BROOKYLN, New York — Below is a sampling of the social media reaction to University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Keegan Murray’s No. 4 selection in the 2022 NBA Draft.
SAC TOWN pic.twitter.com/I97GGf1jMo
— Keegan Murray (@keegan3murray) June 24, 2022
ɴᴄᴀᴀ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛꜱ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ
ᴄᴏɴꜱᴇɴꜱᴜꜱ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ᴀʟʟ-ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ
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ʙɪɢ ᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴍᴠᴘWelcome to Sactown, Keegan Murray pic.twitter.com/gJQJpIhgj1
King Keegan with the #NBADraft drip 💧
📸 ➡️ https://t.co/JPiiCvgNPJ pic.twitter.com/7nMnJgEHQo
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) June 24, 2022
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) June 24, 2022
Kings GM Monte McNair explains the decision to draft Keegan Murray with the fourth pick in the #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/zn7VMF9InL
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) June 24, 2022
Lucky No. pic.twitter.com/MCQJKI5kQv
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) June 24, 2022
The reaction at Cedar Rapids Prairie when Keegan Murray was picked by Sacramento with fourth-overall pick in NBA Draft. pic.twitter.com/lPdFJ0HEbN
— Jeff Johnson (@jeje66) June 24, 2022
Dreams come true pic.twitter.com/X7ZyHxarXd
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) June 24, 2022
Keegan Murray’s rise to the No. 4 pick is quite a model for others: developed into a versatile scorer/rebounder, worked hard and waited for his time to shine. He took advantage of every opportunity.
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) June 24, 2022
D-I players in past 30 seasons to average 20+ PPG w/ 60+ threes and 60+ blocks in a season
DURANT MURRAY
Season 2006-07 2021-22
PPG 25.8 23.5
Threes 82 66
Blocks 67 68 pic.twitter.com/f2oxiVFpgb— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 24, 2022
Keegan Murray averaged 7.2 PPG as a freshman and 23.5 PPG as a sophomore.
That +16.3 PPG is the largest collegiate year-over-year scoring increase by a Top-5 draft pick in the NBA’s Modern Draft Era (since 1966).
(H/T @JaredBerson) pic.twitter.com/DfvYBRvN19
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) June 24, 2022
Keegan Murray was a three-star prospect out of high school.
He was just selected fourth in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Kudos to the Iowa Basketball program for this incredible evaluation.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 24, 2022
🏀 @keegan3murray breaking out the secret handshake as he gets selected No. 4 overall by the @SacramentoKings! #phantomcam
2022 #NBADraft presented by State Farm on ABC and ESPN. pic.twitter.com/jY5kvHX7ee
— NBA (@NBA) June 24, 2022
“This might work out for both teams.” @franfraschilla, @Jumpshot8 and @TermineRadio explain why Keegan Murray and Jaden Ivey both landed in ideal situations. #NBADraft pic.twitter.com/MpH8yVxJhx
— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) June 24, 2022
Keegan Murray is @IowaHoops‘ first top-10 pick since Ronnie Lester in 1980 (No. 10) pic.twitter.com/Jf0Jc8rcBU
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 24, 2022
The 2022 #NBADraft Number overall pick, Keegan Murray pic.twitter.com/d96O21CTCK
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) June 24, 2022
.@keegan3murray bringing his talents to the 916
(video courtesy of @IowaHoops ) pic.twitter.com/TjuJe4MlVA
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) June 24, 2022
Sacramento Kings General Manager Monte McNair scoffs at anyone who suggests Iowa’s Keegan Murray has a low NBA ceiling. “We think Keegan has an extremely high ceiling,” McNair said. “We think he’s going to come in here and prove that to everyone.” https://t.co/6RBo5TgYjN
— Mike Hlas (@Hlas) June 24, 2022
A few years ago Keegan Murray had one Division I offer. Now he’s the No. 4 pick in the NBA Draft.
That’s a hell of a story. https://t.co/sL05Uo374t
— Kennington Lloyd Smith III (@SkinnyKenny_) June 24, 2022
Keegan Murray makes Iowa history by cracking the top five and joins #KingsTwitter. A team in need of a young wing if they want to compete in the West. https://t.co/E2k4C1aHlN
— Dallas Jones (@DallasJonesy) June 24, 2022
BREAKING: Keegan Murray becomes highest drafted Hawkeye EVER. He’s on his way to Sacramento after being drafted No. 4 overall by the Kings. https://t.co/MxoWeOL48g
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) June 24, 2022
Hawkeyes’ Murray: Kings picked ‘a winner’ https://t.co/nfohHIT6ZK via @qctimes
— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) June 24, 2022
Seeing DOUBLE
Kris & Keegan Murray #NBADraft presented by State Farm pic.twitter.com/dV7cFaopHP
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) June 24, 2022