Phillip "Red" Murrell

School: 

Drake

Height: 
6-4
Position: 
Forward
Hometown: 
Linneus, MO
  • All-American Recognition: 1958 (Converse 2nd Team)
  • Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1957 (13th) and 1958 (5th)
  • Played for Chillicothe (MO) Business College before averaging 17.3 points per game in one junior college season for Moberly (MO) Area in 1954-55
  • Did not play in NCAA Tournament or NIT
  • Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in sixth round of 1957 NBA draft (43rd pick overall) and by the Cincinnati Royals in fourth round of 1958 NBA draft (26th pick overall, did not play in league).

Season

G

FGM

FGA

FG%

3PT

3PTA

3PT%

FTM

FTA

FT%

RB

RBA

PTS

AVG

1955-56

24

153

400

.383

94

146

.644

188

7.8

400

16.7

1956-57

24

204

541

.377

181

237

.764

294

12.3

589

24.5

1957-58

25

254

634

.401

160

227

.705

210

8.4

668

26.7

Totals

73

611

1575

.388

435

610

.713

692

9.5

1657

22.7
  • NOTE: Originally attended Missouri but left campus at Thanksgiving in 1951 and joined the U.S. Army.