Dorie S. Murrey is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 m) 215 lb (97½ kg) forward and he played collegiately at the University of Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi is the president. With origins dating from 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university...

. He has played in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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 from 1966

1966-67 NBA season

The 1966–67 NBA Season was the 21st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, ending the Boston Celtics' record title run at 8.- Notable occurrences :*...

 to 1972. He was originally selected with the second pick in the 2nd round of the 1966 NBA Draft

1966 NBA Draft

The 1966 NBA Draft was the 20th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 11, 1966 before the 1966–67 season. In this draft, ten NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility...

 by the Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

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. He was taken in two expansion draft

Expansion draft

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s. In 1967

1967 NBA Expansion Draft

The 1967 NBA Expansion Draft was the third expansion draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 1, 1967, so that the newly founded San Diego Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics could acquire players for the upcoming 1967–68 season. Seattle and San Diego had been awarded...

 he was made available by the Pistons to be selected by the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

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, and in 1970

1970 NBA Expansion Draft

The 1970 NBA Expansion Draft was the fifth expansion draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on May 11, 1970, so that the newly founded Buffalo Braves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers could acquire players for the upcoming 1970–71 season. Buffalo, Cleveland...

 he was made available by the Sonics to be selected by the Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

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. He was traded 3 games into the 1970-71 season

1970-71 NBA season

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, on October 10, 1970, by the Trail Blazers to the Baltimore Bullets

Washington Wizards

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 in exchange for a 1971 2nd round draft

1971 NBA Draft

The 1971 NBA Draft was the 25th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on March 29, 1971 before the 1971–72 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...

 choice (Rick Fisher

Rick Fisher

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). During his six-year NBA career Murrey averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 357 career games.

After his retirement from professional basketball, Murrey became a real estate agent in Mill Creek, Washington

Mill Creek, Washington

Mill Creek is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles north-northeast of downtown Seattle and is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The 2010 census population as of 18,244...

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External links

• Dorie Murrey NBA stats @ basketballreference.com