets, Murdock scored a 75-footer at the buzzer in the third quarter.

From 2010 to 2012, Murdock served as the director of basketball player development for Rutgers University, working with Rutgers coach Mike Rice. He was fired in July 2012. After his dismissal, Murdock acted as a whistleblower by showing recordings of Rice launching homophobic slurs to players to Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti in late 2012, leading to the eventual firing of Rice and the resignation of Pernetti in April 2013. [9] In 2016, Rutgers settled Murdock's wrongful termination lawsuit for $500,000. [10]

In December 2018, Murdock and a fellow airplane passenger filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against United Airlines over alleged racial discrimination and false imprisonment. [11]

Murdock's cousin, Jason Murdock, played college basketball at Providence, as well, from 1993 to 1997. [12]

On November 27, 2018, Murdock filed a lawsuit against United Airlines for racial discrimination. [13] In July 2018, while flying back from the All Star game, he alleged that he was discriminated against by one of United's flight attendants. He claimed that he was then unjustifiably removed from the flight in front of the other passengers, despite the fact that he posed no security risk and committed no wrongful acts. The matter was settled in July 2019, for an undisclosed amount with a stipulation of confidentiality. [14]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1991–92 Utah 5009.6.415.192.7541.11.80.60.14.1
1992–93 Milwaukee 797830.8.468.261.7803.67.62.20.114.4
1993–94 Milwaukee 82*7630.9.468.411.8133.26.72.40.115.3
1994–95 Milwaukee 753228.8.415.375.7902.96.41.50.213.0
1995–96 Milwaukee 9021.4.364.261.6671.63.90.70.06.9
1995–96 Vancouver 641423.1.422.320.8092.44.62.00.19.1
1996–97 Denver 1209.5.455.400.9170.92.00.80.23.8
1997–98 Miami 82*117.0.422.308.8011.92.71.30.26.2
1998–99 New Jersey 15826.7.395.364.8082.34.41.50.17.9
1999–00 L.A. Clippers 401517.3.385.381.6381.92.71.20.15.6
Career50822423.4.438.343.7862.54.91.60.110.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1991–92 Utah 303.7.600.0001.0001.00.30.30.32.7
1997–98 Miami 5025.0.344.222.8214.03.01.40.09.4
Career8017.0.378.200.8332.92.01.00.16.9

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1987–88 Providence 28-27.4.413.355.7383.03.03.20.110.7
1988–89 Providence 29-32.3.457.349.7624.74.73.30.316.2
1989–90 Providence 28-29.8.419.365.7624.14.12.80.515.4
1990–91 Providence 32-34.7.445.350.8125.35.33.50.225.6
Career117-31.2.436.354.7844.34.33.20.317.3

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  1. ↑ "THE N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Murdock Regrets a Gesture In Emotion of the Moment". The New York Times . May 3, 1998. Retrieved January 1, 2008. While he was growing up in Bridgewater, sports gave Eric Murdock a chance to forget that his father abandoned him, sometimes even that his mother had died when he was 6 months old, killed by a car as she crossed a street.
  2. ↑ Eric Murdock, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed January 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ Eric Murdock called a man of courage for role in release of Mike Rice video
  4. ↑ "Eric Murdock Bio". NBA.com. 2002. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  5. ↑ McNamara, Kevin (January 30, 1991). "It's official: Murdock all-time Man of Steal". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
  6. ↑ "A Closer Look at Eric Murdock | Hoops Analyst". May 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ NBA Murdock statistics
  8. ↑ "Italian Murdock statistics". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
  9. ↑ Van Natta Jr, Don (April 4, 2013). "The coach, the assistant and the AD". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ Sergeant, Keith (August 29, 2016). "Eric Murdock finally settles with Rutgers over Mike Rice scandal". NJ.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Evaluating Eric Murdock's Civil Rights Lawsuit Against United Airlines | Sports Illustrated". December 18, 2018.
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