Najé Murray

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
St. Mary's HS
Hometown:
Stockton, Calif.

Graduate Student (2021-22): Started all 28 games she appeared in … Named team captain prior to the start of the season … Averaged 11.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game … Shot 35.4 percent from the field and 30.4 percent from three-point range … Tallied a season-high 24 points in a win at Virginia (2/8) … Scored in double figures in 16 games including seven straight during Syracuse’s 6-0 home win streak in non-conference play … Recorded a season-high nine rebounds in back-to-back games at the Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis against Minnesota (11/21) and Buffalo (11/22) … Dished a season-high six assists against Central Connecticut (12/15) and Boston College 1/6) … Had a season-high four steals at Virginia and made a season-best five three-pointers (5-for-7) against the Cavaliers … Tallied a three-pointer in all but six games and scored in 27 of 28 games played … Named to the Athletic Director’s Fall 2021 Honor Roll.

Prior to Syracuse (Texas Tech 2020-21): Started 19 games … Averaged 7.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists … Shot 37% from behind the arc ... Had a season-high 26 points at Kansas State (2/24) shooting 8-for-11 from three-point range ... scored in double figures six times ... Had a season-high right rebounds in season finale against Kansas State (3/11) ... Dished a season-high eight assists in a loss to Iowa State (2/6) ... Shot 36.6 percent from the field making 312 field goals

Prior to Syracuse (San Diego State 2017-19): Murray was a standout for San Diego State as a freshman and sophomore … A sharpshooter from long range, set the school record for most three-pointers in a single season (81) in 2019, leading all players in the Mountain West Conference in that category as well … That season, made 31 starts in 32 appearances, and averaged 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals … Led the Aztecs in free-throw percentage at 80 percent from the line, and ranked fourth in the Mountain West in three-point field goal percentage at 35.4 percent from deep … Offensively, recorded six 20 point games as a sophomore … Was named to the Mountain West All-Freshman team in 2017-18, after leading all freshmen in the Mountain West with 1.8 three-point field-goals per game and ranking fourth in scoring among Mountain West rookies with 9.8 points per game … As a freshman, also ranked second on the team in steals (30) and three-point field goals (53).

High School: Ranked 30th among guards in her class, earned three stars and a 90 scouts grade by ESPNW as a three-year letter winner at perennial national powerhouse Saint Mary's (Stockton, Calif.) under head coach Tom Gonsalves … Reached the 1,000-career-point mark as a senior en route to a spot on the NorCal Sports TV Girls West All-Star roster alongside classmate Kennedi Villa … was captain of the team her senior year … As a junior, was named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Junior First Team after averaging 12.9 points and 2.8 steals per game when the Rams were ranked No. 1 in the nation for part of the year … Was a Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Sophomore First Team honoree with 9.1 points and 2.5 steals per game as Saint Mary's won the CIF Open Division state title … Was an All-Sac-Joaquin Section Tri-City Athletic League Second Team pick as a freshman after knocking down 8.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.1 assists per game … was student council secretary and religious commissioner … featured in the Stockton Record.

Personal: Born on January 1999 to Natalia Kiley and Douglas Murray … dad Douglas played football at Cal State Hayward from 1978-1979 … brother Nicolas is a freshman on the University of San Diego football team … Nickname is Naj … looks up to her Nana … favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Lakers … loves to travel … favorite movie is Mulan … favorite book is Hidden Figures … favorite musical artist is Kehlani … favorite food is tacos … favorite place is vacation to is California … career goal is to work in sports business … greatest sports memory is beating Texas when they were ranked in the top-20 … getting very close to 1,000 points of 200 threes … San Diego State three point record holder.