College career
As a freshman at Miami Dade College in 2010–11, Munford averaged 17.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 32 games. He was subsequently named the FCSAA's Newcomer of the Year and was a First Team All-NJCAA Region 8 selection. [1]
In 2011, Munford transferred to Iowa Western Community College, where as a sophomore in 2011–12, he averaged 16.6 points per game for the Reivers, leading the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). He helped guide Iowa Western to a 24–9 record en route to the NJCAA Region 11 finals, and was a 2011–12 NJCAA Division I All-American selection. [1]
Following the 2011–12 season, Munford signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Rhode Island. [2]
As a junior playing for the Rhode Island Rams in 2012–13, Munford was named to the USBWA All-District I team. [1] In 29 games, he averaged 17.4 points (ranked third in the Atlantic 10 Conference), 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.4 minutes per game. [3]
As a senior in 2013–14, Munford became the fastest player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, getting there in his final home game for the Rams against Fordham. [4] [5] In 32 games, he averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.6 minutes per game. [3]
Professional career
Bakersfield Jam (2014–2016)
Munford went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On November 1, 2014, Munford was selected by the Maine Red Claws in the third round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. [5] He was later traded to the Bakersfield Jam on draft night. [6] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 127–125 loss to the Texas Legends, recording seven points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 10 minutes. [7] He appeared in 51 games for Bakersfield in 2014–15, averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. [8]
Memphis Grizzlies (2016)
On March 16, 2016, Munford signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 18, three over the allowed limited of 15. [13] The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 96–86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, recording two points, one rebound and two steals in 11 minutes off the bench. [14] On March 27, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. [15] On April 1, he had a 12-point game against the Toronto Raptors. [16] On April 7, he signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies. [17] On June 25, 2016, the Grizzlies parted ways with Munford after they declined to exercise their team option on his contract for the 2016–17 season. [18] [19]
Barcelona Lassa (2017)
On February 3, 2017, Munford signed with FC Barcelona Lassa until the end of the season due to the injury problems of the Spanish team. [24] On June 8, 2017, Barcelona announced the end of their contract with Munford. [25]
Milwaukee Bucks (2018)
On January 7, 2018, Munford signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, meaning throughout the rest of the season that year, he'd split his playing time between the Bucks and the affiliate Herd. [29] The move also resulted in the Bucks converting Sean Kilpatrick to a regular season contract, as well as waiving Joel Bolomboy from the Bucks after previously promoting him to a regular season contract as well.
Fujian Sturgeons (2018)
On December 23, 2018, Munford was reported to have signed with Fujian Sturgeons, [30] and made his debut on the same day with a double-double, scoring 28 points, ten rebounds, five assists and a block in a 106–95 win over the Shanghai Sharks, [31] but was later reported to be replaced by Eugene Jeter after five days. [32]
Return to Wisconsin Herd (2019)
On January 28, 2019, the Wisconsin Herd announced that they had signed Munford. [33]
Delaware Blue Coats (2019–2020)
On October 26, 2019, Munford was named to the training camp roster of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. [34] Munford scored 34 points and had seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in a win against the Erie BayHawks on January 25, 2020. [35] On March 4, Munford posted 36 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 124–108 loss to the Long Island Nets. [36] During the 2019–20 season, Munford averaged 17.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game. [37]
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