Ole Miss lands Georgetown transfer Brandon Murray

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Georgetown transfer Brandon Murray is headed to play for Chris Beard at Ole Miss.

The 6-foot-5 Germantown, MD native averaged 13.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a sophomore under Patrick Ewing, who was fired after the season. He began his career under former LSU coach Will Wade, who was fired after last season and is now at McNeese State.

Now he’ll play for Beard, the former Texas and current Ole Miss coach.

“I chose Ole Miss because of the mission and plan that coach Beard and staff have,” he told On3.com. “I’ve never met a group of coaches with chips on their shoulder. It didn’t feel like I was getting recruited. It was more of the staff opening up and inviting me to the family.”

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.