KEEGAN MURRAY | #15
"Coach McCaffery believed in me from Day 1. Iowa Basketball is truly a players’ program. The style of play is free flowing and fast-paced. Coach McCaffery and his entire staff helped me become a better basketball player in every aspect.
2022 Consensus First-Team All-American, Keegan Murray
822 Total Points
NCAA Leader & School Season Record
800+ points, 60+ blocks, 60+ 3-pointers
2nd Player in NCAA Division I History (Kevin Durant, 2007)
103 Points
Big Ten Tournament Record
“I cannot thank my teammates and coaching staff enough for everything they have done for me and this program. I am forever grateful that Coach McCaffery for giving me the opportunity to live out my dream. I am in this position today because he believed in me when few did.”
2022 Wooden and Naismith Finalist, Keegan Murray
1,000 POINTS
One of five Hawkeyes to reach milestone in their first two seasons
#1
NCAA Leader in Total FG Made
+16.3
largest points per game increase by a Big Ten player in 49 years
Watch Murray
“Keegan Murray is a star. He is one of the best players I have seen in this league in some time. After spending time watching him on film, seeing him in person, watching him warm up… he seems like a hell of a kid. His dad was a hell of a guy. Keegan is something special.”
Tom Izzo, Michigan State Head Coach (2/22/22)
🗣 “Keegan Murray is as complete a basketball player that you are ever going to see.” – @JayBilas @WoodenAward x @NaismithTrophy x @Hoophall pic.twitter.com/ym8KaBFToe
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) March 14, 2022
Business as usual for potential top-10 pick Keegan Murray: 35 PTS on 21 shots, 8 REBS, 3 BLK while splashing 5 of 6 triples. Doesn’t say a whole lot or show much emotion but his productivity speaks for itself. Always around the ball. Release looks quicker than a year ago. Stud. pic.twitter.com/nXAAcUsvhY
— Mike Schmitz (@Mike_Schmitz) January 4, 2022
KEEGAN MURRAY TAKE FLIGHT ✈️@IowaHoops @keegan3murray
(via @BigTenNetwork)pic.twitter.com/mS8gFYbARw
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 11, 2022
Who is playing better than Keegan Murray right now in College Basketball?
The answer: Nobody
cc: @JonRothstein pic.twitter.com/fw9qkbrVaJ
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) March 14, 2022
There was no passing of the torch from Luka Garza to Keegan Murray.
It wasn’t needed.
Murray was ready to be The Man for @IowaHoops, which he’s proven all season.
✍️ @_Brian_Hamiltonhttps://t.co/NYm30dIrj9
— The Athletic CBB (@TheAthleticCBB) January 6, 2022
“Having them here at Iowa is a dream come true for them, and then also for us as a family.”
Kenyon Murray (@PHawkKenyon) is a proud father, and he loves seeing @KrisMurray24 & @keegan3murray make a name for themselves with @IowaHoops. 🖤💛
Fueled by @Gatorade pic.twitter.com/BL5j2eXl8N
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 25, 2022
2022 Accolades
- Consensus First-Team All-American
- Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year
- Finalist (Wooden, Naismith, Lute Olson & Lefty Driesell)
- Unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten
- USBWA & NBAC All-District Selection
- Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Program record 6X Big Ten Player of the Week honors
- Iowa’s single-season scoring champion (822 points)