Eric Murdock

infobox NBA Player
name = Eric Mudock
nickname =


position = Point guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 190
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|6|14
birth_place = Somerville, New Jersey
college = Providence
draft = 21st overall
draft_year = 1991
draft_team = Utah Jazz
career_start = 1991
career_end = 2003
former_teams = Utah Jazz (1991-1992)
Milwaukee Bucks (1992-1995)
Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-1996)
Denver Nuggets (1996)
Teamsystem Bologna (1996-1997)
Miami Heat (1997-1998)
New Jersey Nets (1999)
Los Angeles Clippers (1999-2000)
Virtus Bologna (2002-2003)
awards =
halloffame =

Eric Lloyd Murdock (born June 14 1968 in Somerville, New Jersey) is a former American professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft.

Murdock grew up in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey [cite news
url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D6113EF930A35756C0A96E958260
title= THE N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Murdock Regrets a Gesture In Emotion of the Moment
publisher= The New York Times
date= May 3, 1998
accessdate= 2008-01-01
quote= While he was growing up in Bridgewater, N.J., 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.] , and played high school basketball at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/murdoer01.html Eric Murdock] , Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed January 1, 2008.]

A 6'1" point guard from Providence College, Murdock broke a host of school records, including career steals (376, also an NCAA record), 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). [cite web
url= http://www.nba.com/playerfile/eric_murdock/bio.html
accessdate= 2007-09-24
title= Eric Murdock Bio
publisher= NBA.com
year= 2002] His skills at PC earned him the nickname "the Man of Steal". [cite web
first= Kevin
last= McNamara
url= http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/578610781.html?FMT=ABS
accessdate= 2007-09-24
title= It's official: Murdock all-time Man of Steal
publisher= Providence Journal
date= Jan 30, 1991] Murdock played 9 seasons in the NBA from 1991-2000. 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. In his NBA career, Murdock played in 508 games and scored a total of 5,118 points. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/murdoer01.html NBA Murdock statistics] ]

He has also played in Italy for Teamsystem Bologna (1996-1997, reached the Italian Championship finals) and Virtus Bologna (2002-2003). [ [http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=MUR-ERI Italian Murdock statistics] ]

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