Matthew Murrell

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 205
Experience:
4L
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
High School:
IMG Academy
Major:
Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Seventh in Program History in Career Scoring: 1,788 points
• All-Time Leader in Program History in Career Games Played: 153
• All-Time Leader in Program History in Career Minutes Played: 4,452
• Fourth in Program History in Career Three-Point Field Goals Made: 261
• Tied for Fourth in Program History in Career Steals: 179
• Fifth in Program History in Career Field Goal Attempts: 1,464
• Third in Program History in Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 749
• 58 Steals in 2024-25 (tied for sixth most in Ole Miss history)
• NABC All-District Second Team (2023-24)
• All-SEC Second Team (2023-24)
• 78 Three-Point Field Goals Made in 2023-24 (t10th most in Ole Miss history)
• Ole Miss-Record 10 Steals vs Troy on Dec. 19, 2023 (Tied SEC Record)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
• SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)

2024-25 (SENIOR): Preseason Naismith Trophy Award watch list ... Preseason Jerry West Award watch list ... Lute Olson Player of the Year early season watch list ... Preseason All-SEC Second Team by media and coaches ... Played in 32 games, making 31 starts ... Finished third on the team in scoring with an average of 10.8 per game ... Third on the team with 43 makes from three ... Averaged 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Finished third on the team with 963 minutes played for an average of 30.1 per game ... Collected 58 steals, second-most on the team, seventh in the SEC, and tied for the sixth-most in a single season in school history ... Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.85 ... Scored 19 points on November 21 against Oral Roberts ... Chipped in 18 points to help Ole Miss defeat BYU in overtime at the Rady Children's Invitational on November 28 ... On January 22 against Texas A&M, became the program's all-time leader in games played ... Scored a season-best 24 points with six makes from deep to help Ole Miss defeat No. 14 Kentucky on February 4 ... On February 12 at South Carolina, became the all-time leader in minutes played at Ole Miss ... Helped guide Ole Miss to a decisive victory over No. 14 Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 23, scoring 15 points with a trio of three pointers ... Finished his career at Ole Miss as the program's all-time leader in games played at 153 and minutes played at 4,452 ... Ended his time as a Rebel with 1,788 career points, the seventh-most in school history ... His 1,464 career field goal attempts ranks as the fifth-most all-time at Ole Miss ... Made 261 career three pointers, the fourth-most in program history ... Attempted 749 shots from three in his career, the third most all-time at Ole Miss ... Finished his time in Oxford with 179 career steals, tied for the fourth-most all-time at Ole Miss.

2023-24 (SENIOR*): Named Second Team All-SEC (Coaches) ... NABC All-District Second Team ... Finalist for the 2024 Howell Trophy ... A 2023-24 preseason All-SEC selection ... Started in all 32 games for Ole Miss ... Averaged 32.9 minutes per game, fifth-most in the SEC ... Led the Rebels in scoring with 16.2 points per game, ending the regular season ninth in the SEC ... Averaged 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game ... Led the team with 50 steals, averaging 1.6 per game which ranked seventh in the SEC ... Connected on a team-high 78 makes from three, tied for the 10th-most in a single season in school history ... Average of 2.4 three-pointers made per game ranked fifth in the conference ... Finished the regular season 10th in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 46.4 ... Scored 20 or more points in nine games ... Against NC State on November 28, scored his 1,000th career point to become the 42nd player in Ole Miss history to hit that mark ... Connected on six three-point shots for 20 points on December 2 to help Ole Miss defeat Memphis ... Had a career day on December 19 against Troy, entering the top-10 for three-point field goals made in school history ... Against Troy, collected 10 steals on the defensive end, setting a new program record for most in a single game and tying him for the most ever in the SEC ... Helped the Rebels down Southern Miss on December 23 with 26 points ... Scored over 20 points in back-to-back games on January 10 against Florida and January 13 against Vanderbilt to lead Ole Miss to a pair of wins ... Helped the Rebels defeat Mississippi State on January 30 with 20 points ... Tied his season-best with 26 points in a win over Missouri on February 17 ... Finished the season 16th in program history with 1,444 career points and fifth in made three-point field goals with 218.

