Kam Murrell enters his second season as assistant coach of the Iona University men's basketball program. Murrell served previous two seasons with Tobin Anerson at both St. Thomas Aquinas and Fairleigh Dickinson and played an additional two seasons for Anderson with the Spartans from 2017-2019.
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On the sidelines, Murrell helped lead FDU to the Northeast Conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament and two wins, including a First Four victory over Texas Southern and just the second No. 16-seed-over-a-No. 1 seed win in tournament history when the Knights took down Purdue. In 2021-22 STAC finished with a 28-5 overall record and an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Sweet 16. Under Anderson, Murrell has served as a recruiter, an academic advisor and was responsible for scouting reports, travel, video coordination, skill development and strength and conditioning.
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After concluding his career as a student-athlete, Murrell was a graduate assistant for two years at the University of Memphis, under head coach Penny Hardaway. At Memphis, Murrell assisted with opponent scouting, game film coding and the creation of player personnel videos. Additionally, he collaborated with the Tigers' analytics team to create statistical pre-game and post-game reports for coaching staff while also maintaining and monitoring the daily recruiting database for the program. The Tigers won the postseason NIT Championship in 2021.
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Murrell played his final two seasons for Anderson at STAC, scoring nearly 500 points and averaging just under 10 points per game. He was team captain as a senior and helped lead the Spartans to NCAA Tournament appearances and the Sweet 16 in 2019. Murrell played two seasons for George Mason under newly minted Holy Cross head coach Dave Paulsen. As a scholastic athlete, the Long Beach, California, native played a postgraduate season at the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida following a career at Long Beach Poly.
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He earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management from STAC in 2019 and a master's degree in Sports and Hospitality from Memphis in 2021.
COACH ANDERSON ON MURRELL
"Kam played for me and has coached with me for the last couple of years," said Anderson. "He has incredible experience and an incredible competitive fire and passion unlike any others. Kam will be a huge asset to our program."
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Coach, Iona (NCAA Division I - MAAC) - 2023-present
- Assistant Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2022-2023
- Assistant Coach, St. Thomas Aquinas (NCAA Division II - ECC) - 2021-2022
- Graduate Assistant, Memphis (NCAA Division I - The American) - 2019-2021
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science, Sports Management (concentration in coaching) - St. Thomas Aquinas (2019)
- Master of Science, Sports and Hospitality (concentration in sports commerce) - Memphis (2021)
- Attended prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. for a post-graduate year after high school
STUDENT-ATHLETE HONORS
- 2021 National Invitation Tournament champion (Memphis)
- 2019 Spartan Leadership Award (St. Thomas Aquinas)
- 2019 STAC men's basketball team captain
- 2019 NCAA Division II tournament Sweet 16 (STAC)
- 2018 ECC champion (STAC)
