Gareth Murray

Gareth Murray is a Scottish basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for Prievidza in Slovak Basketball League.

Early life

Murray was born in Arbroath.

Professional career

Murray started his career with the Scottish Rocks in 2006. Murray has also played for fellow British Basketball League clubs Cheshire Phoenix and 2010–11 and 2014–15 as well as Plymouth Raiders also in 2014–15. Murray has also taken his talents over the channel with NM1 clubs Vendee Challans in 2014–15 and Angers BC in 2015–16.

National team career

Murray earned his first call-up to the Great Britain men's national [basketball team] in 2013. He has since featured in all of Great Britain's major tournaments and qualifying campaigns including FIBA Eurobasket 2013 and FIBA Eurobasket 2017. During that time, Murray has established a reputation as one of the National Team's finest marksmen with a national team career three-point field goal percentage of 0.407 as of 24 February 2020.

Coaching career

On 16 July 2020, Murray was announced as the Rocks' player-coach, which later were renamed Caledonia Gladiators. In 2022–23, he guided the team to winning the BBL Trophy. On 5 December 2024, he was hired as head coach of Slovak club BC Prievidza.