2022-23 (JUNIOR): Finalist for the 2023 Howell Trophy ... Played in 30 games for the Rebels, making 29 starts … Averaged a team-best 34.3 minutes per game, which ranked second in the SEC … Led the team in scoring with an average of 14.4 points per game … Grabbed 2.9 rebounds and dished out a team-best 2.6 assists per game … Finished second on the team in steals with 34 … Hit a team-best 62 three pointers on the season … Was a 2022-23 preseason All-SEC selection … Scored in double figures 23 times on the season, hitting 20 points or more in eight contests … Connected on two or more makes from three in 16 games … Collected two or more steals on defense in 10 games … Scored 25 points after hitting six three pointers in a win over Chattanooga on November 15 … Helped the Rebels win at South Carolina on January 17 with 23 points and nine rebounds … Against No. 25 Texas A&M on February 28, scored a season-best 26 points after connecting on eight three pointers, tying the SJB Pavilion record for most makes from deep in a single game and tying him for the third most in a game in program history.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE): Started in 24 of his 31 appearances for the Rebels in his sophomore season … Averaged 29.6 minutes per game … Finished the year averaging 12.1 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists per game and 0.8 steals per game … Shot a team-high three point percentage of 38.6 percent (59-of-159) … Ended the year having finished 18 total games as a double-digit scorer, leading the team in scoring in nine of those contests … Also saw five games where he led the team in assists and two where he led the team in rebounding … Scored a then-career-high 19 points in Ole Miss’ 67-63 upset over No. 18 Memphis, going 4-of-9 from three point range and 7-of-9 from the free throw line … Extended his single game career-high in points to 31 after a monster night against in-state rival Mississippi State, converting on a career-best 10 field goals (10-of-11, 90.9%) and going a perfect 5-of-5 from behind the arc … Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds against No. 4 Auburn while scoring an additional 13 points on the night … Matched his career-best of five three pointers against No. 6 Kentucky, finishing with 25 points on the night … Closed out his 2021-22 season with double-digit scoring performances in eight of his last nine games of the season including scoring 20 against Texas A&M and 25 against Kentucky in back-to-back contests … Earned the No. 4 spot in the Sportscenter Top 10 (Nov. 30) following his windmill dunk against Rider the day before … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN): One of four Rebels to play in all 28 games, primarily coming off the bench and averaging a bench-best 17.2 minutes per game … Also made three starts … Averaged 4.2 ppg and 2.0 rpg … Shot 32.3 percent (42 of 130) from the field, 31.1 percent (19 of 61) from beyond the arc and 55.6 percent (15 of 27) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 13 points in the win over UT Martin (Dec. 22) … In the opening round of the NIT versus Louisiana Tech (March 19), tallied nine points to go along with career bests in rebounds (7), assists (3) and blocks (2) … Recorded seven points and five rebounds against eventual conference champion Alabama (Dec. 29), his SEC debut … Scored eight points in the home finale victory over Vanderbilt (March 6) before matching that output in the SEC Tournament victory over South Carolina (March 11) … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as a four-star guard by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 39 player in the country by ESPN and 247Sports’ composite rankings … No. 2 prospect out of Tennessee …. Highest ranked recruit under Kermit Davis … Spent his final season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida … Played his first three high school seasons at Whitehaven High School in Memphis … As a junior, averaged 20.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.2 apg … First-team all-metro selection … Led Whitehaven to the Region-16 AAA title and an appearance in the Class AAA semifinals in 2019 … As a sophomore, averaged 15.4 ppg to guide Whitehaven to the Class AAA Championship game and earned all-region honors … Averaged 15.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.2 apg as a member of Team Thad at the AAU level, leading the team to the 2019 Under Armour Association national championship … Tabbed the 2019 UAA Defensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Son of Carl Murrell and Gladys Robinson … Has three brothers, Carl Jr., Cameron and Joshua … His older brother Carl attended Ole Miss … Full name is Matthew Everett Murrell … Born December 19, 2001 … Earned degree from Ole Miss in public health and health sciences with an emphasis on community health ... Currently pursuing a master’s degree in intercollegiate athletic administration.