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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Murriel Page, born on September 18, 1975, is a former American basketball star. 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 picked early in the 1998 WNBA draft. She played for the Washington Mystics and the Los Angeles Sparks. Today, she helps coach the women's basketball team at Miami (FL).
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Murriel Page's Early Life
Murriel Page grew up in Louin, Mississippi. She was born there in 1975. She went to Bay Springs High School in Bay Springs, Mississippi. While there, she led her high school basketball team to win two state championships.
College Basketball Career
Murriel earned a sports scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She played for coach Carol Ross's Florida Gators women's basketball team. By the end of her time with the Gators, Murriel was one of the best players ever. She ranked second in total points (1,915) and rebounds (1,251). She also had a high field goal percentage (.550).
Murriel graduated from the University of Florida in 1998. Later, in 2009, she was honored. She was added to the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. This is a special award for "Gator Greats."
College Highlights
Murriel's best college season was 1997–98. She scored 612 points and grabbed 12.6 rebounds per game. She also had 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Overall, she played 128 games for Florida. She scored 1,915 points, averaging 15.0 points per game.
Playing for Team USA
Murriel Page also played for USA Basketball. In 1997, she was part of the Jones Cup Team. This team won the silver medal in Taipei. Many games were very close. The USA team won four games by six points or less. They even won an overtime game against Japan.
The final game for the gold medal was against South Korea. It was a tight game, but the USA team lost 76–71. This meant they earned the silver medal. Murriel was the top scorer for her team in this tournament. She averaged 14.7 points in each game.
Professional Basketball Career
Murriel Page was chosen third overall in the 1998 WNBA draft. The Washington Mystics picked her in the first round. She played for the Mystics for eight seasons. In March 2006, she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks. She moved with Temeka Johnson in exchange for another player, Nikki Teasley.
During the WNBA off-seasons, Murriel also played basketball overseas. In 2008–2009, she played in Spain for a team called Mallorca. The year before, in 2007–08, she also played in Spain for a team named San Jose.
Becoming a College Coach
After she stopped playing professional basketball, Murriel Page became a coach. She started as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators women's basketball team. She worked under head coach Amanda Butler from 2010–11 until 2016–17.
After Florida, Murriel continued her coaching career. She was an assistant coach at Central Michigan from 2017 to 2020. In July 2020, she joined the Georgia Tech coaching staff. In 2022, she moved to Mississippi State to work with coach Sam Purcell.
WNBA Career Statistics Highlights
Murriel played 354 regular season games in the WNBA. She averaged 6.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Her best season for scoring was 2000, when she averaged 9.8 points per game. She also had a very high field goal percentage of .590 that year.
In the playoffs, she played 20 games. Her best playoff scoring average was 9.6 points per game in 2002.
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
