University of the Incarnate Word Athletics

2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 30 games and started 18...averaged 6.6 points and 2.2 assists per game...had a career day against HBU on Jan. 30, when he recorded 20 points, going four-for-four from the free-throw line, and tallying three steals, all of which were personal bests...Matched his previous career high of 18 points against SHSU on Jan. 12, when he hit 7-11 field goals and 3-6 from beyond the three-point arc...Scored 18 points in against McNeese, on Jan. 2...in that game, he hit six of 12 shots from the field, including three made three-pointers...also hauled down six rebounds in the McNeese game...Had a career high of seven assists against Nicholls on Jan. 5, a game in which he made a couple of crucial free throws down the stretch to seal UIW’s first SLC win...scored eight points against SFA on Jan. 19, hitting three of four from the floor and making both of his free throw attempts. With 2:08 remaining in the second half, Dwight made a crucial three pointer from the left corner of the baseline to pull the Cardinals’ to within one point of the Lumberjacks, 70-69, and enable UIW to mount a last-second run toward an upset...also had three assists in the SFA game...scored ten points against Lamar on Feb. 20...Scored 16 points against HBU on March 6, making seven of eight shots.

High School: An all-state player who led his team to the Georgia 6A state championship game in his junior year and the 7A elite eight as a senior…twice named his team’s defensive player of the year…led Pebblebrook High to a MaxPreps national ranking of 50th, a ranking of third in the state and a 26-3 record in senior year.
 
An honor roll student, he earned the highest grade-point average on the boys basketball team.
 
Personal: Son of Salina and Dwight Murray Sr. His siblings are Alisha, 32, Darius, 16, and Devin Murray, 12…born Jan. 21, 2000 in Austell, Georgia…business major.
 
Coach Cunningham says: “We are delighted to welcome D.J. Murray, an academic standout and cerebral point guard with a buttery jumper, to UIW men's hoops. D.J. is used to playing with and against some of the best hoopers in the country. And year after year he's shown that he can produce in these ultra-competitive environments. He's delivered stellar results in the classroom, too. I think UIW fans are going to dig watching D.J. operate on the hardwood and reading up on his academic prowess.”