Murriel Page facts for kids
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| Born | September 18, 1975 Louin, Mississippi |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| High school | Bay Springs (Bay Springs, Mississippi) |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | Florida (1994–1998) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1998–2009 | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||
| League | ACC | |||||||||||||
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| 1998–2005 | Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Los Angeles Sparks | |||||||||||||
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| 2010–2017 | Florida (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Central Michigan (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Georgia Tech (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Mississippi State (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Miami (FL) (assistant) | |||||||||||||
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| Career WNBA statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Points | 2,154 (6.1 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,603 (4.5 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Assists | 412 (1.2 apg) | |||||||||||||
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LaMurriel Page (born September 18, 1975) is a former American basketball player. She played as a forward and center in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for eleven seasons. Murriel played college basketball for the University of Florida. She was chosen early in the 1998 WNBA draft. She played professionally for the Washington Mystics and the Los Angeles Sparks. Today, she is an assistant women's basketball coach for the Miami Hurricanes.
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Early Years and High School Success
Murriel Page was born in Louin, Mississippi in 1975. She went to Bay Springs High School in Bay Springs, Mississippi. There, she led her high school basketball team to win two state championships. This showed her amazing talent from a young age.
College Basketball Career
Murriel received a sports scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She played for the Florida Gators women's basketball team. During her time with the Gators, Murriel became one of their best players ever. She ranked second in total points scored (1,915) and rebounds (1,251). She also had a high field goal percentage (.550).
She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1998. Later, in 2009, she was honored by being added to the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. This is a special award for "Gator Greats."
College Statistics
Here's a look at Murriel Page's college basketball stats.
- GP means Games Played.
- Points is the total points scored.
- FG% is Field Goal Percentage (how often shots go in).
- 3P% is 3-Point Percentage.
- FT% is Free Throw Percentage.
- RPG means Rebounds Per Game.
- APG means Assists Per Game.
- SPG means Steals Per Game.
- BPG means Blocks Per Game.
- PPG means Points Per Game.
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1994–95 | Florida | 33 | 349 | 61.4% | 0.0% | 52.2% | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
| 1995–96 | Florida | 30 | 432 | 48.6% | 0.0% | 62.9% | 9.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| 1996–97 | Florida | 33 | 522 | 54.3% | 0.0% | 59.9% | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.8 |
| 1997–98 | Florida | 32 | 612 | 57.1% | 16.7% | 67.3% | 12.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 19.1 |
| TOTALS | Florida | 128 | 1915 | 55.0% | 16.7% | 61.5% | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 15.0 |
Playing for Team USA
Murriel Page also played for USA Basketball. In 1997, she was part of the Jones Cup Team. This team won a silver medal in Taipei. Many games were very close, with the USA team winning four games by only a few points. They even had an overtime game against Japan. The final game for the gold medal was against South Korea, but the USA team lost closely, earning the silver medal. Murriel was the top scorer for her team in this competition, averaging 14.7 points per game.
Professional WNBA Career
Murriel Page was chosen third overall in the first round of the 1998 WNBA draft. She was picked by the Washington Mystics. She played for the Mystics for eight seasons. In March 2006, she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks. She played for the Sparks until 2008. During the WNBA off-seasons, she also played basketball in Spain.
Over her 11-year WNBA career, Murriel Page played in 354 games. She scored a total of 2,154 points, grabbed 1,603 rebounds, and made 412 assists.
Becoming a College Coach
After she stopped playing professional basketball, Murriel Page started a new career as a coach. She became an assistant coach for the Florida Gators women's basketball team. She worked there from the 2010–11 season until 2016–17.
After Florida, she continued coaching at other colleges:
- She was an assistant coach at Central Michigan from 2017 to 2020.
- She then joined the Georgia Tech staff in July 2020 and stayed until 2022.
- In 2022, she moved to Mississippi State to join Sam Purcell's coaching team.
- Since 2024, she has been an assistant coach for the Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team.
See also
- List of Florida Gators in the WNBA
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
